What is play?
Play is the child's first language and at the same time its only universal language. Play is a tool for expressing emotions, exploring relationships and self-actualization. In addition, the game allows the child to prepare himself for life. The child, who reconstructs his daily life through play and in a controlled way, confronts the difficulties that he cannot face in daily life in the game, he overcomes the difficulties he cannot overcome in the game, so he makes a kind of preparation for life. Play is an indispensable natural process for a child's growth, development, learning and building relationships.
Children through play;
• Builds trust.
• Learns.
• Develops acceptable behaviors.
• Learns to accept their emotions.
• Learns to regulate their emotions.
• Learns to deal with negative emotions.
• Explores creative thinking.
• Learns to solve problems.
• Learns to communicate openly.
• Increases self-esteem.
What is play therapy?
Play therapy, which is a special type of therapy for children, helps children between the ages of 2 and 11 to express themselves, relax and provide serious support for solving their problems. The reason why the lower limit is 2 years old is that children start playing symbolic games at about this age. The upper limit of 11 years can be stretched when it comes to a child who is older and prefers to express himself through games. is the process. Play therapy is a type of therapy used as the most effective tool against cognitive, emotional and behavioral difficulties. Research shows that play therapy is a highly effective intervention method regardless of age, gender, and nature of the problem. In addition, therapy works best when a family member, parent or caregiver is involved.
How play therapy aims/creates change in the child:
• To create a positive sense of self,
• Let the child take responsibility.
• The child's self-direction,
• Self-acceptance,
• The child's acting more autonomously,
• Developing the capacity to make independent decisions,
• It aims to learn by experiencing what he can control,
• To develop the ability to cope with the problems he encounters,
• To develop an internal evaluation mechanism,
• To gain more self-confidence.
How do children benefit from play therapy< br /> • They learn that their feelings are acceptable and to accept their own feelings. Therefore, they express their feelings more easily.
• They learn to accept others.
• They learn to control themselves and take responsibility.
• They learn to regulate their emotions.
• They learn to cope with problems.
• They learn to be creative
• They learn to make their own decisions.
• They learn to make choices and take responsibility for their choices.
When play therapy works :
• Children with selective mutism (selective silence),
• Children with anxiety, fear and phobias,
• Children with sibling jealousy,
• Children with sleep problems to children,
• Children of divorced families,
• Emotional, physical and sexual abuses,
• Adoption cases,
• Bedwetting (Enurosis) / Encopresis (difficulties with pooping-holding) ),
• Limit setting and communication problems,
• Anger, aggression, bullying problems,
• Children with attention deficit and hyperactivity problems,
• Attachment problems,
• Children who have problems with going to school and adaptation
• Children with low self-confidence and social introversion problems
• Play therapy is used for children who are lost in the family, bereaved
How do children benefit from play therapy: They learn that their feelings are acceptable and to accept their own feelings. Therefore, they express their feelings more easily.
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