Thursday, June 25, 2009

Group Therapy for Pre-Schoolers?

Okay, boys and girls, gather 'round, it's circle-time...no wait, it's Group Therapy!! The London Telegraph is reporting that some pre-schools are using circle time as a place for children to share their problems. And one of these pre-schools even set up a "calming tent" for frustrated children to settle down. The children are being taught to listen and respond with empathy to their classmates' problems. Wow -- we knew Group Therapy was powerful, but who knew that it could be implemented so early in life!!

You can read the full article in the London Telegraph here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5612434/Four-year-olds-given-therapy-to-improve-behaviour.html

For listings of hundreds of Therapy Groups around the U.S. (sorry, none are for pre-schoolers yet!), visit FindGroupTherapy.Com at www.findgrouptherapy.com

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