Potty Training: What Should We Know?
Help Me Grow Long Island helps promote the important developmental milestones in a child’s life such as Potty Training. We’ve compiled some resources to . . .
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About 1 in 5 children have developmental disorders or delays in speech, cognition, or overall. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended standardized developmental screening since 2001. Despite these numbers and recommendations, provider surveys since then suggest that less than half of providers are screening at the recommended ages using evidenced-based screens. This has led to less than 30% of children with developmental disorders or delays being identified before entering school, which means too many kids are not entering school ready to succeed.
Identifying and intervening in early childhood is the most efficient use of resources and provides the best results for families. Docs for Tots works with pediatricians and community partners to increase the use of standardized developmental screening procedures. To do this, Docs for Tots:
In 2019 Docs for Tots developed an ongoing learning collaborative model on Long Island to train child care providers to utilize development and social emotional screening tools. Read more here.