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How is Play Therapy different from Play

How is Play Therapy different from Play?

Written by Amy Baillie, Synergetic Play Therapist / Children’s Counsellor / Parent Coach Play therapy , and particularly non-directive or child-led play therapies can sometimes look like the therapist is just playing with your child. Your child may even tell you that they got the therapist to play a game with them that they play […]

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What Happens in Play Therapy Sessions

What Happens in Play Therapy Sessions?

Directive and Non-Directive approaches Written by Amy Baillie, Synergetic Play Therapist / Children’s Counsellor / Parent Coach All play therapy modalities focus on understanding how children use play as part of their communication, However, it can be delivered in a range of formats that aim to target the specific needs of your child. Some of

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Executive Functioning in your Child – Article 4 - Developing Skills - Working Memory

Executive Functioning in your Child – Article 4 – Developing Skills – Working Memory

Written by Lea Tanner, Provisional Psychologist / Associate Play Therapist, CoRe Kids Therapy While executive functioning involves several processes in the brain, there are three core components: cognitive flexibility, inhibition, and working memory. These three processes play critical roles in everyday life. A child’s executive functioning skill level can vary depending on factors including stage

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Developing Skills - Inhibition

Executive Functioning in your Child – Article 3 – Developing Skills – Inhibition

Written by Lea Tanner, Provisional Psychologist / Associate Play Therapist, CoRe Kids Therapy While executive functioning involves several processes in the brain, there are three core components: cognitive flexibility, inhibition, and working memory. These three processes play critical roles in everyday life. A child’s executive functioning skill level can vary depending on factors including stage

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Executive Functioning in your Child Developing Skills

Executive Functioning in your Child – Article 2 – Developing Skills – Cognitive Flexibility

Written by Lea Tanner, Provisional Psychologist / Associate Play Therapist, CoRe Kids Therapy While executive functioning involves several processes in the brain, there are three core components: cognitive flexibility, inhibition, and working memory. These three processes play critical roles in everyday life. A child’s executive functioning skill level can vary depending on factors including stage

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Executive Functioning in your Child – Article 1 – Supporting Differences

Written by Daniela Diaz, Registered Psychologist, CoRe Kids Therapy Executive functions in informal words are the skills used to be able to take time to think before acting, stay focus, resist temptations, deal with unanticipated challenges, prioritise activities, etc. To use the executive functions our brain needs to be capable to “Inhibit” which requires self-control

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Theraplay Moorabbin South East

Understanding Theraplay and Its Benefits

Theraplay is a play-based therapeutic approach designed to enhance the emotional well-being of children and their families. Theraplay is grounded in attachment theory and the primary goals of this intervention is to help children build secure attachments and develop essential emotional skills for healthy development. Theraplay practitioners use four dimensions to set goals for therapy,

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