Description
Book SynopsisDeveloping Secure Attachment Through Play offers a range of imaginative and engaging play-based activities, designed to help vulnerable young children forge safe attachments with their caregivers.
The book focuses on key developmental stages that may have been missed due to challenging life circumstances, such as social-emotional development, object permanence and physical and sensory development. It also considers pertinent issues including trauma, separation, loss and transition. Chapters explore each topic from a theoretical perspective, before offering case studies that illustrate the theory in practice, and a range of activities to demonstrate the effectiveness of play in developing healthy attachments.
Key features of this book include:
80 activities that can be carried out at home or in educational settings, designed to facilitate attachment and enhance social-emotional development;
case vignettes exploring creative activities such
Trade Review
This is a definite ‘must read’ book, the latest from highly experienced therapist, Dr Joan Moore. It provides a wealth of practical ideas with underlying theory, and within the framework of Early Learning Goals. It will be an essential resource for parents and caregivers, especially for foster and adoptive parents, also for social workers, practitioners in care and education and all therapists addressing the developmental needs of children with attachment issues.
Dr Sue Jennings, Play and Dramatherapist, Neuro-Dramatic-Play LTD
Table of ContentsIntroduction Social and Emotional Development Trauma Mirroring Object Permanence Cause and Effect Physical Development and Sensory Integration Language and Speech Development Loss and Separation Transition Identity Glossary of Terms Bibliography Appendices
