keiki play morning

Parent-Child Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) is more widely known as Keiki Play Morning. MOP units are an early intervention community service across the state of Hawaii. This program seeks to educate in a non-threatening environment and link parents and their children to the appropriate resources that help meet their needs in the areas of health, nutrition, education, parenting skills, psychosocial and mental health. TIFFE’s Mobile Outreach Program offers an array of components such as, play groups, parenting classes, infant massage, and much more. These services are available to all families in the state of Hawaii. To register and/or learn more please click here (hyperlink to the list of contacts at the end of this page) for the number nearest you.

The goal of MOP is to provide a learning environment in the community for children ages 0-5 years old. It the program seeks to:

1. Create a non-threatening learning environment for children and parents.
2. Asses individual family needs and link them to appropriate services.
3. Provide services to families who live in homeless transitional housing and isolated communities.
4. Provide information on growth and development of children.
5. Facilitate effective communication between families and the management of the site where their case is being managed.
6. Offer parenting sessions to increase family skills.
7. Develop a network in each community where accessible agencies will be introduced to help meet the needs of the families.
8. Provide training and support for site case managers and staff.

These goals and objectives are kept general so that the facilitators have the option to adjust and mold the program to suit the needs of the attending families. This allows to the program to continue remain relevant and accessible for the families MOP supports.

baby time

A Parent-Child Mobile Outreach Program

Baby Time is a free community-based program, provided by a Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Branch Contract. Baby Time encourages positive, nurturing parent-child interactions and relationships by providing a comfortable learning environment that provides age specific child development information. Identifying strategies and techniques that can successfully support caretakers of infants will also be offered. Baby Time also conducts age-appropriate assessments that provide children and their parents with suitable referrals as needed for health, nutrition, education, and mental health.

Goal:

The goal is to support and strengthen families through positive, nurturing parenting approaches and age specific child development information in a small group setting.

Who is invited to attend:

All parents and caregivers interested in developing and practicing positive parenting in addition to increasing the quantity and quality of interaction with their child(ren) which they care for.

Caregivers will learn about:

• Places to go and things to do with their children.
• Where to find community resources, social support and social services.
• The importance of bonding and attachment in a child’s growth and development, both emotionally and physically.
• Ways to practice and apply healthy nurturing parenting techniques.
• Stress and anger management as well as everyday coping skills.

mālama iā ‘oe iho

(Taking care of yourself)

A Mobile Outreach Program

Mālama iā ‘oe iho is a free mobile outreach program provided by contract through the State Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Branch.

Goal:

The goal of Mālama iā ‘oe iho is to provide parents with a comfortable learning experience where parenting topics and issues can be discussed in a safe and confidential environment.

Program Description:

The program is comprised of twelve two-hour classes. Each week is focused on parenting topics that include but are not limited to nurturing as a lifestyle, anger management, stress management, understanding discipline, alternatives to spanking, empathy, needs and building nurturing parenting self-esteem. With each topic a related activity is planned that concentrates on openly discussing topics and issues through arts and crafts activities. This approach allows participants to share concerns about parenting in a safe and comfortable environment and build supportive relationships. Participants will also receive current community resources as well as information on how to access formal support systems within their community.

keiki play morning

Keiki Play Morning is a free community-based program provided by contract though the Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Branch. Keiki Play Morning encourages positive parent-child interactions and relationships by providing a comfortable learning environment that focuses on nurturing parenting education. Keiki Play Morning also conducts age-appropriate assessments that provide children and their parents with suitable referrals as needed for health, nutrition, education, psychosocial and mental health.

Goal:

The goal is to enrich, encourage and broaden parent-child interactions through the dynamics of play for children birth to 5 years of age as well as support and strengthen families through positive, nurturing parenting approaches.

Who is invited to attend:

All parents and caregivers interested in developing and practicing positive parenting in addition to increasing the quantity and quality of interaction with their child(ren) which they care for.

Caregivers will learn about:

• Places to go and things to do with their children.
• Where to find community resources, social support and social services.
• Ways to practice and apply healthy nurturing parenting techniques.
• The importance of play in a child’s growth and development, both emotionally and physically.
• Stress and anger management as well as everyday coping skills.

hawaii | big island

East Hawaii (Hilo side):
(808) 961-5166
West Hawaii (Kona side):
(808) 323-3305

kauai

(808) 632-2114

lanai

(808) 565-9010

maui

(808) 280-3431

oahu

(808) 596-8433