Beyond the Practice: The Greenspan Floortime Approach with Jake Greenspan

In this episode, we are joined by Jake Greenspan, Director of The Floortime Center, to discuss the revolutionary Greenspan Floortime Approach to developmental support for children facing various challenges, including autism and developmental delays.

Jake shares the personal journey of continuing his father, Dr. Stanley Greenspan's, legacy. He reveals how his experience as a classroom teacher led him to recognize the need for an intervention that focuses on true growth and thinking, rather than just teaching kids to work around their challenges.

Key Takeaways from the Conversation:

The Core of Greenspan Floortime: Learn the fundamental principle that true child-centered learning is about facilitating thinking, problem-solving, and adaptation by joining the child's world, not adult-led teaching or memorization.

Relationships Drive Development: Jake emphasizes his father's groundbreaking insight from the 70s: a child's emotions and development are stimulated and driven by their relationships with caregivers and peers.

Moving Beyond Diagnosis: The discussion highlights the trend toward treating the individual child, not just the diagnosis. Jake explains why autism is symptomatic and how 50 different people can exhibit the same symptoms for 50 different underlying reasons.

The Power of Thinking: Discover why the Greenspan Floortime Approach is a thinking-based intervention that encourages the use of the prefrontal cortex, helping children move beyond being passive, robotic participants to active, adaptive human beings.

Memorable Success Stories: Hear a powerful success story of a child who, through a holistic and intensive Floortime program, no longer qualified for the autism spectrum, demonstrating the profound impact of the approach.

A Call to Action for Parents: Jake offers a core message to the audience: Do your own due diligence. Don't listen to every professional, but become your child's best advocate by choosing a consistent learning path that feels right for your family.

More Information: The Floortime Center's mission is to use Dr. Greenspan’s model to achieve developmental goals and provide comprehensive child-centered programs. Their personalized programs foster profound developmental progress in children with autism, developmental delays, and other challenges.

To learn more about the Greenspan Floortime Approach and The Floortime Center, including their free intake consultation, visit their website: https://thefloortimecenter.com