Balanced Family Program
Our Balanced Family Program is designed to restore family balance and pre-empt the development of severe problem behaviours in young children (typically 3-7 years) with developmental delays or autism.
What skills do we teach?
Families who join our Balanced Family Program commonly have children with high levels of uncooperative behaviour, and some emerging problem behaviours (like tantrums or hitting) when they cannot have their way. They are looking to:
- Strengthen the parent-child relationship, and restore balance between child-adult interactions.
- Allow the child shared control in daily activities through improved functional communication.
- Prepare the child for inevitable day-to-day disappointments and ambiguities.
- Teach the child improved toleration, and that good things follow expected behaviour.
- Develop and refine the child’s skills of play, toleration, cooperation and persistence.
How does it work?
Our Balanced Family Program is designed to teach your child foundational life skills and to restore family balance and reduce the emergence of problem behaviours.
The program requires your Therapy Supervisor to work closely with you for the duration of the program. Therapy sessions are typically held via tele-health.
What will you need?
Our Balanced Family Program lasts for 3 months, and is suited to families who have the availability for weekly sessions, and a desire to take a hands-on role in implementing the program with their child.
How our programs work
Our programs are based on the latest evidence-based practices to achieve the best results.
We start each program by teaching the three foundational “learning to learn” skills of communication, toleration and collaboration.
Based on the child and family needs, we then deliver a tailored program of learning on new life skills such as communication, self-care, and social skills.
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If you would like to learn more, please complete our therapy finder or call our friendly Intake Team.
