BY:- FIROZ QURESHI

DEPT. OF PSYCHIATRIC
NURSING
Play can provide a release from
stress and tension for individual
of all ages . Play is essential for
sick child as well as healthy
child one. The sick child needs
play to fill lonely hours and
expressing felling and
aggression through it ,to
reduced the trauma for
hospitalization. In play
activities involves the play
therapy’ and ‘recreational
therapy.’
a. FOR CHILD

b. HEALTH TEAM
MEMBERS
 To develop warm, friendly relationship
with child.
 Accept the child exactly as he is.
 Establish a feeling of permissiveness.
 Recognize the feeling of the child
 Do not attempt to hurry during a
therapy
 Do not interrupt the child’s action or
conversation
 Provide opportunity to solve his own
problem
 To establish only those limitations that
are necessary.
PHYSIOLOGICAL EMOTIONAL
INSTRUCTIONAL OUTLET/
ENHENCING PLAY PLAY DRAMATIC PLAY
 Organize play facilities for the sick
children.
 Age appropriate play things should be
arranged.
 Involve all the health team members for
play in the hospital.
 Observe and record the child’s behavior
during play therapy.
 Encourage all children to participate in
play therapy.
 Protect children from aggressiveness
during play and guide them to less
destructive type of play.
 Help the child to express the feelings.
 Teachthe parents and other family
members about the importance of of
play.
Story telling

Water play during

bath
TELEVISION

ART
 Needle play

Pre-post operative
teaching