by ChildPsych | Oct 28, 2021 | Parent guidance
Promoting independence is a key component of allowing your child to feel capable and respected. This is why independent play is so important. True independent play is when time is forgotten and your child can be a creator, safe in the hub of their own imagination and...
by ChildPsych | Oct 21, 2020 | Emotional Development
In last week’s video blog we discussed Childhood Trauma and the effects it has on children. Both in terms of physical and mental health. This week I wanted to chat to you about Secondary Trauma. What is Secondary Trauma? Let’s perhaps start by first...
by ChildPsych | Jun 18, 2020 | Early Childhood Development
Play therapy (child-centered play therapy and adult play therapy) is a psychological intervention recognised and renowned for its treatment of various psychological disorders. In part two of our blog series on play therapy, we discussed the various benefits of play...
by ChildPsych | Jun 4, 2020 | Early Childhood Development
There are various types of play therapy suited to different diagnoses. In our previous blog on play therapy, we defined this psychological intervention while highlighting a few of its benefits. This blog serves to talk about how play therapy can be beneficial for...
by ChildPsych | May 14, 2020 | Early Childhood Development
Play Therapy: An Introduction Play therapy has been around for a long time. It is aimed at adults and children alike. As a type of therapy that suggestively involves actual playing, it has recently been geared towards various disorders, such as attention-deficit...
