UP Early Intervention Clinic
Unlocking your child's potential
Because everyday moments create lifelong learning
Parent Coaching empowers you with practical, evidence-based tools to support your child’s development, and allows families to begin support immediately—before assessments, waitlists, or diagnoses are complete
Parent coaching might be for you if
- Your child is showing developmental delays and you want to support their learning
- You want to strengthen your relationship with your child and better understand their unique needs
- You want to reduce the stress experienced by everyone in difficult transitions or routines across the day
Parent Coaching Options
For Young Children
Age 2-7
Our parent coaching for young children can occur online or in-person at our clinic, and are individualized to each client and situation. Our programs but draw from and include aspects of:
- The Early Start Denver Model parent coaching model
- Autism Navigator Early Social Interaction (ESI) Model for early childhood coaching
- Autism Navigator “Jump Start to Coaching”
- The Balance Program: a collaborative approach to addressing emerging problem behaviour for young children (FTF Behavioral / Dr. Kelsey Ruppel)
- Help is in Your Hands / C-ESDM
- RUBI Parent Training
Infants and Toddlers
6 months - 24 months
Hayley Neimy, Ph.D, BCBA-D is an expert in early attachment and the pivotal interaction skills needed to strengthen the bond between you and your baby.
Contact us to learn more and book a free discovery call with Hayley
Parent Participation Playgroup
Our Early Start Parent and Toddler playgroup allows families to learn simple skills and strategies to support their children in a relaxed, social environment.
Parent Coaching Details
Service Delivery Options
Parent coaching is a collaborative process where a professional partners with you to help you make meaningful changes with your child. This parent coach will then design tailored support strategies and help you implement them in order to empower you to teach your children new skills or help them flourish in everyday settings.
Parent coaches work with you weekly or bi-weekly over a short or long term period to help you manage challenging situations in your daily lives (e.g., dangerous behaviours, toilet training, etc.), connect and play with your child, and teach your child important skills.
Our parent coaches have additional training and mentorship in parent coaching skills to better support you.
Parent Workshop Series
Relevant and Actionable Information for Families
We offer a parent workshop series, where we bring in expert speakers to talk about issues and strategies that are important to families on a regular basis, sharing practical tips that parents can implement right away.
Sign up to our mailing list to get updates on live workshops, or purchase past courses in our online store.
Parent Coaching Benefits
Your child learns most from you
the BC Autism Funding is limited, but the skills you learn in parent coaching will be helpful for many years to come. You can be your child’s greatest teacher without sacrificing your role as a parent.
Collaborative Coaching
Coaching is a skill all its own, and all of our clinicians have done specialized training in effective parent coaching. We meet you where you are at with the mutual desire to help your child. No shame, blame, or guilt here.
Take Your Child’s Learning Home
The BC government Autism funding does not cover the cost of recommended intervention dosage, and bringing learning home can help you give your child more practice and support with key skills.