Magical Story Therapy. Lesnyashiki and the Mysterious Lake. Helping a Child Cope with Difficulties

The author of the book, Natalya Gavrilova, is a practicing psychologist, art therapist, supervisor, psychology teacher, artist, and author of metaphorical cards. This collection of fairy tales is perfect for family reading and will be an effective tool for specialists working with children. Therapeutic fairy tales are an excellent way to address children's problems, as well as the best assistant for young readers in understanding their thoughts and feelings. Children grow up but do not always manage to sort out their own experiences. There are emotions that a child must learn to properly "live": think through, understand their consequences, and learn to regulate them. Anger, resentment, greed, fear, deception are the main themes that cause difficulties for children. If a child does not learn to live with them, they will face conflicts, destructive experiences, and possibly even neuroses. The stories in this book allow the child to identify with the character and see a similar problem from the inside. Through this, the young reader receives advice that will help them understand themselves and others in the future. To make the book more effective, an adult should not only read the stories to the child but also discuss important topics with them and ask leading questions. Then the child immerses themselves in a free fantastic world, associates themselves with the heroes, and transfers the solution of the problem from the fairy tale into their life.