Parenting with Theraplay®: Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child

by Helen Rodwell, Vivien Norris, Phyllis Booth (Foreword by), Dafna Lender (Foreword by), Miranda Smith (Illustrator)

Overview

Theraplay® is an attachment-focused model of parenting that helps parents to understand and relate to their child. Based on a sequence of play activities that are rooted in neuroscience, Theraplay offers a fun and easy way for parents and children to connect. Theraplay is particularly effective with looked after and adopted children.

By providing an overview of Theraplay and the psychological principles that it is based on, parents and carers will gain an understanding of the basic theory of the model along with practical ideas for applying Theraplay to everyday family life. Through everyday case studies and easy language, parents will gain confidence and learn new skills for emotional bonding, empathy, and acceptance in the relationship with their child.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785922091
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	07/21/2017
Series:	Theraplay® Books & Resources
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	550,987
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dr Vivien Norris is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Music Therapist, Certified Theraplay Practitioner and Supervisor, and the UK Theraplay Training Director. Vivien is also a DDP Practitioner who specialises in trauma.

Dr Helen Rodwell is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Certified Theraplay Practitioner. Helen works with looked after and adopted children and provides supervision and consultation to other professionals, including adoption and fostering social workers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Phyllis Booth (Co-founder of Theraplay). Foreword by Dafna Lender (Programme Director, The Theraplay Institute). Introduction. PART ONE: What is Theraplay? 1. What is Theraplay? 2. Getting Closer to Your Child. 3. Structure. 4. Engagement. 5. Nurture. 6. Challenge. PART TWO: Everyday Examples. 7. Using Theraplay to Help with Everyday Transitions and Change. 8. Thinking About Behavioural Issues. 9. Putting it all together. 10. Description of Theraplay Activities. 11. Further Resources.

Editorial Reviews

Understanding and bringing to life the many ideas contained in this book will be of great value to us and to our children.

Daniel Hughes

Viv and Helen clearly bring the tried and tested Theraplay principles to parenting. This book gives many ideas and clear structure to help all parents provide an emotionally rich and connected parenting environment.

Kim Golding

This is a tranquil book where the reader is led by the hand and yet the practical ideas and accessible knowledge gifted to the reader, light up the brain like a Christmas tree.

Veronica Read

Written in a helpful, kind and practical way that doesn't make you feel as though you need to be a super-parent 24/7. As the authors say, Theraplay is about giving hope and increasing joy and their book does that with bubbles, feathers and face paints on.

Sally Donovan

When family life has become a struggle, this book can show exhausted, demoralised parents the way back to having fun together, while repairing damage and building trust in their wounded child in the process.

Ann Bell