The agency's
home visitation intervention
used the Parent Aides Nurturing and Developing With Adolescents curriculum.25 The curriculum was based on theories of human ecology, attachment, and social support, which emphasize that positive child development is promoted by nurturing, empathetic parenting and is influenced by the characteristics of families and social networks.25 (pp1 - 9), 26 The
home visitor was to
use the curriculum in
weekly home visits with the teenager to teach and model nurturing parenting behaviors, encourage the teenager to continue with her education, make general assessments of health and social problems, and initiate referral for early intervention when necessary.