Child Centered Play Therapy and Executive Functioning

🧠✨ New Episode of Playful Beginnings ✨🧠

Executive Functioning Meets Child-Centered Play Therapy

Ever been asked, “But how does play therapy help with executive functioning?” This episode is for you.

In our newest Playful Beginnings conversation, we break down how child-centered play therapy (CCPT) directly supports the development of executive functioning—without worksheets, rewards, or constant correction.

We explore: • Why executive functioning is developmental, not motivational • How CCPT supports impulse control, flexibility, emotional regulation, and problem-solving • The role of co-regulation and relationship in building brain-based skills • How play therapists can clearly and confidently explain this work to parents and teachers

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