The Power of Parent Coaching in Speech Therapy: Why Your Involvement Matters

Parent coaching is an evidence-based approach where speech-language pathologists (SLPs) teach parents and caregivers how to support their child’s communication skills during everyday routines.

Instead of therapy only happening during sessions, parent coaching helps children practice speech and language skills:

• During playtime

• At meals

• While reading books

• During daily routines like bath time or getting dressed

Because children spend far more time with their caregivers than with their therapist, parent coaching allows learning to happen all day, every day.