By Janet Farrell Leontiou
Publication: The Exceptional Parent

September 1, 2011
I hope you dance: "the encounter was stripped down to essential elements and my husband and I had the privilege of witnessing it."

by Susanne Bender, Editor

When humans communicate with one another they send on a nonverbal, physical level many multifaceted pieces of information, which are critical to the success or failure of each contact. We gather our first relationship experiences on a nonverbal level and a mother's ability to attune to her child determines his/her "being-in-the-world".

Fostering your child's natural creativity does not necessarily require enrolling in costly classes. Learn how to help your child take an enjoyment of music, movement, and arts straight into adulthood!

By Hilda Wengrower and Sharon Chaiklin

Chapter written by Suzi Tortora.
The Ways of Seeing program – Dance movement psychotherapy in early childhood treatment.

by Susan Rizzo Vincent, Suzi Tortora, Jocelyn Shaw, Jean Basiner, Christina Devereaux, Sharon Mulcahy
and Mary Cartales Ponsini

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