{"id":5366,"date":"2020-12-15T16:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2021-10-15T21:44:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:44:29","slug":"a-gift-for-you-new-parents-and-early-intervention-video-from-eitp-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/2020\/12\/15\/a-gift-for-you-new-parents-and-early-intervention-video-from-eitp-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gift for You &#8211; New &#8220;Parents and Early Intervention&#8221; Video from EITP Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gift.jpg\" alt=\"Gift with Gold Wrapping Paper and Bow\" class=\"wp-image-2716\" width=\"181\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gift.jpg 938w, https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gift-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gift-768x819.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ve worked really hard this year. You&#8217;ve stretched to fit into a mold of providing early intervention (EI) that was unlike any you&#8217;d ever experienced before. You struggled, you persisted, and you succeeded. You did it because you love what you do. You also did it because you love the families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new video, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LVwrvTMkGu0\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LVwrvTMkGu0\">Parents and Early Intervention<\/a>, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/eitp.education.illinois.edu\/\">Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois<\/a> is like a gift to all EI practitioners for the hard work you&#8217;ve done this year. It reminds us about the power of high quality intervention and how important our partnership with families can be. I know you know this, but it sure is nice to hear it from a family. Now, take 7:59 minutes to meet the Warren family and hear their story. 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