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Promising early years home visiting programs in the Netherlands. Bert Prinsen Netherlands Institute of Care and Welfare. Items * Netherlands * Policy and services * Promising programs * Home visiting - VoorZorg - Mothers Inform Mothers - Stevig Ouderschap. The Netherlands.
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Promising early years home visiting programs in the Netherlands Bert Prinsen Netherlands Institute of Care and Welfare
Items* Netherlands* Policy and services* Promising programs* Home visiting - VoorZorg - Mothers Inform Mothers - Stevig Ouderschap
The Netherlands • Monarchy, part of the European Union • 16.1 million inhabitants • 24.3% between 0-19 year i.c. 3.7 millionchildren
Families • The majority of children are raised within a family with more than one child and two carers
Families and children • Age of the mothers at first birth - 29 year • 33% of marriages ends in divorce • 15% of children lives in poor households • 4% of children engaged in reports on child abuse • 9% of the children live in single parent families and 3% live in stepfamilies
Migrant children • Migrants from Morocco, Surinam, Turkey and Netherlands Antilles • More youngsters than the native Dutch: 38% is younger than 25 year • Higher birth rate and family reunion • By the year 2015 2/3 of population increase caused by growth of the number of people from ethnic backgrounds
The balance of parenting • 70% of parents need support in parenting • 20% of parents has difficulties in raising children • 5% lack of control • 2% multiproblem
Parent Support Policy • Policy document Family Policy (2006) • Upbringing is the responsiblity of parents, • Pluriformity in lifestyles and parenthood • Regulations on child benifit, pregnancy, maternity leave, child day care, parenting support • Stimulating policy on services of child public health care and youth care
Child health care child health centre or well baby clinic family doctors and local health centres hospital Youth care parenting support local youth care residential youth care Parent Support Services
Parenting support and child development • Effective • Professional quality • Good times
Triple P VoorZorg Parent Mangement Training (PMTO) Incredible Years STEP Programmes - Opstap - Overstap Kaleidoscoop Effective early years prevention programs
Mothers Inform Mothers Home Start Stevig Ouderschap Opvoeden Zo parent training Thuis op straat STEP Programmes - Instapje - Opstapje Boekenpret Parenting Course Peuter- in-zicht Piramide Promising early years prevention programs
Home visiting in the early years VoorZorg Mothers Inform Mothers Stevig Ouderschap Home Start and regular home visits of the child public health nurses