The nurse is discussing the benefits of play therapy with the parents of a 4-year-old child. The nurse explains that play theory assists children with developing which skills? Select all that apply
1. Expressing feelings
2. Working through conflicts
3. Interrupting patterned behavior
4. Improving problem solving skills
5. Improving eye-hand coordination
Answer: 1, 2, 4
Explanation: Play therapy helps children and adolescents, especially younger children, to express feelings and work through conflicts and stress in their play and to facilitate new solutions to problems. Pattern interruption is a technique used in milieu therapy. Eye-hand coordination is a fine-motor skill involved in learning.
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