How Play Therapy Helps Preschoolers Navigate Big Emotions
Chelsea Ann Peralez
Preschoolers are young children who live in a world where emotions are often bigger than words can contain. Their scraped knee becomes a catastrophe, and sharing a toy feels impossible. As preschoolers move from one activity to another throughout the day, there is always room for meltdowns. To us, these seem disproportionate to the situation, but the important truth is that these children are experiencing genuine distress. The challenge is a preschooler’s lack of language and cognitive tools to express their feelings. Play therapy is the bridge between a child’s inner world and their ability to process big and difficult emotions. It meets them in their natural language of play....
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