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Floortime vs ABA: What Every Autism Parent Should Know
If your child has been diagnosed with autism, you’ve almost certainly been presented with ABA therapy as the primary — and sometimes only — recommended option. But there’s another evidence-based approach with decades of clinical research behind it: The Greenspan Floortime Approach®. This isn’t a takedown of ABA. It’s an honest look at how these…
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Greenspan Floortime Approach: The Learning Tree Model
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Greenspan Floortime, Social-Emotional Growth, and Setting Boundaries
How Boundaries and Challenges Facilitate a Child’s Social Emotional Growth The most profound truths are often the simplest. There is an old Latin phrase, once the motto of a sixth-century monastery, that carries a powerful message for modern parenting: Succisa virescit. Its translation roughly means, “When cut down, we grow back stronger.” In an age…
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Having the child do to you
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Help your child be both happy and smart
How often do parents feel that they have to choose between a happy child and a smart child? When should we stop the hugs and pull out the book? Why do we seem to feel like there’s never enough time? Dr. Greenspan’s research and experience showed him that the key is in valuing and treasuring…