Dear Audrey Vollans,
Thanyou for your suggestion. The oldest girl Cameron is 10 and Paramdeep is
9 years of age. I like the idea of the girls drawing their family and
themselves. i know this would help them both understand how they feel but
would it change their attitude towards their mother and the fighting?
Also which of the psychologist theories would help to explain this
technique?
>From: Audrey Vollans <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion on theoretical and research issues in counselling
> psychology <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: play as healing
>Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:13:29 -0000
>
>Dear Geeta,
>
>How old are the children? Without knowing this it is hard to respond but
>getting them to discuss their feelings sounds ambitious to me. I wonder
>too
>about getting them to draw their family and themselves to represent how
>they
>feel in their family. This may be easier for them to face but without ages
>it is hard to be more specific.
>
>All the best
>Audrey
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Geeta Gupta" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:14 PM
>Subject: play as healing
>
>
>To whom this may concern,
>
>I am a student at Leeds Metropolitan University in my last year of a
>degree course in playwork. As part of my module I have to e-mail a
>practitioner and explain a case study of a child who I worked with.
>
>I know two sisters who live across the road from me and they both
>constantly fight with one another. Cameron is the oldest and Paramdeep the
>younger sister. They are both always interrupting each other when both
>speaking to their mum, saying i was talking first and shout and push each
>other to get to speak first. They are both of similar age and are both very
>competitive. They literally fight about everything, such as, watching
>television, games, food, presents and its on going. The mother also gets
>very frustrated and shouts at them back
>
>What i feel is happening here is that both children are competing for
>approval from the mother. Most recently twin boys came into the family and
>the girl's lives have become disrupted. The girls lives are not of the
>average child at their age, they have to help with cooking and cleaning and
>do their own homework. The mother has no time for Cameron and Paramdeep
>anymore, but when she does give that slight bit of attention, they both
>want it. They both feel frustrated and take it out on one another.
>
>A solution to this problem, which might help is that, both children write
>their of the story. This would be an excellent way to help both girls deal
>with their feelings towards one another. they could write their stories and
>then read it to each other and discuss how they feel.
>
>I would like some input on the solution to the problem, do you think this
>is the right solution.
>
>Thank you, for your attention in this matter.
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