Abstract
It is something of a truism of many, if not most, psychotherapy and counselling modalities that adult emotional difficulties are to a significant extent rooted in, or at the very least influenced by, childhood experience. The first Open Letter, published in the Daily Telegraph on 12 September 2006, drew attention to what many believe to be the increasing incidence of children's mental health problems, and propelled the terms 'toxic childhood' and 'junk culture' into the public realm, in what quickly turned into a quite unprecedented news story centred on children's well-being, with a media 'fire-storm' quickly spreading across the globe. The open letter can be seen as highlighting the need for 'a wide-ranging and informed public dialogue about the intrinsic nature and value of play'. This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores the idea of play activities as everyday therapeutic and pedagogical encounters.
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