“I Lost A Little Control”
“I lost a little control.”
This is what my son tells me when we discussed his most recent trip to the play therapist. Alexander absolutely loves going to see Miss Natasha - they get to play for an hour. Near the end of the session she always brings me into the room to discuss Alexander’s progress. Well it turns out he is doing really well but she did comment “but he got mad at me when I moved one of his characters and threw sand at me.” She wasn’t offended by it, she knows his desire to control every move these characters make on the sand table. She just kind of said it matter-of-factly. Alexander just kind of grimaced while hiding behind a pillow, he knew that was something he probably shouldn’t have done. Miss Natasha then went on to explain how she used that as a learning tool for Alexander saying “If I were your friend and you did that to me on the playground I probably wouldn’t like it much.” While we were driving home Alexander told me “I lost a little control.” Yes sweetie you absolutely did. The fact that you are now able to recognize that and then share it with me speaks volumes. You’ve come a long way in the six or so short weeks that you’ve been in play therapy. I am looking forward to how well you do in your social skills group next week!
