Play Therapy
Therapist help children address and resolve their own problems. Play therapy builds on the natural way children learn about themselves and their relationships in the world. Through play therapy, children learn to communicate with others, express feelings, modify behavior, develop problem solving skills and learn new ways of relating. Play provides a safe psychological distance from their problems and facilitates developmentally appropriate expression of thoughts and feelings.
PLAY THERAPY
Therapist help children address and resolve their own problems. Play therapy builds on the natural way children learn about themselves and their relationships in the world. Through play therapy, children learn to communicate with others, express feelings, modify behavior, develop problem solving skills and learn new ways of relating. Play provides a safe psychological distance from their problems and facilitates developmentally appropriate expression of thoughts and feelings.
WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PLAY THERAPY
There are several things you, as a parent (foster, adoptive or guardianship is
included here!) should know and expect when you bring your child to a play therapist.
- Your child will adjust better to a relationship with the therapist if they are prepared beforehand.
Reading the information available here, watching the video for children below with your child, or reading one of the books (may be available at your library or from the therapist’s office) suggested can help prepare both of you for going to the therapist, and help alleviate anxiety that naturally comes with it.
