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This study This research is the case study about diminishing parenting stress of mothers of Developmental Disability Children , using the sand-play therapy. The subjects of this research are mothers of Developmental Disability Children, who showed over 90 in parents stress index. I compared the change in parenting stress, by measuring the results of before-test and after-test. I analyzed the change in linguistic expression per session in the light of quantity, to check out the difference for the mothers, and I analyzed and described the change of the themes of sand-play per session in the light of quality. The sand-play therapies were carried out twice in a week, for 50 minutes per session and totally 14 sessions. The result of this research is as follows: Firstly, the change in parenting stress was shown through PSI /SF(Parenting Stress Index / Short Form), and then parenting stress diminished after the sand play therapy was given. Secondly, in the light of the change in linguistic expression of the mothers, positive expression has increased as the sessions continued, and the one in the negative way has declined. Thirdly, all 3 mothers who participated in the sessions showed their repressed unconscious ideas and emotions naturally in the change in the themes of sand-play. They can also have self-receptiveness and self-positiveness and can respond in the receptive way to others and their circumstances through the insight into themselves and shaping the creative world. Although this research is a case study which was carried out through studying just three mothers, and therefore it can serve as the tool to represent the availability of adults’ sand-play therapies, providing the opportunities to express their repressed emotions, and to accept and integrate themselves.
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