This article is intended as a guideline and introduction for anyone who wishes to relate to youth in a more personal and nonthreatening manner by engaging them “on their own turf”. Particularly if the reader is an educator, parent, or mental health individual, this paper might awaken you to an alternative “therapeutic” tool that can reach your young charges in a nonthreatening, fun, and rewarding manner.
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