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Jacqueline <\/span>Nordlander<\/span> was a very young mom and scared to be having twins. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do,\u201d <\/span>Nordlander<\/span> said, recalling her feelings while she was pregnant. \u201cWhen they came two months premature with some major health challenges, I was overwhelmed.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Nordlander<\/span>, who currently lives in Chino Valley, was living in Prescott at the time, but had to be flown to Phoenix so the boys, Tim and Chris, could be placed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) there. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI stayed with my grandmother in Glendale for a few months while the boys got the medical care they needed,\u201d <\/span>Nordlander<\/span> said. \u201cOne of my sons needed two surgeries and the other was jaundiced and had a heart murmur.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

It was during this time that one of the NICU nurses told her about First Things First and home visitation, which provides at home visits for families of young children with trained parent educators to support and empower families and children experiencing various challenges, as well as to support the bonding and relationship between the parents and child. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nordlander<\/span> started with the home visitation program in Glendale and was relieved to find out that the FTF Yavapai Region<\/a> also funded the home visitation program. So when she moved back to Prescott, she was able to continue with the program. <\/span><\/p>\n

The parent educator worked with <\/span>Nordlander<\/span> to track her sons\u2019 development and know whether they were meeting typical milestones. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the first two years of a premature baby\u2019s life, development is measured at a child\u2019s corrected age \u2014 the age they would be if born on their original due date. So, to accurately track the boys\u2019 development, the young mother had to calculate the corrected age and look at the typical development of babies two months younger than they were. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know anything about milestones before,\u201d <\/span>Nordlander<\/span> said. The parent educator \u201chelped me teach the boys how to roll over and how to work on their fine motor skills like picking small things up or putting objects inside of something. The support I received from the First Things First-funded home visitation programs made all the difference.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The boys, who are now 6 years old, were ready when they started kindergarten, <\/span>Nordlander<\/span> said. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI still have the books I received and I can go back to review the information I learned any time I want to be sure I\u2019m doing all I can to help my children be strong and healthy,\u201d she said. \u201cI now have the skills and confidence I needed as a parent to make sure each of my children is ready to learn and set for life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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