Core term · Margaret Lowenfeld

The World Technique

A tray of sand and a shelf of small figures — the child builds a world instead of explaining one.

Areas of life
Childrenplaytherapy

Why it matters

Reaches what a child knows but cannot yet put into adult sentences.

How to handle it

With a child, build alongside rather than asking questions.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn The World Technique into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.