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  • Trauma Treatment Resources
    January 21, 2020 Gary Yorke

    Trauma Treatment Resources

    We are becoming increasingly sophisticated in our approaches to treating trauma. The need for specialized training has become more apparent as we become more knowledgeable about the effects of trauma on all aspects of a child’s development. There are few...

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  • Twelve Effective Play Therapy & Child Therapy Games
    January 17, 2020 Gary Yorke

    Twelve Effective Play Therapy & Child Therapy Games

    A game is a structured activity that is usually undertaken for enjoyment. Richard Gardner popularized the use of games in child therapy. While he was a psycho-dynamically oriented therapist he understood the value of introducing some structure into therapy with...

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  • What is the Right Way to Do Play Therapy?
    January 7, 2020 Gary Yorke

    What is the Right Way to Do Play Therapy?

    A year after I started ChildTherapyToys.com I approached the author of a game about feelings to ask them if they’d like to sell the game on ChildTherapyToys.com.  I had lunch with the author and we discussed the history of the...

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  • Play Therapy Toys - complete play therapy room
    December 17, 2019 Gary Yorke

    How to Save Money on Play Therapy Toys

    When I started my practice I furnished my playroom through the time honored process of visiting yard sales and garage sales. It was a great way to begin and I still have some of the play therapy toys I bought...

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  • Sand Tray Miniatures are Peculiar
    December 11, 2019 Gary Yorke

    Sand Tray Miniatures are Peculiar

    Several years ago, on a Wednesday morning, I received a very angry call from a customer. Well, to be exact, it wasn’t really a customer. It was a receiving clerk at a public school. She was enraged by the box...

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  • 10 Categories for Sorting Sand Tray Miniatures on Shelves
    December 10, 2019 Gary Yorke

    10 Categories for Sorting Sand Tray Miniatures on Shelves

    by Amy Flaherty, LPE-I, RPT Since I’ve been doing sand tray therapy trainings for several years now many folks have asked the best way to arrange miniatures on shelves. As an aside, don’t worry for you traveling, crammed-for-space-therapists- my next blog...

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  • Is My Child’s Anxiety Normal?
    December 5, 2019 Gary Yorke

    Is My Child’s Anxiety Normal?

    Parents often ask “Is my child’s anxiety normal?”  Because all children have worries from time to time this can be a difficult question to answer. In fact, Anxiety Disorders in children can go undetected by parents for quite some time. ...

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  • Does Play Therapy Work?
    December 3, 2019 Gary Yorke

    Does Play Therapy Work?

    The short answer is, “Yes!” During the past two decades there has been a significant increase in research on play therapy and its efficacy is well demonstrated. A 10 year study completed by Play Therapy UK found positive change occurred...

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  • The Best Dollhouse for Play Therapy
    November 20, 2019 Expert shopapps

    The Best Dollhouse for Play Therapy

    Every play therapist’s playroom has a dollhouse. The dollhouse is often central to a child’s imaginative play. It serves as a tool for solving conflict, expressing emotion, and developing interpersonal skills. One day it is a fort and place of...

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  • Words Can Inspire by Leah Davies M.Ed.
    November 12, 2019 Expert shopapps

    Words Can Inspire by Leah Davies M.Ed.

    Most educators can recall a teacher's comment that either encouraged or discouraged them. Positive messages foster a child's growth and are constructive, while negative messages can defeat and discourage a child. Our words can have a profound effect upon a...

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  • Helping Children Adapt to The Arrival of A Sibling
    August 16, 2019 Gary Yorke

    Helping Children Adapt to The Arrival of A Sibling

    By Amy Fletcher, Baby Schooling  While psychologists advise parents to wait four years between children this seldom happens. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reports that 17.5% of parents have a 13 to 24 month age gap between...

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