Stacks Ann M, Halquist Katherine, Barron Carla C, Brophy-Herb Holly E, Muzik Maria, Rosenblum Katherine, Vallotton Claire
Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202 USA.
Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA.
Early Child Educ J. 2023 Jan 25:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10643-022-01440-0.
Consistent, sensitive caregiving across home and childcare contexts supports optimal development. In this paper, we share the story of the development of Hearts and Minds on Babies (HMB) for Early Head Start (EHS) administrators, teachers, and parents. HMB was designed to support caregiver reflective functioning and sensitivity and reduce caregiver stress. This paper describes a series of Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles used to adapt an existing parenting intervention into the HMB programming for EHS. Throughout the paper, we present HMB concepts and learning objectives and share teachers' and parents' feedback and adaptations to content and delivery options that support implementation by EHS programs. Feedback from the final cycle suggests that HMB supports EHS administrators, teachers, and parents in their roles and improves relationships. The paper highlights the importance of research-practice partnerships in developing programming that meets the needs of EHS.
在家庭和儿童保育环境中持续、贴心的照料有助于实现最佳发展。在本文中，我们为早期开端计划（EHS）的管理人员、教师和家长讲述了“关爱婴幼儿身心”（HMB）项目的发展历程。HMB旨在支持照料者的反思功能和敏感性，并减轻照料者的压力。本文描述了一系列计划—实施—研究—行动循环，这些循环用于将现有的育儿干预措施改编为适用于EHS的HMB项目。在整篇论文中，我们介绍了HMB的概念和学习目标，并分享了教师和家长对支持EHS项目实施的内容及交付方式的反馈和调整。最后一个循环的反馈表明，HMB有助于EHS的管理人员、教师和家长履行其职责，并改善他们之间的关系。本文强调了研究与实践伙伴关系在开发满足EHS需求的项目中的重要性。
