
Best Humaning: Understanding the Child Behind the Behavior with Nikki Magliaro
What if, instead of trying to stop a behavior, we got curious about what was underneath it?
In this episode, Heather talks with Nikki Magliaro, LMHC, co-founder of Puzzle Pieces and a DIR/Floortime Expert Training Leader, about understanding the whole child — their development, sensory needs, individual differences, relationships, and the reasons behind their behavior.
Nikki introduces the DIR/Floortime approach and shares a beautifully simple idea she calls “best humaning”: approaching our children — and ourselves — with curiosity, connection, and the most generous interpretation of behavior…
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