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About
Daring to Dream

Shai Silberbusch, born in 1963, is the founder of the First-Step Method and a specialist in child development for both typically developing children and those with special needs. Through his work at the First-Step College in Tel Aviv, Shai and his team have trained over 3,300 instructors, now applying his method worldwide. His programs, which include early childhood development classes (ages 0–6), sleep consultations, and feeding consultations, offer practical solutions for parents. He is an expert in infant and child development, and he is a senior teacher of the Feldenkrais Method. Over years working with adults and children, Shai learned about the relation between infant development and the course of life as a child and adult. Those insights, combined with his hands-on experience as a father of three, led him to create this unique method that helps parents fully implement their babies’ motoric and developmental abilities. Shai is internationally known for creating an innovative program for children with special needs. His intensive approach challenges conventional thinking by viewing every child as capable, with unlimited potential for growth. By fostering a “can-do” environment, he empowers both children and parents to exceed expectations. His call to parents is both simple and revolutionary: “Dare to dream for your child.”