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Let Imagination Fill in the Details

Writer's picture: Dr. Leilani SharpeDr. Leilani Sharpe

Dr. Leilani Sharpe is a licensed child and adult psychiatrist in Los Angeles, California.

I always try to have a few toys around where there aren’t very many details.


The idea is that children will fill in the blanks, and that information can be incredibly useful.


It’s important to not judge what details are filled in, and to also pay close attention to what is happening. Again, so much of using toys in the treatment of children is to learn from what they do, since their emotional vocabulary may not yet be developed.


These are figure drawing dolls but the same idea applies any toy.

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Parkside Consulting is directed by Leilani M. Sharpe, M.D., Ph.D.  Dr. Sharpe received her medical degree and Ph.D. in biochemistry from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, before completing her adult psychiatry residency at UCLA Resnick and her child psychiatry fellowship at The Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.  Dr. Sharpe is board certified in both adult and child psychiatry.  In addition to being the primary physician at Parkside Consulting, she coordinates additional providers as needed for consultation packages and any ancillary services the clinic provides.

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