King Tiger and the roaring tummies: a novel way of helping young children and their families change*

Wood, Andrew

doi:10.1046/j..1988.00299.x

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“…Finally therapists can externalise and personify aspects of themselves that help engage children in therapy. Andrew Wood's (1988) co-therapist King Tiger is a delightful example of this approach. Andrew tells children that he will talk to King Tiger about their problems or strengths.…”

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Involving Children in Family Therapy and Systemic Consultation

Carr

1994

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

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Section: Personifymentioning

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Involving Children in Family Therapy and Systemic Consultation

Carr

1994

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

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“…Narrative therapy and externalising techniques have been applied to externalising and internalising problems of early childhood, although not necessarily in a complete family setting (Goodyear‐Brown, ; Larner, ; Waters, ; Wood, ). However, as in adult therapy, the process of therapy requires collaboration between all involved, and the developing story needs to fit closely with the experience of the child (Russell & Carey, ).…”

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Narrative Therapy with Pre‐schoolers – Unfolding the Story

Stiefel

Anson

Hinchcliffe

2017

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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Facets -Central Coast Local Health District, NSWThis paper describes an application of Narrative Therapy to working with pre-school aged children in the family setting. Techniques have been specifically tailored and adapted to meet the developmental needs of this age group and assist with therapeutic engagement through all phases of therapy. We focus on three components: themedevelopment, externalising the problem or helper, and multi-sensory communication. Two cases are presented, which illustrate the therapeutic work with 4 year old children. Key Points1 Narrative therapy approaches can be tailored for working with preschool children in family settings. 2 Three components for narrative work with a preschool age group are theme-development, externalising the problem or helper, and multi-sensory communication. 3 Therapeutic tools for young children include engaging and exploring the child's interests, use of play, puppets, art and storytelling, developing themes, externalising, multi-sensory communication, using visual aids, physical activities, and demonstration. 4 Narrative therapy with young children can be applied for whole or part families. Creativity and playfulnessThat 'Therapy is an Art' cannot be overstated. Therapy with pre-schoolers invites creativity and allows therapists to unfold their true creative potential. The scope and range of creativity and uncommon (but ethically approved) ideas is unlimited. Re-naming the problem, to move away from the accurate label (fear, worry, anger) to a creative new version such as the Wobblies, the Shivers, Mr Growl, Miss Scary accompanied with parallel voice is more likely to engage young children in therapy. Physical activity, demonstrations, and actionThe work with young children encourages the utilisation of all sensory modalities and communication pathways, visual, movement, action, voice, sound, words, touch, music, rhythms, etc. Most young children are physically active and will move around the room in the session. Physical activity, demonstrations, gestures, and hand movements can all help the child to actively engage and, as a result, gain more control over Narrative Therapy and Pre-schoolers ª 2017 Australian Association of Family Therapy

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“…I find that listening out for and asking questions of particularly metaphoric language can help "thicken" (Geertz, 1978) and make more alive, rich and tangible (and thereby more externalised) this problem story, as well as the subsequent preferred narratives. Some of the more famous of these externalised metaphors in the narrative therapy field are "Sneaky Poo" (White, 1984), "Fear Busting and Monster Taming" (White, 1985), "King Tiger and Roaring Tummies" (Wood, 1988) and "Itchy Fingers" (Menses & Durrant, 1986). Legowski and Brownlee questioned the role of the client in generating such images, however, arguing, "the very nature of these terms alone attest to the fact that they are essentially therapist initiated.…”

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Imagination and metaphor in narrative therapy and collective practice

Stubley

2024

IJNTCW

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In this paper I explore the use of metaphors in the creation of externalised problem narratives for individuals and larger collectives, as well as in the creation of preferred alternative narratives. Through practice examples, I relate some of the ways in which I have been working with imagination and metaphor in my own context in Western Australia. This includes therapeutic work with individuals, as well as collective processes in which I have been able to apply narrative principles. How this connects to the broader field of narrative work is also explored, as are some issues related to ethics and power.

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King Tiger and the roaring tummies: a novel way of helping young children and their families change*

Cited by 10 publications

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Involving Children in Family Therapy and Systemic Consultation

Involving Children in Family Therapy and Systemic Consultation

Narrative Therapy with Pre‐schoolers – Unfolding the Story

Imagination and metaphor in narrative therapy and collective practice

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