By Amy Fletcher, Baby Schooling While psychologists advise parents to wait four years between children this seldom happens. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reports that 17.5% of parents have a 13 to 24 month age gap between...
Cooperative and non-competitive games are ideal for children and families, and are often used by therapists, counselors, and teachers. In a non-competitive game there are no winners or losers, usually information is exchanged. Probably the most popular non-competitive game used...
Netflix launched a new show at the end of March 2017 called ’13 Reasons Why” that has drawn a lot of buzz in therapy circles and parenting groups. Like most popular culture, it succeeds at keeping you in suspense enough...
“Men should learn to live with the same seriousness with which children play.” – Nietzsche (philosopher, writer) Blog Netflix has released an original show about teen suicide. 13 Reasons Why is about a teen girl who commits suicide and how...
Play is the highest form of research.” – Albert Einstein Blog Donna Hammontree had some great reasons for keeping those creepy play therapy dolls in your playroom. Even though they may not be the playroom favorites, they can often be...
“Deep meaning lies often in childish play.” – Johann Friedrich von Schille (German poet 1759–1805) Blog Dr. Gary’s play room is stacked to the ceiling with therapeutic games for children -literally! We got a peak at a few of those...
Questions about “must have” toys get asked so many times by clinicians new to the field of play therapy. And, the answers can vary widely. I’ve given parents some of my favorite toys in the past. Dr. Landreth’s “Must Have” Toy Categories:...
My Play Therapy Page has posted the May Monthly Wrap-Up! Click here to go to MyPlayTherapyPage.com From the Blog (click here for more informative posts) Thanks to Amy Flaherty for helping us get the sand toys organized. Shelf by shelf she reshaped...
