Parental Support
Nurture your baby’s development and your confidence in supporting your child. Parent Support can be proactive, working together in pregnancy or postpartum to bring confidence and connection from the start for a strong thriving baby. OR Use Parent Support when you’re finding toddler behaviors challenging, finding it difficult to regulate yourself, or regulate with your child. The goal is to have realistic expectations for your child’s age and the tools to support their development and the family’s regulation.
Offerings
The following are addressed within the groups and the course. For 1:1 sessions, these can be tailored to your goals and questions.
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What you need to know about developmental milestones
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Ways to support your baby to move them through milestones without tracking each milestone
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Ideas for engaging your baby and play ideas
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Break down tummy time to make it easy in your home
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Understand what baby equipment and toys are not needed and which ones can be used in supportive ways
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Precrawling skills
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Plagiocephaly prevention
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What attachment looks like in the first year
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Preparing for solid food introduction
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Preparing to breastfeed
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Preparing for Matrescence (the transition to motherhood)
*This is not OT services and there will be no direct treatment with your child. Interested in OT services? Click here to explore offerings.