How we handle conflict with our children is an important element of building strong relationships.

When we hear the word risk, we often think about children taking physical risks that may endanger their safety, but there is more to this kind of play than first meets the eye.

Taking a risk means that we begin a course of action without being certain of the outcome…

I often get emails and direct messages from people asking me what it’s like to be a Play Therapist (it’s great!) and how they should go about training to become one. Many people are quite shocked when I tell them that they will require a degree in a relevant field and extensive experience of working with children, that training can take anywhere between 2.5 – 5 years ………