How to Understand Play

Play is such a crucial part of children’s development. Play encourages creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, social skills, emotional regulation and motor development. Take a look at these videos to learn ways to develop those skills in your children and also improve your relationship with them.

Bossy Play: What Parents Need to Know

How to Encourage Fair Play

Manage Impulses in Play

Feeling Okay With Negative Play

Clean Up Strategies

Playtime Informs Parents and Builds a Stronger Bond

Using Play to Test the Waters

Helping Siblings with Frustration During Play

Don’t Take it Personally! Allow it to Play Out.

Play Through Trauma

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Debra J. Green, LMFT

I have always had a strong desire to learn about and understand others. I have enhanced that interest with education, training, and clinical experience in the field of clinical psychology and marriage and family therapy.

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