Play Therapy

Play and therapy

Play is usually identified as something recreational, fun and participative. Using play in learning is a challenging and innovative method to mitigate personal change. Play therapy is a form of counseling or psychotherapy that uses play to communicate with and help people, especially children, and it helps to prevent or resolve psycho-social challenges. Because children cannot express themselves the way we adults can, the use of play is thought to help them towards better social integration, growth and development. Play therapy is generally employed with children aged 3 through 11 and provides a way for them to express their experiences and feelings in a natural and non-threatening manner which does not intimidate them. As children’s experiences and knowledge are often communicated through play, it becomes an important vehicle that helps them to know and accept themselves as well as those around them.

I really am so tired

Fatigue is one of the MOST subjective of emotions and perceptions. And no matter what, it is incapacitating. It has both physiological and psychological constituents that allow the sufferer to perceive a reduction in drive, ability as well as performance. The horse when whipped begins to gallop; and cows, donkeys, goats and sheep are compelled to exert (at anything at all) when pushed. That however does not assure their drive and ability to excel. They must perform out of sheer force. Higher cognitive abilities necessitate focus and energy; these are less likely to be engendered by a drained mind.