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Brenda Salley1,2, Heather von Bevern1, Nicolette Grasley-Boy3
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.
The Talk With Me Baby (TWMB) intervention is feasible and acceptable for use in routine well-child care. This universal language promotion strategy shows promise for enhancing parent-child interactions and optimizing early childhood development.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Developmental Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Early language development is crucial for cognitive and social-emotional growth.
- Universal interventions delivered during routine healthcare visits can reach a broad population.
- The Talk With Me Baby (TWMB) program aims to enhance parent-child language interactions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the feasibility and outcomes of the TWMB intervention.
- To evaluate the integration of TWMB into routine well-child care.
- To measure changes in parent language promotion behaviors.
Main Methods:
- A 12-month trial involving 29 healthcare team members across 2 primary care clinics.
- Feasibility assessed via clinician feedback, knowledge assessments, and clinic data.
- 63 parent-infant/toddler dyads provided feedback and completed measures of parent-child language interactions.
Main Results:
- Clinician feedback and clinic data confirmed TWMB's acceptability and feasibility within standard care.
- The intervention was successfully delivered by healthcare teams during well-child visits.
- Initial data indicated positive changes in parents' language-promoting interactions with their children.
Conclusions:
- Primary care settings offer a viable platform for delivering universal language promotion interventions.
- TWMB demonstrates potential as a low-cost, scalable strategy.
- Leveraging primary care can help optimize the developmental potential of all young children.
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