Territory Stories

Let's start: a program for Territory parents and children

Details:

Title

Let's start: a program for Territory parents and children

Other title

Let's Start parent child program

Creator

Robinson, Gary; Mares, Sarah; Jones, Yomei; Stock, Carolin; Hallenstein, Birgit; Branchut, Virginie

Collection

E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT

Date

2012

Description

This paper describes the 'Let's Start' program for Aboriginal parents and children in the Northern Territory, including its context, rationale, and the evidence of its effectiveness. This program follows on from the 'Ngaripirliga'ajirri - Exploring Together Program' for school aged children in the Tiwi Islands, run from 1999-2004, and the 'Let's Start - Exploring Together for Indigenous Preschools' program for younger children in the Tiwi Islands as well as Darwin, which was run from 2006-2010. Based on this experience, the program has been adapted and redeveloped as the 'Let's Start Parent-Child Program'.; Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Notes

Centre for Child Development and Education, Menzies School of Health Research

Table of contents

Background -- Introduction -- What is Let's Start? -- Early intervention: context and rationale -- Conclusion: the Let's Start approach -- References.

Language

English

Subject

Children, Aboriginal Australian; Services for; Parenting; Study and teaching

Publisher name

Menzies School of Health Research

Place of publication

Darwin

Format

21 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.

File type

application/pdf.

ISBN

9781922104021; 9781922104038

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/282332

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/413018

Page content

3Lets Start Parent Child Program Contents Background & Acknowledgements. .. ..4 Introduction. .. ..6 1. What is Lets Start?.................................................................... ..8 1.1 A Brief history of the project. ..8 1.2 How the Program is Run. .. ..8 What is unique about Lets Start?....................................................... ..8 Weekly sessions ..8 Themes running through the program: .. ..9 Outcomes .. 10 1.3 Building Community Partnerships. .. 10 1.4 Accessing Lets Start: Referral and Intake.. .. 12 Lets Start is open to all children from 4 6 years............. .. 12 Referral by Schools and Agencies: Common problems at entry... 12 2. Early Intervention: Context and Rationale. 14 2.1 The Theoretical Basis of Lets Start.... 14 2.2 The Transition to School 15 Lets Start and NT Schools 16 2.3 Children at risk: care, protection and family support. 16 Early intervention with children at risk... 16 2.4 Lets Start: Working with child and family services 17 Integrating services for children and families 18 2.5 Lets Start: Research & resource development. 19 Conclusion: The Lets Start Approach.. 20 References 21