1 & 2: Establishing rapport with the child that is warm, friendly, and accepting.
3 & 4: The child must feel free to express all of their emotions and the therapist should make every effort to verbally reflect the emotions back.
5 & 6: Child empowerment- The therapist follows, the child leads the way
7: The therapist should not rush the therapeutic process but rather recognizes it as a process. 
8: Limit limitations: The only limitation should be that the child stays in the realm of reality and is aware that setting limits is part of their role in the play.