Psst … want to know the best gift you can give a child this holiday season?
The holidays can be a wonderful time of year . . . but, they can also be an incredibly stressful time for families with young children, especially when schools are closed, routines change, and relatives are visiting. Parents are stretched enough getting ready for the holidays, but when you add frustration, boredom, meltdowns, and behavior problems that often arise with young children, it can be overwhelming.
To help make the holidays go smoother for everyone, we have a solution. With our training, parents can learn how to give each child a productive role, engage them in an activity they are already doing at home, and turn everyday activities into many learning opportunities. Think of all the activities families are already doing — like dressing a child, changing diapers, washing hands, baking cookies, washing dishes, folding laundry, grocery shopping, and feeding the dog or cat.
We have the tools to teach professionals and families how to do this, with evidence that backs up how using productive roles with children improves their behavioral and development outcome. Giving children productive roles can benefit ALL children — whether they are meeting their milestones or have social communication delays, challenging behavior, or autism. Let us show you how.
For all children, regardless of whether they are meeting their milestones . . .
- Parents can join Baby Navigator when they’re pregnant, as soon as their baby is born, or any time until their baby’s 2nd birthday at 24 months. When you join, you are creating an account with My Baby Navigator, which will be customized for your baby’s age and link to resources that grow as your baby grows. The earlier you join, the more resources you can be using as your baby is developing. Joining is free and all resources are free. Register here.
- Families and professionals can join our free Baby Navigator webinar, What does it take to learn to talk? at 1:00pm ET on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. The next webinar will be on January 5th. We’ll watch videos together that demonstrate how to turn activities parents are already doing everyday into learning moments for their baby by adding productive roles and much more. Read more and register.
For families who suspect their child has a social communication delay or autism . . .
- Join us on the 2nd or 4th Tuesday of each month (barring holidays) for our free webinar, How-To Guide for Families, where you’ll learn evidence-based strategies to engage your child in everyday activities and help develop their social communication skills. Professionals are welcome to join too. Read more and register.
And for professionals, learn how to coach families in their everyday activities . . .
- Join our free, 6-week Winter webinar series, Coaching Families of Young Children with ASD Using the Early Social Interaction (ESI) Model, on Wednesdays, starting December 14th at 1pm ET. If you missed the first session, you can still register and join the 2nd session on December
21st and the 4 sessions in January. For any sessions you missed, you can register when we offer this series again in the Spring. The Autism Navigator team will share information in this 6-week series about the evidence-based Early Social Interaction (ESI) Model that coaches parents to support their child’s learning in everyday activities. You’ll see video illustrations of active ingredients of the model with families of infants and toddlers with autism or early signs of ASD. And, you can provide ESI with mobile coaching in the child’s own natural environment which saves travel time and cost. Read more and register.
Think about how you can give a child the best gift ever — using strategies to support their learning in everyday activities. Then watch them flourish.
Happy holidays from the Autism Navigator Team. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year.