Play therapy has a role to play in preventing children from growing up violent. The child-led method which we teach at the charity Carefree Kids in east London enables children to express themselves freely - hate, anger and all - in our belief that discharged emotions are less dangerous than emotions which have had to be suppressed.
We therefore provide a gun, handcuffs, swords, a large inflatable “person” (bobo), police hat, and other things to beat up and to bash with. We provide…