With extra help from you and your family, and perhaps a different approach in teaching skills, your baby can be encouraged to learn and may progress more readily. Infant Development Consultants are professionals trained to assist you with concerns about your baby. A consultant will visit you on a regular basis in your home and work with you to develop a program of activities for your baby. Using these suggestions, and your knowledge of your baby, you can plan activities to encourage the development of physical, social and intellectual skills. Special toys, equipment, and books on child development are available through the program.
Materials are also available in languages other than English.
You will have opportunities to meet other parents, individually, through parent meetings or relevant workshops. Most Infant Development Programs also offer playgroups for parents and children. Consultants can also refer you to other community resources, to help you meet your baby's needs. Referrals to the Infant Development Program may come from any source - parent, doctor, community health nurse, etc. Children aged birth to three years, who are delayed or at risk for delay in one or more skill areas, are eligible for this program.