The book by the famous child psychotherapist Violette Oklander is a subject of enduring interest, an effective assistant in working and living with children. Incredibly simple and logical in its comprehensive approach, V. Oklander shows how to communicate with children so that they can fully and joyfully use their feelings, body, mind, and openly express their emotions. The book describes in detail working with typical problems and behavioral characteristics of children and adolescents, such as aggression, fear, hyperactivity, and more.
It considers numerous activities that provide an opportunity for the child's true emotions to emerge. It explores the experience of children's sensations, kinesthetics, dreams, the child's fantasies; assesses relationships in groups, in the family, and interactions with peers and adults.
The book is of interest to psychologists, psychotherapists, educators, teachers, parents, and anyone interested in child psychology and relationships with children.