Will play therapy can help with my son's Depression

[KAREN567]

Hey everyone. I was a mother of two smart kids. Last month my younger son who was two years old passed away. I am not able to recover from the black side yet. But my sister in law told that my elder son's attitude towards everything has changed. He is not talking to anyone and not even ready to play with his friends. I am afraid whether this situation may lead to depression or not. When I spoke with my friend she told about a play therapy for children from a clinic in Toronto( neuropotentialclinics.com/p... ). I am planning to take him to the clinic as soon as possible. But I don't know what will happen during this therapy. I want to know about this therapy. Is there anyone who has taken their children for the same? How long was the therapy? Is there any change in child's attitude? Will this help in improving his social behavior? It will be nice if you can share your thoughts.

[MAS_Nurse]

Hello KAREN567

Thank you for your message. It must be such a difficult time for you and all your family .

Our members are very supportive so may have more information that will help to answer your question. How old is your older son? Perhaps you could share more details about how things happened and how you are at this time. Do you have anyone you can talk to?

Your son's school may be able to help with more support for him and your family.

It may be difficult to give a precise answer as everyone grieves in an individual way. We know that play therapy can help children to express their inner feelings.

Your doctor might have more information about this particular therapy. This is an international forum so their may be members local to you who can give a more detailed answer.

The topics and pinned posts might also hold more advice or inormation for you.

Do keep in touch and let us know how things are for you.

[sweetiepye]

I am very sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine what you are going through. I hope we can offer you some helpful advice in terms of personal experience. I consider it way to soon to think any of you would be back to feeling 'normal' At the same time keeping the structure of you daily lives as near to normal as possible would probably be good for your son. Putting him in a strange environment at this time might be frightening for him. His regular routine and lots of family cuddies and love. Listening to him talk about his sadness and fears would probably do you both good. Pam