Liezl The Play Therapist

27/08/2025

24/08/2025

24/08/2025

Separation anxiety can feel overwhelming for both children and parents. The good news? There are gentle strategies that can ease those tricky goodbyes.

Here are some simple, supportive tips to help your child feel safe and connected, even when you’re apart.

09/08/2025

30/07/2025

🌧️ When a child experiences trauma, the world can feel like a storm.
But with the right support — safety, love, and a circle of care — healing is possible. 🌈

“Through the Storm”, helps caregivers understand:
🔹 What trauma looks like in children
🔹 How to build a supportive network
🔹 Calming strategies for BIG feelings
🔹 Why your presence matters more than perfect words

🧸 No child should have to heal alone. And neither should you.
💛 Download, share, and support the journey through the storm.

📲 https://jellybeanz.org.za/resource/protect-children-and-help-them-heal/
📘 Based on the Protect Children and Help Them Heal guide by Jelly Beanz & UNICEF

24/07/2025

“Wag your tail? How do you do that when you don’t have one? “

It’s simple, just shake your bum from left to right and imagine the swishing of a tail.😅

23/07/2025

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Separation anxiety is a typical phase for many infants and toddlers. Young children often have a period where they get anxious or distressed when they have to separate from their parent or main caregivers. Examples of this can be tears at daycare drop-off or getting fussy when a new person holds them. This usually starts to improve by about 2 to 3 years of age.

In some children, intense and ongoing separation anxiety is a sign of a more serious condition known as separation anxiety disorder. Separation anxiety disorder can be identified as early as preschool age.

Your child may have separation anxiety disorder if separation anxiety seems more intense than other kids of the same age or lasts a longer time, interferes with school or other daily activities, or includes panic attacks or other problem behaviors. Most often, separation anxiety relates to the child's anxiety about being away from parents or guardians, but it could relate to another close caregiver.

Less often, separation anxiety disorder can occur in teenagers and adults. This can cause major problems leaving home or going to work.

Treatment can lessen separation anxiety disorder symptoms. Treatment may include specific types of therapy, sometimes along with medicine. (Mayo Clinic ❤️)

image Norani Baby ❤️

18/07/2025

Playing is so important for children. I just love playing!

If play came in a bottle, we’d all be lining up for a refill.

But the good news? It’s free. It’s everywhere. And it works wonders, no matter your age.

Play’s got side effects we actually want.

Take daily. Refill as needed.

22/06/2025

Stay close ❤️

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10/06/2025

Good article to read before your child’s exams.

“Wanneer leerders voel dat hulle raakgesien en ondersteun word, is dit baie makliker om akademiese uitdagings met kalmte en veerkragtigheid aan te pak.”

05/06/2025

01/06/2025

Amazing way to explain this to children