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A Child's First Book about Play Therapy

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What better way to ease a child's mind and nerves than reading a story? This book makes an excellent tool for educating children about the therapy process, engaging their participation, and joining with the child on his or her level. I use it as a beginning intervention with all of my new clients...some of them request it again and again

I have read the book and shared it with my children. The book is wonderfully written, illustrations are excellent and it does away with the stereotypical idea's about children and therapy.

I highly recommend this book to both parents and professionals who deal with children. From therapists to teachers, this is the one book that you should have in your library.

This book helps you understand simple facts about play therapy, the therapist and the parents' first experience of this in a gentle way. Children and parents can read this together and prepare themselves for their first therapy moment. The illustrations and language make therapy an approachable and meaningful journey- a non-threatening one by any yard stick. Play therapists will find this useful in their work with children.

This is the black and white version of the book - the color version is worth spending the extra money. The discussion of topics such as confidentiality are strangely worded and may not be helpful for young children without additional explanation. However, this is probably one of the best introductions to play therapy available for younger children currently available.

The book was exactly what they said it would be. It. Shipped quickly. It fit the purposes I needed it for.

The words in this book are fairly large print and relatively simple for kids to read and understand. This gives some idea of the kids reading and comprehension abilities. It also talks about kids going to see a therapist - what the kids concerns are and what kind of things go on or are talked about. The kids I have used it with seem to like it ... no they can't take my copy home, no they can't color the big pictures in my book. They normally ask those questions ... and many more. I like it!