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### Strategies for
### Engaging Parents
### (Not Children!)

**during** **Tele ‐Intervention** **Dana Childress, PhD** Coffee Chats with Brookes May 6, 2020

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### You are not trying to engage an infant or
### toddler on video for 45‐60 minutes during
### your virtual visit.
### Instead, focus your energy on the parent.

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# BEFORE the Visit

✓ Prepare with the parent by scheduling a pre‐visit tech check and discussing (or showing!) what to expect.  
✓ Prepare yourself (but put your bubbles away).  
✓ Plan for what to do/see during the visit…then go with the flow.

# DURING the Visit

✓ Check‐in first.  
✓ Use your voice to join in (rather than your body).  
✓ Keep your focus on the **parent who facilitates** learning for the child.

# DURING the Visit

✓ Observe by using the “show **me**” prompt & asking the** parent to take *you* along.  
✓ Be descriptive and specific in your guidance and feedback.  
✓ Breath and stay calm through the tech hiccups.  
✓ Be flexible.

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## BETWEEN Visits

✓ Invite the parent’s **feedback on the visit**.  
✓ Email or text the joint plan to the parent.  
✓ Invite the parent to send **you videos to review before** the next visit.

Questions? **Dana Childress • dcchildress@vcu.edu**

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# QUESTIONS?