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Helping the Whole Child
Helping The Whole Child is a series of workshops designed to explain how Dr. Greenspan’s work can benefit all children, Greenspan Social-Emotional. Dr. Greenspan believed strongly that whatever your goals for a child are they have to be addressed holistically. This means understanding how all the “pieces” fit together, how they affect one another, and…
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How are ideas formed?
How are ideas formed? What is the process that leads to the development of a child’s first idea? What is the role of affect and social interaction in this process? Dr. Stanley Greenspan developed and wrote about idea formation in his First Idea book that he wrote with Dr. Stuart Shanker: The First Idea: How…
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How can I help family members feel comfortable around children who are on the spectrum?
Discussion: As a clinician or therapist doing the family assessment, you will be able to sense if there will be a deeper resistance from the parents, states Dr. Greenspan. “They will speak about what they do and don’t do, and the ways they are comfortable or uncomfortable interacting.” After that happens, suggest that they try…
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How can I tell if Floortime is the right intervention for my child?
Discussion: How do you identify what approaches work best for a particular child? If you are a clinician, how do you help parents figure out what approach is best for their child? “These are questions that can be answered during the assessment process,” says Dr. Greenspan. “In the assessment, have parents play with their children….
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How can I tell if my child is on the Autism Spectrum?
The best suggestion Dr. Greenspan can give to a parent? “Trust your own instincts,” he advises. Do your homework and “draw your own conclusions” when it comes to suspecting autism, or an autism spectrum disorder, in your child, says Dr. Greenspan. As a parent, you know your child better than anyone else, since you observe…