Little River Medical Center's Parents as Teachers

06/08/2021

Next, let’s get to meet Teri Werner!

Teri is a Certified Parent Educator and has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She holds minors in Psychology and Health Education and has a Special Education Endorsement. She has taught in both public and private school settings and has taught regular education and pre-school special needs here in Horry County. Teri grew up in Baltimore and had a soccer scholarship while attending college. She has two teenage children and a big, lazy dog named Camo.

Teri’s positivity emanates everywhere she goes! She plans and problem-solves not only with her mind but her heart, which has proven to be a wonderful asset to her coworkers and to the families she serves! We are grateful for her work.

Miss Werner serves near and around the Carolina Forest medical site. To reach out to her directly, give her a call at 843-591-5748 or e-mail [email protected]

06/08/2021

Get to meet our staff! First up is Parent Educator, Amy Grogan. Let's hear from her:

"My name is Amy Grogan and I have been a Certified Parent Educator at Little River Medical Center for 2 and half years. I have an associate's degree in Early Childhood education. For the past 27 years, I have worked in the early childhood field in many capacities from owning/directing a Child Development Center, to teaching infants through school-aged children. I have always been lead to give the children in our community the best opportunities to thrive and succeed. On a personal note, I have been married to my husband for 32 years and have one daughter and a nine-year-old grandson."

Amy is sparkling with humor and care. Her laugh can turn around any day! We are lucky to have her on the team.

Amy serves our Little River and Loris site. To reach Miss Grogan directly, give her a call at 843-957-0262 or send an e-mail to [email protected]

We are a free, research-based parent education program providing services in English & Spanish, in Horry County. Any expecting or current parent (of a child up to 6 months) can enroll & benefit from our services until their child is 3 years of age!

03/31/2021

Happy National Nutrition Month!

A reminder that we will have a Group Connection today! Watch or listen in on this refreshing nutrition conversation. The PAT team, alongside Registered Nurse/Certified Diabetic Educator, Cathy Sparacia, and Bilingual Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetic Educator Nurse, Maria Suarez, will have research-based tips and answers for infants, children, AND adults!

E-mail Parent Educator, Miss Martinez, at [email protected] for an invitation link.

Every participant will be entered for a chance to win a Chick-fil-A gift card! Can't wait to see you there 😊

03/15/2021

We love our Group Connections! P.A.T Group Connections are group events on different educational or recreational topics. It's also a wonderful chance for our families to get to know one another😊 On March 2nd, to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday, we hosted a virtual Dr. Seuss Story Telling Time. Parent Educators also gave tips on how to read to your kids and how to identify what books are appropriate for your little one's age range. We later drew a raffle with every participants' name and one lucky winner received a Walmart gift card. Congratulations to our winner, Naomi, well deserved!🥳 Join us for our next Group Connection, you might be the next winner to take a prize home!😊

01/29/2021

Great upcoming conversation from our National Center 👍😊

This free webinar series will offer honest conversations for Black parents and between Black parents. Join the open conversations with inspiring guests. We hope the Parenting While Black series will provide a welcoming space for sharing strength-based and culturally responsive ideas.  The series ...

01/25/2021

Today at 4 P.M. we will be having this year's first group connection🥳 A group connection is an opportunity to increase social connections among parents, form new support networks, share common experiences, and discover new ideas for addressing the day-to-day challenges of parenting. They are also an opportunity for parent educators to share information about child development, parent-child interaction, development centered parenting, and family well being.

This month's Group Connection is about starting the year off right! If you or your little one(s) are feeling extra stressed, restless, or tired these days, this is a session you won't want to miss out on!

To join, e-mail Parent Educator, Daniella Martinez at [email protected] with, "Join Group Connection" to be sent a video chat invitation. See you there!

01/23/2021

Hey Everyone! Welcome to Parents as Teachers of Little River Medical Center's (wow, that's a mouthful) official Facebook Group. We are excited to share information about our services, our staff, and connect with you in a faster, more convenient way!

We'll get it rolling with a post: Here, the PAT (Parents as Teachers) team is getting ready to make deliveries to our families during the holiday season. We'll discuss more of how our families benefit from our delivery days in a future post.

Pictured here is Shelley Cooper (Supervisor), Daniella Martinez (Parent Educator), Teri Werner (Parent Educator), and Amy Grogan (Parent Educator) respectively. Keep an eye out next week when we share a little more about each staff member 😊