Therapeutic play can be a fun and non-confrontational way for children to deal with difficult emotions such as anxiety, and an option many parents turn to
"As our children approach early adolescence, we often see a return of challenging early-years behaviours tantrums, protest, boundary-pushing, and opposition but now with the addition of sass in attitude."
"Just when children move out of the food refusal stage, they experience the conflict between eating or playing at school. It’s not unusual for children to pick playing over eating most of the time."