<p>This article aims to highlight and relate the importance of using children's stories as an instrument of playfulness in the context of psychological clinic with children and addresses the social-historical development that the child subject goes through during antiquity to the present day, taking into account how this context contributed to the reframing of children as a social identity and all the changes that directly impacted child development, leading them to be seen by the society as a being that needs comprehensive care. The work had theoretical support through articles and books that discuss related themes, in addition to exposing the association of children's narratives as a playful tool to deal with possible difficulties addressed in the children's universe, and how each child interprets the world from their creative perspectives within the playful collection of children's literature, taking place through the contemporary psychological approaches mentioned in the study.</p>