Like the developmental milestones created for motor skills and language skills, Floortime creates milestones for important social and emotional development. Milestones like self control. Relating to and communicating with others. Problem solving and abstract thinking.

Floortime treats the social, emotional, and cognitive landscape of the child holistically. It’s a child-centered approach that emphasizes each child’s unique interests and follows their lead. It builds on those interests with the aim of developing more and more complex actions and interactions over time.