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How Primary Care Providers Use Pathways.org Resources

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Download the Baby Milestones App

Parents often have questions about Tummy Time, milestones, activities, and what they can do at home to encourage development. Pathways.org tools make it simple to give families trusted guidance.

Add Pathways.org Resources to Your After Visit Summaries

Share developmental milestone checklists during well-baby visits

  • Milestone Checklists can be helpful to not only share current milestones but also ones for the next age range so they know what they should be working towards

Include a link to simple activities families can do at home

  • Parents can struggle with thinking of ideas to play with baby that help with milestones, these play activities makes finding age appropriate activities quick and easy.

Use dot phrases, smart phrases, quick-text shortcuts so developmental resources can be shared in your progress notes or parent instructions with after visit summaries

  • Having regularly used information easily accessible will making adding the info easy.

Example Dot Phrase:

For trusted developmental milestones and simple activities you can do with Baby at home, visit Pathways.org:

Explore activities you can start today:

This quick addition helps extend your guidance beyond the office visit and gives parents a reliable resource to return to between visits.

Talk to your administrator about adding Pathways.org materials to your EMR.

Use Pathways.org to Teach Residents and Medical Students

Pathways.org can also be a valuable teaching tool for junior residents, medical students, and trainees learning about early childhood development.

Ways to incorporate it into training:

Clinical Teaching

  • Discuss how to guide families in supporting development at home

  • Have trainees practice explaining activities families can do with Baby

  • Encourage them to use Pathways.org resources when giving developmental guidance

Between-Visit Support

  • Show students/interns/residents how digital resources can extend care beyond the clinic

  • Demonstrate how to add developmental resources to the AVS or EMR

Support Continuing Education

Take courses to help understanding of early motor exams, sensory interventions, and more.

View All Pathways Academy Courses

A Trusted Resource for Families

Parents trust their pediatrician’s guidance. By sharing Pathways.org, you can give families a reliable, expert-reviewed resource they can return to between visits.

Baby Milestones App - Great for when parents ask: “What should I be doing with my baby?”

Download the Baby Milestones App!

Gives families clear, easy-to-follow ideas designed by pediatric physical and occupational therapists and speech language pathologists. Activities focus on supporting:

  • Motor skills

  • Sensory experiences

  • Communication and interaction

  • Play-based learning

Use these flyers to share the app with families so they can get personalized activities and milestones