Child & Family Connection

Child and Family Connections will assist your family with evaluations and assessments for your child, age birth to three years, to determine eligibility for Early Intervention Services. We will then assist in developing an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP), to help your child learn and grow, and to link you to many services in the community.

Early Intervention Services

• Developmental Therapy
• Audiology
• Physical Therapy
• Assistive
• Technology
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Social Work
• Occupational Therapy
• Transportation
• Nutrition Services
• Nursing/Health Services

Things to watch for in the development of young children

• Interest/Hearing: An infant or toddler startles at loud noises and should fuss to be fed, have diapers changed or to be held. A baby should not be irritable all of the time!! By 6 months, a baby is interested in toys and people and should try to locate the source of sounds.
• Head Control/Sitting: A baby can usually pick up his/her head to look around after three(3) months and sit up after eight (8) months.
• Social/Play: By four (4) months a baby smiles when spoken to and reaches out to be held by six (6) months. Around (18) eighteen months, a toddler likes to imitate adults: by age two (2) he/she likes to play near other children.
• Using Hands: Infants and toddlers should not use one hand more than the other all of the time. After four (4) months the hands of a baby should be mostly open and should no longer be in tiny fists or with thumbs tucked in. By age one (1) a baby can pinch cereal bits between one finger and thumb.
• Vision: A baby will usually blink at shadows and by four (4) months, follow objects with eyes. A toddler should not always have to hold items closely to see them and eyes should not cross for long periods.
• Leg Movement/Walking: A baby should kick both legs at the same time and should not always push back with his shoulders when sitting. She should not arch the back and neck when lying on her back. A toddler usually walks before fifteen (15) months.
• Talking: By nine(9) months, babies try to imitate sounds and have 5-10 words by eighteen (18) months. By age two (2), a child uses two-word sentences