Play is a therapy method that every child holds firmly in their hands. Children explore their environment through play since they are born. The child can use his whole personality while playing. The importance of the game in terms of gaining communication skills and motor skills is too high to be ignored. Children who are free while playing, benefit from the healing aspect of the game. Play is a way for children to express what they experience during the day.
The child discovers his inner world while playing. The toys he uses, the behaviors he exhibits and verbal expressions inform the family and the therapist about the child’s feelings. The areas where the child has difficulty in expressing himself will appear in the playroom.
Games played with the family will strengthen the bond between the child and the parent, and the child will be able to gain healthy communication skills. Children do not prefer verbal expression methods when communicating with adults. They give us many messages in the game and they expect us to receive these messages correctly, that is, to understand them.
Children may not be able to express themselves with sentences such as “I am unhappy”, “I feel bad”. They give these reactions through a toy. Play is very important for children to vomit anxiety, anger and stress. Play therapy is the most effective therapy method for the development of children and to be able to recognize their emotional states.
Knowing that play has a healing effect in children tells us the importance of play therapy more clearly. Play therapy is the child’s most free area, the child should not be restricted in the playroom. It is necessary not to separate the toys in the room according to gender, and also not to prevent playing with weapons and sword-style toys. The child who is blocked in the game room may want to bring this request to light in his daily life.
