Play with Purpose

Play with Purpose

Symbolic play

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Alexis Ralphs
Feb 03, 2025
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Symbolic play

Helping your child make sense of difficult experiences through pretend play

Do you ever have one of those days when everything just seems perfect?

Blue skies and sunshine, a long, lazy afternoon stretching out before you?

I was having one of those days. Just standing in the park, just being.

Then, Woof!

Graarr!

I was on my back, a big black dog pinning me dow…

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