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‘Perceived Trauma’ and its Impact on Behavior and Social-Emotional Health
Let me start by saying that all trauma is perceived because trauma is defined by the mind and body’s response to intense experiences that threaten or cause harm. Trauma defines our individual emotional and physical response to these events and doesn’t define the event itself. This should not downplay the significance or impact of trauma. …
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“Relate, Communicate, and Think”
Dr. Stanley Greenspan defined Floortime as an intervention that focused on strengthening a child’s ability to relate, communicate, and think. He developed the milestones in his Greenspan/DIR Model and his milestone as a guide to understand a child’s social-emotional abilities and challenges, and to help parents and professionals encourage development within these 3 areas. While…
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Learning and our Comfort Zone
As adults, we should all know what our own ‘comfort zone’ is. We, as human beings, most of us at least, often seek to stay in our comfort zone. But what is our comfort zone really? While the details for each person differ, the principles are universal: experiences/things we enjoy, that are familiar, that we…
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Symbolic Play and Exploring Emotional Themes
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About Floortime
The Greenspan Floortime Approach is a system developed by the late Dr. Stanley Greenspan. Floortime meets children where they are and builds upon their strengths and abilities through creating a warm relationship and interacting. It challenges them to go further and to develop who they are rather than what their diagnosis says. In Floortime, you…