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Using Play Therapy to Help Children with Anger Problems
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Emotion regulation problems, such as anger outbursts, are a big reason parents seek counseling for their children.
Parents aren’t sure what to do so they seek help from you.
Anger outbursts/tantrums can be frightening for parents as well as the child.
What’s a play therapist to do?
How can play therapy help children rein in those big, overwhelming feelings?
That’s what my guest and I will be talking about during this episode.
Dr. Fiona Zandt is a clinical psychologist in Australia specializing in the use of play to help children manage their strong emotions of anger.
In fact, she’s written an AWESOME new book - Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anger.
If you’re looking for strategies to help children regulate their anger, then you don’t want to miss this episode!
Please note the Day and Time change this week.
Join me for this free weekly podcast, My guest, Dr. Fiona Zandt, and I will be discussing strategies to help children struggling with anger outbursts and their parents in play therapy. We’ll discuss ideas for play therapy activities to use in sessions.
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Chapters
1. Using Play Therapy to Help Children with Anger Problems (00:00:00)
2. Intro (00:00:01)
3. Today's topic (00:01:18)
4. Guest introduction - Dr. Fiona Zant (00:03:33)
5. Anger Through the Lens of Neuroscience and Attachment (00:06:51)
6. Creative Activities to Support Regulation (00:15:54)
7. Highlights from Creative Ways to Help Children Regulate and Manage Anger (00:24:33)
8. The Role of Therapists and Parents in Emotion Regulation (00:26:50)
9. Resources and Further Learning (00:33:05)
10. Outro (00:35:29)
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