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verbalization, which is a formal mental process requiring
the ability to transform personal experiences into abstract
symbols. Children do not have the capacity to accurately
perform such complex operations until the age of eleven
(Piaget, 1962). Instead, children express their thoughts
and feelings via play (Ginott, 1960). To limit young
children to strictly verbal communication is to deprive
them of the means by which they communicate.
Ginott (1960) posited that the rationale for using
play in the diagnosis and treatment of maladjusted children
is that play is the child's symbolic language of self-
expression. "Through the manipulation of toys the child can
state more adequately than in words how he feels about
himself and the significant people and events in his life.
To a considerable extent, the child's play is his talk and
the toys are his words" (p. 243). Children develop
character through experiences with persons and situations,
which does not come about as a result of words. They
internalize their experiences, assimilate them, and make
them a part of their personality.
Lowenfield (1935) contended that the process of play
therapy bridges the gap between the child's consciousness
and emotional experiences. She reasoned that its18
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Brandt, Marielle Aloyse. An Investigation of the Efficacy of Play Therapy with Young Children, dissertation, May 1999; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2184/m1/25/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .