Rock Hill mom Randi Taylor got her boys excited about going to the doctor for a well checkup when they learned they would receive a book to read. During the family’s first Rock Hill Pediatrics visit with Dr. Martha Edwards, Taylor recalls, “she gave each of the boys a...
When Catherine Faircloth took her young children to the pediatrician for a well check, the office visit always began with a book. “The book is such a critical piece of that first 90 seconds of the visit,” said Faircloth, the mother of three daughters. “It changes the...
Pediatricians and other medical providers say sharing a book with a young patient during an office appointment helps them build a relationship. And parents are thrilled to get new books to read to their children. Such is the feedback that program coordinator...
Wise, collaborative, diverse, compassionate, nurturing and eager. These are a few of the words that board members and staff with the Early Learning Partnership of York County brainstormed to describe the organization and its mission as they gathered for its 2021...
Dawn Mendoza began reading to her two daughters a couple of times each week when they were still in the womb. She continued to read the same books to the girls, now 16 and 19 years old, after they were born. Mendoza, a pediatric occupational therapist for more than...
NaTasha McNeil remembers her first visits to Rock Hill Pediatrics with her preschool boys after the family relocated to Rock Hill. Their pediatrician brought out a children’s book and read a few pages to her youngest son. Her son loved the book, and was eager to turn...
