TELEFUN PARENT ACADEMY

Empowering Parents. Supporting Development. Building Connections.

Telefun Parent Academy is a parent training and coaching program designed to give families practical tools to support their child’s development at home and in everyday routines. Led by experienced professionals, our trainings focus on early childhood development, speech and language, communication, and social skills.

Parents learn simple, effective strategies they can use during play, mealtimes, daily routines, and family interactions to encourage communication, strengthen social connections, and promote developmental growth.

Our goal is simple: to help parents feel informed, confident, and equipped to support their child every step of the way.

Baby Beginnings

Baby Beginnings: Building Strong Foundations — Birth to 18 Months

Designed for parents and caregivers of babies birth to 18 months, this workshop helps families understand the important developmental foundations that emerge during the first year and a half of life.

Parents will learn about early communication, social interaction, play, motor and feeding development, as well as developmental milestones and early signs that a child may need additional support. Families will leave with simple activities and strategies they can incorporate into everyday routines to encourage their baby's development.

Perfect for: New parents, parents of babies with developmental delays, and families who simply want to be proactive about development.

Talk, Play & Grow: Helping Toddlers Communicate — 18 Months to 3 Years

Is your toddler not talking yet, using only a few words, or becoming frustrated when trying to communicate?

This parent coaching workshop teaches families how to build language naturally through play and everyday routines. Parents will learn strategies for increasing vocabulary, encouraging words and phrases, creating communication opportunities, improving understanding of language, and reducing communication-related frustration.

The workshop also discusses typical language development, language delays, bilingual language development, and when parents should consider a speech-language evaluation.

Perfect for: Parents of children 18 months to 3 years, including late talkers and children with suspected language delays.

Ready, Set, School!

Building School Readiness Skills — Ages 3–5

Is your child ready for preschool or kindergarten? School readiness is about much more than knowing letters, numbers, colors, and shapes.

This parent workshop helps families understand the communication, social, emotional, and early learning skills children need to participate successfully in a classroom environment.

Parents will learn practical strategies to help their child develop skills such as following directions, answering questions, expressing wants and needs, participating in routines, taking turns, interacting with peers, attending to activities, building independence, and developing early literacy and pre-academic skills.

Parents will also learn what developmental skills are typically expected before entering school and how to identify areas where their child may benefit from additional support.

Parents will leave with simple activities and strategies they can practice at home to help make the transition to school more successful and less stressful.

Perfect for: Parents and caregivers of children ages 3–5 preparing for preschool, Pre-K, or kindergarten.