TOOLS

Given that language is not yet fully developed in young children, one of the biggest challenges in treatment is to find an alternative to sophisticated language. Puppets, stuffed animals and other toys as well as books and art materials can be used as tools to model children’s behaviors and cognitive strategies.  They act as models that support verbalizing the ability to solve problems or possible solutions to a problem similar to the child’s.

Puppets, storytelling and expressive arts allow children to distance themselves from painful themes and deal with them indirectly.

These tools are more accessible to children and respond to the needs and abilities of their cognitive and emotional development. By processing traumatic events and experiences in a medium that is both natural and comfortable for them, they help children explain an emotional experience and achieve personal growth.

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