The Infant-Parent Program provides a variety of services to children 0-30 months old and their families. Our team includes infant-parent specialists, a psychometrist, a psychologist, and a speech-language pathologist. Services include:
- Parenting workshops
- In-home sessions with Infant-Parent Program clinicians
- Developmental assessments
- Consultation with a speech-language pathologist
- Newsletters and information about other services and resources
8 Session Workshops (sign-up required)
To register: For more information or to register, please call 905-521-2100 extension 77406, email IPP@hhsc.ca, or register online.
In this 8-session workshop for moms and dads of toddlers 12-36 months old, parents watch video clips, learn strategies to prevent and respond to challenging behaviour, and discuss these issues with the leaders and other parents.
8 weekly sessions at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre
Begins May 5, 2022
Thursdays, 6pm – 8pm
Fall 2022
8 weekly sessions at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre
Begins September 17, 2022 (no class October 8)
Saturdays, 9:30-11:30am
In this 8-session workshop for moms and dads of children 6 months to 6 years, participants watch video clips, learn strategies to enhance the parent-child attachment relationship and improve child behaviour, and discuss these issues with the leaders and other parents.
8 weekly sessions at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre
Begins April 12, 2022
Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:30am
Fall 2022
8 weekly sessions at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre
Begins October 12, 2022 (no class November 2)
Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00pm
In this 8-session workshop for moms and dads of babies under 24 months, parents watch video clips, learn strategies to figure out what babies are “saying” and how to respond in order to foster infant attachment security, prevent future behaviour problems, and improve outcomes, and discuss these issues with the leaders and other parents.
8 weekly sessions at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre
Begins April 29, 2022
Fridays, 1 – 3pm
Fall 2022
8 weekly sessions at Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre
Begins September 27, 2022
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00pm
Other Services (referral form required)
To participate: Please fill out the Family Referral Form and fax (or deliver) it to Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre. You are able to fill out this form as a parent/caregiver. If a professional such as a teacher or healthcare provider would like to refer your child, please use this referral form.
Attachment Guidance
You will meet with a clinician in your home. Using videotaping, you will learn ways to develop a close relationship with your baby. This helps them develop well. This intervention is for parents who have trauma in their history.
Watch, Wait and Wonder
You will meet with a clinician in your home. You will work together to understand how interacting with your child builds a good relationship. This helps them develop well.
Home Visits
You will meet with a clinician in your home. You will work together to identify goals related to your child’s development or your family, and strategies to meet those goals. Toys, books, videos and equipment will be available on loan from your clinician.
Developmental Assessment
You and your child will meet the psychometrist in the clinic for testing. The developmental assessment compares your child’s development with that of other children of the same age, helping to identify your child’s strengths and abilities, as well as skills that may need special attention. At another meeting, the psychometrist will share the results of the assessment with you.
Speech/Language Consultation
You and your child will meet with the speech-language pathologist to identify your child’s communication needs and discuss recommendations.
