ABSTRACT
The idea of writing a book on the Winnicott squiggle game in therapeutic work with children has been in my mind for a long time and is rooted in many experiences. One such is the realisation, still surprising to me even after so many years, that the squiggle game does indeed enable us in most cases to make contact with a child with particular ease. In most cases, if the child takes up my suggestion, an intense dialogue develops in one way or another, which gives an insight into his or her inner situation. And even in cases where the child is consciously very reserved and in which the talk emerging from the squiggle game seems to be unproductive, the pictures offer a chance to start talking about precisely why he or she shows such reserve.
