Theraplay®

Iis an Attachment-Based therapeutic approach that uses structured play to help the child and parent/caregiver build a healthy attachment with each other. This new healthier attachment improves the relationship between the parent and child.

Theraplay® involves the child and adult being active together in the session. The sessions are active, intense, physical, nurturing and fun. The activities used are based upon the child’s emotional age, not their chronological age. Usually a child with attachment issues has not been able to emotionally mature at the same rate as a child with a secure attachment; therefore the activities need to be geared to a younger aged child.

Who can benefit from Theraplay®

• Children with special needs and challenges
• Children in foster care
• Children in adoptive homes
• Children who have experience temporary loss of a parent
• Children who have been abused and or neglected
• Adolescents and adults who have developmental disabilities