&NA;The Healthy Steps program represents a new approach to primary health care for children from birth to age 3 and their parents. It expands services beyond those concerned solely with physical health and offers a more comprehensive model of care by adding the Healthy Steps specialist, who focuses on behavioral and developmental issues, to the health care team. This specialist addresses family concerns within the context of well child visits, home visits, developmental checkups, parent groups, and a telephone line. Healthy Steps links developmental information to parental behavior and understanding to increase parental self‐confidence in child‐rearing decisions.