Dr. Landreth: Setting Boundaries In The Playroom

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While watching the video Dr. Landreth discussed the importance of setting limits and boundaries with the children in the playroom. It is important to have boundaries in all your relationships, not just with children. If an individual does not set boundaries about his or herself, others will not value them. It is especially important to set boundaries with children. The boundaries need to be consistent; otherwise, the child will not value the therapeutic relationship. Dr. Landreth continues to explain that in order to accept the child, the therapist needs to set limits. If limits are not set, the therapist will worry about the child’s safety rather than accepting the behavior. By setting limits, the therapist can focus on accepting the child. …show more content…

Limits are set if there are harmful or dangerous behaviors that can harm the child or therapist. It is important to be firm with the child. For example, Dr. Landreth explained, “If a child is going to hit me with a hammer and I see his hand coming down to strike me, I will stop that child by grabbing his arm.” Dr. Landreth mentioned that the therapist might need to get physical to stop the child from harming by grabbing the child’s arm. Being firm in your action and stating, “I know you want to hit me, but I am not for hitting.” Furthermore, it is always important to give the child an alternative to be able to express such behaviors by offering the child to hit the bobo doll …show more content…

Landreth gave a perfect reason for why children should not take things from the playroom. He explained that sometimes children want to take something from the playroom to remind them of your relationship with them. However, Dr. Landreth explained that this teaches children to think that materialistic things are important. Hence, it is more valuable to remind the child that what is important is what they feel in their heart.
This challenged me because I never thought of not allowing a child take something for that reason. I would think that maybe giving the child a sticker or something small would be acceptable. However, Dr. Landreth mentioned that a child does not need a sticker or a stamp on their hand to remind them of the playroom. The only thing the child should be allowed to take home is their painting.
What made me feel uncomfortable was when Dr. Landreth mentioned that if a child wanted to sit on his lap and hug him, he would allow it. I would feel very uncomfortable if a child wanted to hug me or sit on my lap. Even if the behavior were to show appreciation, it would make feel uncomfortable. I feel uneasy when children want to get close to me or hug

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