Why Speech Pathologists Highly Recommend Play Therapy
Playing is an essential part of every child’s life, and we dare say an adult’s life. Play is also something that the speech pathologists from Communi Kids Speech would regard as one of the most essential treatment tools they have available to them. Playing has the perfect combination of facets. Namely, it is fun for the child and creates scenarios where their communication, language, or skills can be developed.
We are not suggesting that simply by playing a game, a child’s speech problems will miraculously disappear, as that would be too simplistic. However, playing certain types of games and games that require the child to act or behave in specific ways can create an environment where their language and communication skills can be developed.
What Is Play Therapy?
Play therapy is used in several medical fields to help treat children, and it can be especially effective in implementing speech pathology treatment. Given how much children love playing, play therapy uses that fact and tries to combine the child having fun whilst playing to help support the development of their speech, social skills and communication, voice, and listening skills.