Purpose

We’re at a crossroads in the applied sciences.

For decades, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has provided us with powerful set of tools—tools that allow us to measure, predict, and influence selective behavior with remarkable precision. And yet, despite its strength, many clinicians and ...

Child development does not occur in isolation. It unfolds within a system—a living, dynamic, relational system that we call the family.

And if we want to properly understand developmental challenges—especially in children with developmental delays in learning, relating, and playing—we must shift...

Participatory and Perspectival Learning 

To understand development properly, we must begin with participatory and perspectival learning:

• Participatory → the child learns by being in the interaction
• Perspectival → the child learns by seeing and interpreting the world through action

From a ...

A Clinical Map for Clinicians and Parents

There is a growing tension in the applied sciences—and if we’re honest, many clinicians feel it and know this is the case.

On one side, we have a precise, evidence-based science like Applied Behavior Analysis. On the other, we have a growing recognition...

The True, Good, and Beautiful of Child Development

Child development and family deserve a stable, sustainable relationship that is productive, generous, playful and reciprocal across the short, medium to long term. We all intuitively know this to be true, good and beautiful, but we do not yet ha...

A Practical Guide for Parents and Therapist 

Child development is often misunderstood because we reduce it to isolated parts.

We measure behaviors. We track data. We place symptoms into objective categories. And objective categories become identity.

And yet, despite the effort, something is fu...