Summary

“About My Child” is a comprehensive and user-friendly caregiver report tool. The format empowers parents and guardians to share and understand their child’s functioning and health complexity. It collects real-time insights and fosters meaningful communication among families, clinicians, educators, and caregivers. It is appropriate for children from infancy to 18 years of age. A parent-report version is available for babies and toddlers (About My Baby/Toddler) and a self-report version is available for youth (About Me).

Advantages

• Can be self-completed by the caregiver or used as an interview/conversation guide
• Based on the F-words for Child Development and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
• Focuses on family centered, strength-based, holistic functional, developmental, and life-course principles
• Allows sharing of information, with consent, so families do not have to repeat their stories
• Used as the common tool for exploratory conversations at Ontario SmartStart Hubs
• Available in 4+ languages