The Importance of Engagement in Therapy

When a child is going through treatment and doing better, our instinct is to say, oh my gosh, it looks so good. And that's a really uncomfortable thing for a child to hear because what they hear is, well now, I have to keep it this way or I won't look pretty. In therapy, we really focus on engagement. Engagement with whatever the treatment plan is that the therapist comes up with. If your child says it's okay to hand them a fidget, one that they've said would be helpful to them,. Or a simple question, is there something I can do to help you right now? Those are much better ways to support your child than instruct