We also need to pay attention to our emotional world in ourselves as caregivers, as families, as family members, as therapists. What are our natural strengths and weaknesses? What do we do easily? What is hard? Are we a high energy person and great for kids who are under-reactive and need lots of energizing and...
The first step in Greenspan Floortime is to follow the child’s lead. Once the child interacts with us, which is them allowing us into their world, we can move on to Step Two. What should we do when doing that doesn’t result in the child engaging and accepting us as partners? Unfortunately, the child engaging...
Discussion: It can often seem difficult to quantify Floortime progress, but it doesn’t have to be.The question we seem to be asking ourselves is: “how do we use the DIR model in terms of getting funding when the funding agency wants you to earmark ‘short term goals’?” notes Dr. Greenspan.One way of thinking about this...
I know that Floortime is very helpful for children with autism. Does it work for children with other special needs? YesWe all develop and follow the same general path, just at different rates. Floortime focuses on basic developmental abilities regardless of the rate. It meets all children where they are and builds from there. For...
Level 1 and 2 Permissions:(You will not graduate if you don’t integrate the video feedback you’re given)Once each trainee has, -completed the intensive training, -and their videos have all been approved, Then they will have permission to use The Greenspan Floortime Approach® trademark to support the work they do directly with children. *This part of...
A language-learning tip from Dr. Greenspan: Create language learning situations for your child even if doing so gets them a little frustrated. Don’t simply give them a list of words to memorize or expect them to learn language by having someone model word usage for them. Children need to emotionally connect to words for those...
Parents and caregivers of children with special needs know without a doubt that caring for special needs children can take a significant toll on their own individual lives and their relationship together. It’s important to prioritize parent togetherness time. Want to learn more about Floortime for parents? Take a look at our Parent and Caregiver...
An introduction to Floortime by Dr. Stanley Greenspan himself Let us give you an introduction to Floortime! During a television interview, Dr. Stanley Greenspan introduced his Floortime model and approach. He identified three key developments from his research on children with developmental problems. The first of these is the importance of affect and relationships for...
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...
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...
