Evan, 4 months

Parents may be unaware or uncertain as to the importance of their contribution to decisions regarding services or programs for their child. It is the responsibility of Infant Development Consultants to encourage the parent? active participation with their child? services at whatever level seems appropriate and to whatever degree the parent wishes to be involved.

Beyond the individual work with their infant, some parents are involved in a variety of other capacities in the administration of Infant Development Programs. At the community level, a parent whose child has been involved with the Infant Development Program may be given the opportunity to participate on Advisory Committees that monitor and direct programs. Provincially, parents are appointed by the Deputy Minister for Children & Families to sit on the Provincial Steering Committee. At this level they advise on the implementation and operation of the Infant Development Program throughout British Columbia.