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Sunbird ABA Therapy

ABA parent training & coaching

You spend more waking hours with your child than any therapist ever will — which makes you the most powerful teacher on the team. Parent training turns that time into progress: practical, judgment-free strategies for your real routines, coached live by your BCBA.

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In person, by video, or both

Parent training happens wherever it works for your family. Many parents like sessions at home, side by side with the BCBA during real moments — dinner, transitions, the bedtime routine. Others prefer video sessions after the kids are asleep. Most families end up mixing both, and either way it's the same coach and the same plan.

This isn't a lecture series. Your BCBA watches a real routine, suggests one change, and practices it with you until it feels natural. Small adjustments, repeated in the moments that matter, are how home life actually gets easier.

Built into every plan — and available on its own

Every Sunbird treatment plan includes parent training, because skills that only work with the therapist were never the goal. And if what your family needs most right now is coaching for you, ask us — we'll tell you honestly what we'd recommend.

Is parent training covered by insurance?

Parent training is a standard part of almost every ABA treatment plan, so it usually rides along in the same coverage conversation as the rest of your child's care. What your plan covers is specific to your plan — which is why the free benefit check comes first: one photo of your insurance card, one plain-English answer, usually within a business day.

Where we offer parent training

We offer parent training to families in every Kansas and Colorado county, coordinated by the team nearest you. Pick your team city or county for local numbers, schools, ZIP codes and nearby towns.

Who we're here for: Kansas is home to about 179,460 children under 5 and 704,821 under 18; Colorado is home to about 315,470 children under 5 and 1,240,882 under 18 (Census ACS 2023 estimates).

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Parent training: questions parents ask

What is ABA parent training?
Regular coaching sessions with your child's BCBA, so you can use the same strategies the ABA therapist uses — at dinner, at bedtime, at the store. It's offered in person and by video.
Do I have to do parent training?
It's a core part of how we work, because skills stick when they're practiced outside sessions too. We schedule it around your life, and video sessions make it easier for busy families.
Can both parents or other caregivers join?
Yes — grandparents, nannies and other caregivers are welcome. The more of your child's world that uses the same approach, the better.
Is parent training covered by insurance?
Often, but it depends on the plan. Our free benefit check covers it along with the rest of your child's ABA plan.

Wondering if parent training fits your child?

That’s exactly the conversation our intake advocates have all day. Fifteen minutes, no commitment, and an honest answer — including “a different setting would serve your child better.”

Ask about this service

A real person calls you back — usually the same day.

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Ready for a plan instead of a waitlist?

Fifteen minutes with an intake advocate answers the coverage question, the timing question, and the what-happens-next question — free.

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