Evidence - based home - visiting programs, like the Nurse - Family Partnership (which relies on trained nurses to support parents from pregnancy through the first two years
of a baby's life)-- as well as center - based programs that also include home visits, like Early Head Start — have been shown to enhance parents» sensitivity to their infants» and toddlers» cues, lessen reliance on spanking, and increase the
number of age -
appropriate learning materials around the house (as well as the amount
of time spent reading to
kids).
There may be a
number of books that are not
appropriate for younger
kids, but I would think parents would WANT their children to start thinking about these types
of issues (race, gender identity, ethnicity, etc.).