Play Therapy

What is Play Therapy?

Play therapy is a naturalized develop fun engagement activities that is designed to encourage children to engage in play. Play therapy aims to help a child’s growth and development. Some benefits of play therapy are helping children to address and resolve their own problems and building relationship with others through play.

What does Play Therapy help?

Play therapy helps children to:

• Be more responsible for their behaviors and develop more successful strategies
• Develop new and creative solutions to problems
• Develop respect and acceptance of self and others
• Learn to experience and express emotion
• Cultivate empathy and respect for the thoughts and feelings of others
• Learn new relational skills and techniques with family
• Develop self-efficacy and a better assuredness about their abilities

Play therapy can make a difference in a child’s life by allowing a child to enjoy leisure that incorporates games and other fun activities. Play therapy helps children to express themselves and will enhance and illuminate their outlook on life.