Parents are the best judges of their own children and will be the first to notice any sudden changes in behavior or emotions. If not, and a teacher, helper or Daycare point out that specific behavioral changes are taking place, it is time to get your child into Play Therapy. Children come to play therapy for a number of reasons.
Things to look for:
- Acting out
- Seems anxious
- Withdrawn or more extroverted
- Social issues
- Self-elected mutism
Play Therapy can also be used to enable your child to get through an event or trauma:
- Hijacking
- Bullying
- Divorce
- Abuse of any kind (Sexual, Physical and or emotional)
- Accident
- Grief and loss
- Any abandonment issues/adoption
- Crisis
Play Therapy can also assist with those that have a mental disorder:
- Anxiety
- Depression (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- ADHD
- ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- Learning and Physical Disabilities