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Interview with Suzi Tortora on BabyZone.com: A Guide to Preschool Movement, Music, and Art Classes

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!

In my work with infants, young children, and families, I’ve seen again and again that a child’s movement is like a window into their emotional world.

A confident step toward a caregiver, a hesitation before reaching out, a turned should

In this newly published study, I had the opportunity to explore how trauma, especially trauma related to violence or fear in close relationships, lives in the body, and how, with the right support, that story can begin to change.

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I believe this is where true understanding begins—in learning to notice both what we say and how we say it with our whole selves.

This is especially true for children who may not yet have the words to explain their experience. Their bodies of

Therapy with children, particularly infants and young children, must be co-created.

It unfolds in real time, shaped by both participants.

The child brings their rhythms, preferences, habits, and emotional cues. The therapist brings their attuneme

Often we think of babies as blank slates, waiting to be filled. But from the very start, they’re shaping the relationship just as much as we are.

When an infant reaches, turns away, stiffens, or softens, they’re not just reacting. They&r

Movement is how children explore the world and make sense of themselves.

Through reaching, crawling, rocking, and running, they discover what feels good and what helps them feel safe.

Movement helps them build confidence, understand their bodies,

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Interview with Suzi Tortora on BabyZone.com: A Guide to Preschool Movement, Music, and Art Classes

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