Child Group:
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Climbing down the Tree exercise.
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Feeling thermometer.
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Ask for feedback of the previous session (picnic) and ask the children how they experienced the first joint session with their
mothers.
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Give the children a piece of clay and ask them to sculpture themselves doing something enjoyable. Example: Smile, playing,
running, swinging, etc.
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Facilitate a discussion by asking the following questions:
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What do you like to do together with your mother?
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When does your mother become angry with you? When she does
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What makes you cry?
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What makes your mother cry?
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What things make you laugh?
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What things make your mother laugh?
Explain the activities in the joint session and the fun element behind it. Allow time for questions.
Activity: MIM activity
Explain to the children that they are going to do 9 fun activities with their mothers. Their mothers will explain every activity to them
in detail and they have to listen carefully to the instructions.
Ending of session.
Activity : MIM theraplay session
Note to facilitators: Carefully observe the activities and make notes on every child/pairs' verbal and non-verbal behaviour. Use the
main objective of each activity as the focus point for your observations.
a) Structure
Aim: The idea is to relieve the child of the burden of maintaining control of interactions. The adult sets limits, defines body boundaries
and keeps the child safe.
(6 to 10 years)
1) Measuring:
Materials needed: Ball of wool.
Measure the child's heights, length of arms, legs, feet and hands.
Keep a record for later comparisons.
Measure surprising things, such as a child's smile length of his or her ears, how high she or he can jump.
Show the child the lengths of wool each time and discuss them.
2) Wrapping
Materials needed: toilet-paper roll.
Wrap the child's legs, arms or whole body (not face) with toilet paper.
Let a child know what is going to happen by having his or her arms held together in front of his or her body and wrap them first.
After wrapping the child, give the child a signal to break free of the wrapping.
Discuss with your child how it felt to be wrapped up and to break free from the wrappings.
b) Engagement
Aim: The idea is to establish and maintain a connection with the child to focus on the child in an intense way, and to surprise the child
into enjoying new experiences.
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