Tomorrow is Home Visitor day in Manitoba.

In the Northern Health Region, the Family First Home Visitors program provides a number of services to families.

Here, Jen Whalen with the NHR, explains some of their duties.

“The program supports new parents or new families and provides different support for either parenting practises like ensuring moms and babies have a secure attachment, it ensures safety of children, baby care in terms of nutrition and different care for the baby and their physical needs.”

Whalen added the program can help parents as they guide their children’s healthy physical, social and emotional development.

The visitors also support the uniqueness of each family and the values they live by.

Whalen said the main hubs of Thompson, Flin Flon and The Pas each have Home Visitors who, in turn, travel to outlying areas.