Helping Children to Overcome Fear The Healing Power of Play Russell Evans
128 pp.
Hawthorn Press
Paperback
Published: October 2000
978-1-903458-02-0
The insights of Jean Evans, a play leader, have
become core principles for preschools, play therapy, childcare, and
pediatrics. These include child development through play and imitation;
captivating children’s interest; encouragement as a basis for healing;
guidelines for helping children feel safe and happy; and helping dying
children and caring parents.
Jean Evans' practical insights
embrace child development through play and imitation; captivating
children's interest; encouragement as a source of healing; practical
guidelines for helping children to feel safe and happy; dying children
and caring parents.
Full of touching and useful examples of how Jean applied this in her work, Helping Children to Overcome Fear
serves to remind us that these principles are relevant not only to the
critically ill but can be used to support all children, everywhere.
Illustrated.