Services with Children
Hobby & Recreation Group
Remember the Joy! Counseling and Consultation
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Individual sessions and Social Skills Groups support children to manage difficult
transitions, such as
them to use their language of play and channel their strengths. I always make sure
parents are involved in these processes supporting their children.
transitions, such as
- divorce
- moving
- death or loss in the family
- new person in the family through birth or marriage
- difficult social situations at school
them to use their language of play and channel their strengths. I always make sure
parents are involved in these processes supporting their children.
| In the new Exchange book, Child Development, Bev Bos describes the value of joy in early childhood programs... "Children are egocentric — all of you know that. They do not have to be told they are wonderful because they are born knowing they are. They are born with an inherent self that is intellectual, complete, an inherent self that can dance, sing, write poetry, and tell stories, and has a sense of delight and joy in all things. Inherently, children are born to take risks and grow to their optimum. Inherently, children have a sense of joy about learning, growing, and doing. "The word joy will probably not show up in a curriculum guide. And I don't hear many politicians using that word when they talk about schools and money and accountability. But those of us working hard to ensure a childhood for so many children know that if we did not hear laughter, giggling, hoopla, shouting, and cheering in our centers we couldn't go on. It is the joy of each child that keeps us doing what we do." |
Social skills groups gather
children with similar
challenges and help them learn
together through puppet play,
stories, and problem-solving.
children with similar
challenges and help them learn
together through puppet play,
stories, and problem-solving.
Art helps children
express their concerns
and hopes.
express their concerns
and hopes.
Using a sandtray invites
children to create their
world in miniature. This
opens up chances for
discussion and mastery of
their unique story.
children to create their
world in miniature. This
opens up chances for
discussion and mastery of
their unique story.
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