Build confidence in how to support your baby’s development!
The program is offered in-person at Between Mothers. This program is also available virtually to families in Ontario, Manitoba, and Alberta.
Infant & Toddler
Development Circles
Are you a parent who’s feeling overwhelmed and unsupported about…
…how to promote your baby’s development and are wondering who to ask for answers?
…what activities and toys support your baby's development?
…the conflicting information about solid foods, sleep, developmental activities, and how to parent in a connected way?
…the isolation and lack of connection with other parents?
Let’s bring you to a place where feel confident and knowledgeable about supporting your baby.
What You’ll Learn
✔️ Gross motor development and motor building activities
✔️ Fine motor development and toys
✔️ Sleep development and how to parent through the sleepless nights
✔️ Cognitive development, play, and learning
✔️ Sensory processing and brain development
✔️ Early communication
✔️ Feeding and mealtimes
What It Looks Like
The Infant Development Circle is:
🦋 a multi-week live online and in-person group led by Heather Boyd (Occupational Therapist) in Niagara, Ontario
🦋 a group with evidence-based strategies and perspectives that support you in raising your baby and helping them develop
🦋 an opportunity to connect in a safe, and supportive environment with other parents with babies at about the same stage of development.
🦋 an online self-paced learning hub that gives you resources that will continue to support the way you parent well beyond this current stage of development.
What the multi-week program includes:
🦋 Weekly live sessions for asking questions, sharing stories, exploring perspectives, and talking about real strategies that make parenting through this amazing stage easier (or at least a bit more fascinating!). (These are recorded in case you can’t attend live).
🦋 Resources and handouts available for each week of the series.
🦋 Exclusive fees if you choose to work one-on-one with me for three months.
🦋 Recorded Interviews with other experts in fields that support mothers and babies.
Watch a short video about why I started the Infant Development Circle
Learn More About Each Age Group
0-6 Months Old
6-12 Months Old
Toddler Group
0-6 Months
Infant Development Circle
You may be feeling worried about when your baby will roll or sit up, how to help them sleep better at night, and what to do to make nap time, mealtime, and playing with your baby less difficult and more natural.
The Infant Development Circle is here to help you understand your baby’s milestones, what you can do to support them, and create less stress and more confidence throughout your baby’s first 6 months of life!
Sample Schedule
Week 1: Gross Motor
Learn about how big motor movements develop, and how to support tummy time, rolling, crawling, and more.
Week 2: Fine Motor
Explore how the senses (e.g. seeing and feeling) supports grasp, eye hand coordination, and play.
Week 3: Sleep
Learn about brain development, sleep cycles, sleep “regressions”, and alternatives to sleep training.
Week 4: Feeding & Meals
We’ll explore introducing solids, baby-led weaning, picky eating, expectations, and avoiding distracted mealtimes.
Week 5: Play & Toys
Learn about ways to encourage cause and effect, baby-led play, and your own playfulness for social-emotional development
6-12 Months
Infant Development Circle
This age group is known for it’s fun skills to learn, it’s developmental leaps (helloooo, sleep regressions!), introduction of solid foods, and so much more. With all of the exciting things happening between 6-12 months, I’m here to help you feel ready to tackle it!
From 6-12 months, many baby’s make huge leaps in development, but some are content with their current skills. Helping you empower your baby and improve your own knowledge of your baby’s development with a group is a wonderful way to feel more confident and understanding of what exactly is happening in his or her brain.
Sample Schedule
Week 1: Gross Motor
Learn about how big motor movements develop, and how to support rolling, sitting, pulling to stand and standing independently, cruising, crawling, and even the beginnings of walking!
Week 2: Fine Motor
Explore how small hand movements & hand-eye coordination like grasping and transferring small objects can make a huge impact on play.
Week 3: Sleep
Learn about brain development, sleep cycles, sleep “regressions”, and alternatives to sleep training.
Week 4: Feeding & Meals
We’ll talk all about positive mealtimes, baby-led weaning, and family meals.
Week 5: Sensory Play & Cognition
Learn about how to support learning through play as well as understand sensory experiences, temperament, and emotions.
Toddler Development Circle
12-24 Months
Between 12-24 months, we see a lot of growth and development. If you’ve ever seen a 12 month old and a 23 month old, you’ll know that they don’t even look like they’re the same kiddo!
But as this age group straddles the line between older baby and young toddler, their brains go haywire in all developmental areas. They’re using utensils, playing with more complex toys, start to crave independence, but they’re still a baby with needs and wants that aren’t quite able to be fully communicated quite yet. Join us for our Toddler Development Circle to tackle all of your questions & concerns and feel confident and empowered raising your little one!
Sample Schedule
Week 1: Gross Motor
Learn about how big motor movements develop, and how to support walking, jumping, climbing, and even fun activities like animal walks!
Week 2: Fine Motor
Explore how the senses (e.g. seeing and feeling) supports grasp, eye hand coordination, and play.
Week 3: Sleep
Learn about brain development, sleep cycles, sleep “regressions”, and alternatives to sleep training.
Week 4: Feeding & Meals
We’ll explore picky eating, mealtime expectations, and avoiding distracted mealtimes.
Week 5: Play & Toys
Learn about ways to encourage cause and effect, child-led play, and your own playfulness for social-emotional development.
Pricing & Sign Up
Are you ready to join us for an empowering experience so that you can feel confident & connected with your little one?
Then join us! Each 5-week Development Circle is $150 CAD.
Your extended health benefits may cover Occupational Therapy and receipts are provided.
I offer direct booking through my booking platform, but if you'd prefer to pay by paypal or e-transfer, you can do that! Click here for paypal or e-transfer to heather@heatherboyd.ca (password: nurture)
