I'm always interested in the way Nicky interacts with his toys. I've always believed in the therapeutic benefit of play too, and the way kids act out things or emotions through their games. Lately there has been rather a lot happening in our family and it has been curious for me to see how Nicky has … [Read more...]
Working Through Emotions Through Play
So, we've established that Nicky likes to have a comfort item near to him - a toy, a car, a biccy, and most recently I posted about his "Zee-bra". Well, the zebra has been lost for a while, but Nicky found another toy he likes - a wooden bunny given to him as a newborn by my mother-in-law. It has a … [Read more...]
From Muddle to Meaning
Hello bleeps! How are you all doing? I went to a very interesting workshop yesterday on Techniques at the Counselling House at church (where I do the play therapy, uh, correction, not doing it at the moment due to work overload). We had to do various activities which would reveal … [Read more...]