Assalamualaikum..
for today's entry i just want to share something that i found interesting..
Recently I had an assignment on "book as healer". Have you ever heard something about BIBLIOTHERAPY? "biblio" means book and "therapy" means to heal.
They use literature to treat mental, emotional and nervous disorder. It is cool right? How does it work??Usually ppl. use this kind of approach to children for the mean to help them cope with problems or issues in lives. By using bibliotherapy you may help ppl. especially children to work through the stress in their lives and develop their coping skills by sharing literature and having conversation about book together.
The first thing that you must do for bibliotherapy is choosing an appropriate or the right book which related to one's issue or concern. For example, if you have stubborn and naughty brothers that love to play poorly with others like mine, you should find books that are related to them. Once you tell the story they may find the story similar to their situation and start to have conversation about their issue. While you are reading the story toward the ending, they will internalize and see how the character in the story dealt with their similar issue. This will help and guide them to do so. You may say something about their mischievous behaviour and give them some advice.
I think it is really awesome to have bibliotherapy as an approach and this is the cool part of learning literature! ^___^
