Achieving Infant Milestones Together
Fostering First Year Fundamentals
In the excitement that parenting a new baby brings, there is often the realization that babies seem helplessly reliant on you, but you don't feel equipped to help them get started well. You want to be proactive and not just "hope for the best". Many opinions can be found on and off the internet, but who knows best about meeting motor milestones?
A Physical Therapist! Let me empower you!
At AIM Together you'll get the practical application beyond the reading of online resources. We meet together in-person so I can show you directly how to play with your baby and set up their daily activities to foster each of the first year motor milestones! Because each milestone builds on the ones before, like building blocks in a tower, getting the foundations secure makes adding the next skill more successful. Before you know it, your baby will be rolling, sitting, kneeling, crawling, pulling to stand, and walking!
In additional to the specialized instruction targeted to your baby, working alongside other parents in the same developmental stage will provide peer support and foster friendships with a common bond for both you and your baby.
ABOUT Your Mentor
Lisa Sloan, M.P.T.
Birth to Age Three Development Specialist
As a career physical therapist who has specialized in Early Intervention for the last 14 of my 29 years, I am uniquely suited to guide you in ways to help your baby reach their milestones effectively. The first 3 years of life are precious years where children learn more than ever, and the majority of motor milestones are achieved in the first year! I love empowering parents to shape the every day activities they are already doing to foster the skills babies need to learn as they grow. The strategies I provide will be based in play and use their natural curiosity and motivation to be independent to help them reach each successive milestone. My knowledge of infant neurological development and years of experience with all kinds of babies, both on target or facing delays, will be a valuable resource for your individual family and helping you make adjustments if needed in your approach.
Group Coaching Sessions
with Individualized Feedback
At Achieving Infant Milestones Together, we offer milestone-based group classes for new parents, focusing on helping infants develop essential motor skills in their first year. Our experienced physical therapist coaches parents through tailored activities to enhance their baby's growth and mastery. We strive to create a supportive learning environment where families can connect while nurturing their child's development milestones through play and interaction.
What You'll Receive:
Expert Guidance: Our classes are led by certified PT who provides personalized support tailored to your infant’s developmental needs, ensuring both safety and growth
Engaging Activities:
Participate in interactive activities specifically designed to stimulate your baby’s moto skills, language development, and social engagement through fun and play.
Peer Support:
Engage with fellow parents in a welcoming environment where you can share experiences, tips, and encouragement, making connections that last beyond the classes
Milestone Workshops
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Each of our Milestone focused workshops is limited to a small group of 7 caregiver-baby couples to allow individualized attention to each family for feedback.
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The groups are 2 month bracketed at the typical timeline of that skill's development, but are open to any age child that needs to focus on mastery of that milestone.
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The 8-session workshops are designed to cover 2 milestone targets, variable based on where you start.
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All workshops are prepaid for the session, regardless of attendance
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Each class is 50 min to allow for transitions
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Other related information, such as ideas for social-emotional development or feeding, will be shared from PT perspective when relevant
TESTIMONIALS
Parents Recommend
Danielle T.
"Lisa guided us with expert advice, clear goals, and practical activities that made all the difference in being successful with helping our daughter reach her milestones."
Jordan P.
“Lisa has been an incredible part of my son's progress. She has a hands-on, child-led approach that makes every session productive and fun, and she's just as great at teaching me how to help him confidently at home.”
Jennifer B.
"Our experience with Lisa as our mentor has been great. Our son stayed on track with his milestones when others expected him to fall behind, and she gave us easy things to do in our day to help him master them."