Parent Coaching

It Takes Two to Talk® — The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children with Language Delays

The It Takes Two to Talk Program is designed specifically for parents of young children (birth to 5 years of age)
who have been identified as having a language delay. In a small, personalized group setting, parents learn practical
strategies to help their children learn language naturally throughout their day together. You can also participate in
this program online via telepractice.

The It Takes Two to Talk Program teaches you, step-by-step, how to become your child’s most important
language teacher.

The program shows you how to:

• Recognize your child’s stage and style of communication so that, together with the speech-language pathologist, you can identify next steps and goals
• Identify what motivates your child to communicate
• Use the strategy “Follow the Child’s Lead” to build their confidence and encourage them to communicate with you
• Adjust everyday routines to help your child take turns back and forth in interactions
• Follow your child’s lead to build his confidence and encourage him to communicate
• Talk to your child in ways that help them understand language and then use it when they’re ready
• Use the strategies when you play and read books with your child to help them interact and learn language

Program components

An orientation session in which you’ll learn about the program and what to expect
A pre-program consultation for you and your child with the Hanen speech-language pathologist
Eight interesting and interactive small group sessions, led by the Hanen speech-language pathologist. In these sessions, you learn about communication and language development, as well as how to use the program strategies.
Three individual visits for you and your child with the speech-language pathologist that include a video recording
of you and your child interacting together, followed by discussion with, and feedback from, the Hanen SLP.

More Than Words® — The Hanen Program® for Parents of Autistic Children or Children Who May
Benefit from Social Communication Support

If you have a young child who has recently been diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder or you are worried about your child’s social communication, you may be wondering what you can do to make communication easier for them. You may want to help them connect more easily with others, make friends and experience less frustration.
As a parent, there’s so much you can do to help your child during the everyday routines and interactions you already have together. At a More Than Words program, you learn specific, research-based strategies to support your child’s social communication and play skills, while also connecting and having more fun together.

What You’ll Learn
Here are some of the valuable things you’ll learn when you attend the More Than Words Program:

• What motivates your child to communicate
• How to use your knowledge about your child to set appropriate and realistic goals
• How to make interactions with your child last longer
• Tips for using pictures and print to help your child’s understanding
• Strategies for how to talk so that your child understands you
• Strategies for developing your child’s play skills
• Ways to help your child make friends
• All of the strategies in the More Than Words program are drawn from research and have been shown to improve the social communication skills of young autistic children.

TalkAbility™ — The Hanen Program® for Parents of Autistic Children Who Are Speaking in Sentences and
Having Conversations

Are you looking for ways to help your child have longer conversations and connect with others more easily?
Research shows that there is a lot you can do during the everyday interactions and routines you already have with your child to build their social communication skills.

The TalkAbility™ program is designed for parents of autistic children ages 4-8 who are speaking in sentences and having conversations. The program makes the most of your child’s unique strengths and preferences, as well as their natural day-to-day activities, to help them find more joy and connection in their interactions and to foster mutual understanding between your child and the important people in their life.

What You’ll Learn
TalkAbility gives you research-based strategies to use during the everyday activities you already do with your child. In this way, your child expands their social communication skills in the natural context of the things, people and topics that matter to them, making the learning more meaningful to them.

TalkAbility strategies help you:
• Understand your child’s perspective and help them understand the perspectives of others.
• Support your child to have longer, more meaningful conversations with both adults and peers.
• Encourage your child to understand non-verbal messages within the social context in which they are communicated.
• Foster your child’s friendship skills.