LET THE CHILDREN PLAY!

LET THE CHILDREN PLAY!

Schaefer and Drewes (2014) identify twenty major therapeutic powers of play, located across four areas:

1. Facilitates communication, including enhancing self expression.

2. Fosters emotional well-being and can be cathartic, enabling stress management.

3. Enhances social relationships, strengthening attachment and promoting empathy.

4. Increases personal strengths, including the improvement of creative problem-solving and the capacity for resilience.