1. A location that protects privacy: It is best to arrange it in a location that does not affect or disturb other people, and where the children's right to privacy is preserved.
2. Appropriate size: An area of about 3.5 meters by 4 meters is recommended to provide space for 2-3 children to play, while a group of three to five people needs a room of about 30 square meters to avoid a space that is too large or too long and narrow, which would make the therapist tired of chasing the children.
3. Safe, durable and cleanable equipment: e.g., cleanable parquet flooring or vinyl tile flooring (avoid carpeting), walls with washable paint, one-way mirrors and audio cables, sinks with a cold water tap, small toilets, shelves no higher than 96 centimeters, and child-sized furniture that is sturdy and made of wood or hard surfaces.
4. A full range of toys, but not everything: When choosing toys, we need to consider children's interests, whether they are durable and sturdy, non-toxic, expressive, age-appropriate, and do not need to be verbalized to explore and express themselves, etc. We try to choose toys that are conducive to building positive relationships with children, providing a wide range of emotional expression, exploring real-life experiences, exploring limitations in the therapeutic relationship, and promoting positive self-expression. We try to select toys that are conducive to positive relationship building with children, provide a wide range of emotional expression, explore real life experiences, test the limits of the therapeutic relationship, promote the development of a positive self-concept, enhance the development of self-understanding, provide opportunities for the development of self-control, and have color tones that are comfortable for people of all genders. Toys include:
(1) Creative toys: paper clay, pastel crayons, colored pencils, pencils, drawing paper, A4 photocopying paper, blunt scissors, coloring paper, and blocks. These media should be identified and replenished in sufficient quantities at all times, and children's use of these toys can be increased by preparing an easel for the children, and by sandwiching the paper on the easel.
(2) Nurturing toys: including babies, plastic bottles, pacifiers, Barbie dolls (clothes, combs), tea sets, kitchen sets, a variety of toys and food, medical toys sets, toy telephones and so on.
(3) Aggressive toys: including plastic knives, toy guns, handcuffs, toy soldiers (at least two colors, at least 10-15 people) and army equipment (tanks, chariots, flags), police, plastic cars, undefeatable vertical boxing bags (Bobo), out of breath sticks, scout ropes, magnetic shooting darts, targets, softballs and so on.
(4) Drama play toys: including doll family, dollhouse and furniture, masks, animal groups (preferably with pairs of animals or family), gemstone jewelry, puppet (hand puppet), puppet stage frame, angel stick, crown, cosmetic toys, fake money and cash registers, tents or yurts and so on.
(5) Others: Includes chess toys, water, land, and air vehicles, therapeutic cards, stackers, woodworking tools, musical instruments, and sandboxes.