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Executive Functioning in your Child – Article 1 – Supporting Differences

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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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The Imitation Game & The Narrator

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Blog Series By Ashley Stevenson – The Power of Play with Non-Verbal Children The Imitation Game Imitation is an amazing tool for enhancing the development of communication skills. Imitation helps children to practice the rhythms of communication. It can also help them to build the foundations for broader social skills, like recognising facial expressions and

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How Does Play Therapy Benefit Young Children?

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Play therapy or play-based mental health intervention helps children with mental health concerns, social, and developmental concerns. What Is Play Therapy? Play therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses play as the medium to help children explore, express, and understand their emotions. It is used predominantly with children aged 2 to 12 years, individually

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Learn to Play - Referral Information for professionals in health or education

Learn to Play – Referral Information for professionals in health or education

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Learn to Play Therapy aims to develop the ability of children to spontaneously engage in pretend play. It is for children aged 18 months to 10 years who find playing difficult. To benefit from Learn to Play Therapy children need to be developmentally at the 12 – 18 month level (particularly cognition) and have at

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