en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b>Background: </b>Child hospitalization is considered a stressful event that can cause problems in children&#39;s social and emotional skills. Therefore, parent-centered play therapy based on the Landers model is considered as an effective therapeutic intervention in this regard. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of child-centered play therapy on the social and emotional skills of children discharged from hospital.</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b>Method:</b> This experimental study was conducted on 60 people, who were allocated in two intervention (30 people) and control (30 people) groups. The data collection tool was social emotional skill questionnaire with 56 questions. Data were analyzed by SPSS-21 statistical software, using descriptive and inferential statistics (paired t-test and independent t-test).</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b>Results:</b> The result of independent t-test showed a significant difference between the intervention and control groups before and after the intervention (P < 0.01), so that the level of social skill in the intervention group was higher than the control group. Also, the paired t-test showed a significant difference in the intervention group before and after the intervention (P < 0.01).</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b>Conclusion:</b> Considering the effectiveness of this intervention, it can be recommended to all specialists dealing with children&#39;s health and wellbeing in order to reduce behavioral problems, increase socially desirable behaviors and control emotions in children.</span></span></span> Play therapy, Child-centeredness, Social and emotional skills, Hospital discharge 111 117 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-545&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mehran Shahraki 10031947532846006307 10031947532846006307 Yes Department of Nursing Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran Mohadeseh Salari Dehreis 10031947532846006308 10031947532846006308 No Msc in Pediatric Nursing, Valiasr Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Anar, Iran Qazal Ghaderi 10031947532846006309 10031947532846006309 No MSc in Pediatric Nursing, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Fateme Haseli 10031947532846006310 0009-0007-0393-8837 No MSc Rehabilitation Nursing Deputy of treatment and Rehabilitation Iranian Red Crescent Society, Tehran, Iran. Niyayesh Mahmodii 10031947532846006311 0009-0001-7756-7350 No Department of Nursing, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran Nafiseh Hekmatipour 10031947532846006312 10031947532846006312 No Department of Nursing, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran