EFFECTS OF CHILD CENTERED PLAY THERAPY ON PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AGE 3-10 YEARS

Abstract

Child Centered Play Therapy is a therapeutic approach that is developmentally appropriate and according to that children learn expressing themselves through play. Children with social and emotional development between the ages of 3-10 years can benefit from Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) is a developmentally suitable play-based mental health intervention. The purpose of the study is to find the recognize experience, manage and emotion expression of children age 3-10 years and to create and sustain meaningful relationship of a child with other children and adults. The present research was conducted in district Faisalabad. Respondents were collected from Day Care Centre, UAF. The proposed research was quantitative in which experiment was applied. Sample size consisted of 30 children both boys and girls and it were collected through the random sampling technique. Results were interpreted after statistical analysis and paired t-test and Chi-square test were applied according to the objectives. These findings highlight the significant positive impact of Child Centered Play Therapy on the children as perceived by their parents, both in terms of satisfaction with the therapy itself and in their willingness to recommend it to other families. The data suggest that parents not only noticed substantial improvements in their children's behavior and emotional state but also felt that the benefits were important enough to share with other potential participants. This strong endorsement could further help to promote CCPT as an effective therapeutic option for children facing emotional and social challenges