For Your Binder
Creative metaphors of life experiences seen in play therapy
Metaphors allow the child to protect the self and project the experience onto another object which is much less threatening. #play #playtherapy #fairytales
Play Therapy Themes
Wondering how play therapists choose materials?? #DAP #play #playtherapy
Play Therapy Glossary of Terms
Words Matter! In any profession, having shared definitions of industry speak assists in communication and understanding. #playtherapy #teaching #learning
Fussy babies, worried families and a new service network
This is a link to the Erikson Institute's resource for families who are feeling frustrated. #DAP #zerotothree #infants #babies #playtherapy
Thirteen 13 things you don't know about tears
No one is really sure WHY we cry - but there are lots of theories. For me it can be a true feeling of sadness but I think it is often a purge of emotion. A clearing. A cleansing. Bev Bos used to say that "if the eyes are the window to the soul then tears are what keeps the windows clean" #playtherapy