Pt. I. Playful communication. Playful communication in family therapy
Getting to know the child apart from the problem
Stories of hope
Parents in child-inclusive family therapy
Thinning the plot, thickening the counterplot
Building a narrative through letters
Publishing the news
pt. II. Playful means. Therapies of aesthetic as well as literary merit
Unlicensed co-therapists
Weird and special abilities
Family politics in action
An imagination of one's own
pt. III. Playful stories. Jonathon: "I have overcome that much and I don't think I'll be able to go back"
Tony: "The spiritual boy is fine"
Jason: "I'm lighting my own lantern now"
Sophia: "I won't make a place for you in my heart, but I'll make a place for you in my skin"
Terry: "So after a long time in horror I live in peace again"
Concluding thoughts.