Eight Ways Play Therapy Is Helpful for Children
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- Play assists in the development
of a healthy ego and boundaries of self.
- Play therapy literally helps the
brain form normally.
- Play therapy helps children
develop a sense of mastery and control over inner
resources.
- Play is “rehearsal for life” for
a child in all ways.
- Play helps a child release
blocked energy within and activates self-healing and
balance.
- Play is the medium through which
children resolve traumas by externalizing what has
occurred for them so that they can play “through it” and
release it.
- Play is THE way children
communicate how they think and feel because they are not
yet fully left-brained (verbal), so play gives them a way
to converse and be heard.
- Play helps children improve
their self-esteem because it allows them to feel empowered
and to witness themselves.
Learn more.
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| Source: |
Play Therapy
Association (United States) |
