Comments on: The Therapeutic Power of Play (And 4 Ways To Encourage It) https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/ elevating child care Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: Institute of Child Psychology https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-132534 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:14:31 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-132534 That is great to know! I am always looking for new ways to learn more about the field of play therapy, and an online training seems like a great way to do that. I will definitely look into it. Thanks for letting me know.

]]> By: Kim https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-131034 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:22:10 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-131034 Hi Janet,

I really love your articles and I’m just trying to understand how to out them into practice as a new, first time Mum to my four month old. I’d love to hear about some examples of a “day in the life of” at different ages. I’m not sure if I’m providing my little one a rich enough environment. I’m also not sure how your advice ties in with the advice we receive to talk, sing and read to our little ones. Lastly, as my bub is currently too young to be rolling, I’m unsure how much to offer her toys within her reach versus just watching her be (without accessible toys).

Many thanks,
Kim

]]> By: Lisa https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-120863 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:53:49 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-120863 In reply to Khans.

This is an old post to a writer who most likely no longer needs suggestions — but I still want to leave a comment. Water play is fascinating and it’s no wonder little kids are drawn to it. As good stewards of the Earth, of course we have to limit how much a child can use in their play. I wonder if funnels or pieces of PVC piping might be incorporated (e.g., the child scooping the funnel through a bucket of water and then watching it stream back out; putting a piece of PVC piping on various objects and then experiment with the degree of slant and how that affects how fast water will get from one end to the other)? And sometimes it is okay to turn on the hose for a few minutes, as long as the child is capable of coping with, or has a patient person there to work through, any disappointment when it is turned off. There are always opportunities to model and/or explicitly teach emotional self-regulation and turning off the hose could be very useful in that context.

]]> By: Lisa https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-102520 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:32:53 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-102520 Love this post! I’m adding as a link to my blog post on “nourishing children’s soul purpose/gifts” because one of the most important aspects to connect with your child’s unique gifts is to let them have free time to play to allow both of you to see what she moves towards and loves(as write about often, thank you).

]]> By: Julia https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-92972 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:57:37 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-92972 Hi Janet, I always love your blogs, just came across this one and wanted to ask you a question regarding my 16 months old son. I have encouraged self-directed play since he was 7 months old (it drove me mad not having one minute to myself and then I had this a-ha moment after reading your blogs) since then he’s been playing on his own very well but lately he is always taking my hand trying to take me to wherever he wants me to go and help him or get him something he wants. I always go with him and try to help him when he got a toy stuck or when he requires help getting into a box etc. but it seems to get a bit too much for me now, I seem to get interrupted constantly. There have been times when I couldn’t go with him straight away which I explained to him, but he will have a proper tantrum straight after. Have you got any suggestions?

]]> By: janet https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-87023 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:40:51 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-87023 In reply to Amber.

Wow, this is all so fascinating, isn’t it? Yes, play therapy is often extremely enlightening. It is so helpful for understanding how our children receive what they experience. I love the thoughtful way you handled this situation, Amber.

]]> By: Amber https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-87016 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:45:36 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-87016 I just read through this post and the comments and it’s great to have examples and experiences of play therapy shared as it’s something we’re currently navigating!
My daughter is coming on 2 years old and this year has begun playing out some scenarios that regularly occur at her daycare, mostly to do with putting young babies to bed for rest. I realised that she was copying what the teachers were doing at centre, and it wasn’t necessarily the kind of thing we would do at home! It turns out child’s play is very enlightening. My daughter’s play therapy version of baby bedtime started to get a bit aggressive with lots of shooshing, really hard patting and loud commands to ‘lie down!’. I began spending a bit more time with my daughter in her class each morning to see what was going on in the room and noticed that the teachers were a bit stressed with a huge influx of new babies, and that my girl had totally outgrown the baby-focused environment even though she had a few more months to go before she could move up to a room for older kids. We talked to the centre and managed to get her moved up early and she’s thriving being with toddlers at her level. Now the at-home-play is all about sharing and no pushing/biting/hitting (something she and her classroom peers are all processing at the moment).

]]> By: janet https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-85208 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:05:03 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-85208 In reply to kay trotter.

Kay, I would love to hear more about that myself…such an intriguing subject!

]]> By: kay trotter https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-85207 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-85207 LOVE ♥ As a play therapist I know the "Language of Play?" and I love can teaching others too. One of the most full filling aspect of my job is teaching moms and days to learn how to "speak" and "read" the "Language of Play" to understand what their child is communicating, and watching their child's world open up to their eyes in ways they could now have even imagine.]]> Thanks for the post. ♥ LOVE ♥
As a play therapist I know the “Language of Play?” and I love can teaching others too. One of the most full filling aspect of my job is teaching moms and days to learn how to “speak” and “read” the “Language of Play” to understand what their child is communicating, and watching their child’s world open up to their eyes in ways they could now have even imagine.

]]> By: janet https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/10/the-therapeutic-power-of-play-and-4-ways-to-encourage-it/comment-page-1/#comment-81261 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:31:25 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4368#comment-81261 In reply to Mette.

Mette, thank you for sharing this. I am so sorry for your tremendous loss. Peace be with you!

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