Partnering with Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation HCA Healthcare Kingwood supports early literacy for new families

Partnering with Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation HCA Healthcare Kingwood supports early literacy for new families

 

Some of a baby’s earliest moments with their parents can also become the start of a lifelong love of learning.

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is partnering with Raising A Reader to help new parents learn about early literacy resources before they leave the hospital. Before discharge, care teams will introduce families to tools that can help make reading part of their daily routine at home.

The partnership is designed to support families during a meaningful time of transition. Reading with young children can help strengthen parent-child bonding, support early language development and encourage habits that can benefit children as they grow.

“Reading is one of the simplest ways parents can connect with their baby in those earliest days,” said Dr. Lindsay Turner CCC-SLP, NICU Therapy Supervisor at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. “Through this partnership, we can share practical resources before families go home, helping them build a routine that supports bonding, communication and lifelong learning.”

For many families, the first days after birth are filled with new routines. By introducing early literacy resources while parents are still in the hospital, HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is helping families take a simple, meaningful step they can continue at home.

The effort reflects the hospital’s commitment to caring for families beyond clinical needs and supporting the health and development of children from the beginning.