Lamar County Schools

Parents as Teachers

Parents as Teachers is a free, voluntary early childhood program for Lamar County families with children from birth to age five. Partnering families with Certified Parent Educators, the program empowers parents, a child’s first and most important teachers, to guide their child’s language, intellectual, social, and physical development through everyday teachable moments.

📌 Why become a PAT family?

As a Parents as Teachers family, you receive…

Personal visits – during which your parent educator will share age-appropriate child development and parenting information, help you learn to observe your child, and address your parenting concerns.
Parent group meetings – which are opportunities to share information about parenting issues and child development. Parents learn and support each other, observe their children with other children, and practice parenting skills.
Screenings – to assess your child’s language development, intellectual growth, social development, and motor skills. Milestones are monitored to identify any potential concern before it becomes an obstacle to your child’s development.
Resource Network – linking your family to other community services
Parent Resource Center – access to educational materials, such as toys, books, and manipulatives to use at home.