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ABSTRACT Statement of problem �A study to assess the knowledge and attitude among the mothers of under 3 years hospitalized children regarding play therapy in a selected hospital at Bangalore� Background of Study Play therapy helps the child to grow, develop, learn and ultimately mature. Parents are child�s first and best play mates. The most creative children are those who have had parents involved in their play activity. This study was conducted to assess, associate and correlate the knowledge and attitude among the mothers of under 3 years hospitalized children regarding play therapy with their selected demographic variables. The objectives of study were 1. To assess the knowledge of mothers of under 3 years hospitalized children regarding play therapy. 2. To assess the attitude of mothers of under 3 years hospitalized children regarding play therapy. 3. To find out the association between the knowledge & Attitude of mothers regarding play therapy for hospitalized children with the selected demographic variables. Methods The study was carried out in Vydehi Institute of Health Sciences, Bangalore. Data was obtained from 100 mothers staying with their children aged under 3 years during hospitalization. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of mothers and 5 point Likert Scale was used to assess the attitude of mothers regarding play therapy of their children. In this present study descriptive design and purposive sampling technique were used. Results ? The results of study revealed that majority of samples 55(55%) had moderately adequate knowledge regarding play therapy. And majority of samples 51(51%) had moderately favorable attitude regarding play therapy of children ? The Chi-square test revealed that there was significant relationship found between the variables(educational qualification of the mother, occupation of the mother, monthly income of the mother, residence of the family, number of children) and knowledge of mothers at p<0.05 level. There was no significant relationship found between the variables (age of the mother, age of the child, type of family, religion) and knowledge of mothers at p<0.05 level. There was significant relationship found between the variables(educational qualification of the mother, occupation of the mother, monthly income of the mother, residence of the family, number of children)and attitude of mothers at p<0.05 level. There was no significant relationship found between the variables (age of the mother, age of the child, type of family, religion) and attitude of mothers at p<0.05 level. ? Findings of the study indicated positive relationship between knowledge and attitude. Interpretation and conclusion Based on the analysis of data, the researcher identified that the samples had moderately adequate knowledge and moderately favorable attitude towards the play therapy of under 3 years hospitalized children. The results of analysis proved that higher the knowledge more favourable the attitude of mothers regarding play therapy of children.