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What actually happens in child therapy: will my kid just sit there and talk?
What actually happens in child therapy: will my kid just sit there and talk?

No, and that is by design. If you are picturing your eight-year-old on a couch answering questions for an hour, you can let that image go. Child therapy is built around play, because play is the language kids already speak. A session usually looks like games, toys, art, and stories, guided by a therapist who is trained to read what the play is saying. Talking happens too, but it rides along with the play instead of replacing it.

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What actually happens in child therapy: will my kid just sit there and talk?
What actually happens in child therapy: will my kid just sit there and talk?

No, and that is by design. If you are picturing your eight-year-old on a couch answering questions for an hour, you can let that image go. Child therapy is built around play, because play is the language kids already speak. A session usually looks like games, toys, art, and stories, guided by a therapist who is trained to read what the play is saying. Talking happens too, but it rides along with the play instead of replacing it.

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