Playful Parenting

Name: Playful Parenting
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780345442864
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An Exciting New Approach to Raising Children That Will Help You Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems, and Encourage Confidence

By Lawrence J. Cohen

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Playful Parenting by psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen reveals how play is essential for children to explore their world, express deep emotions, and build strong bonds with their parents. This approach helps children manage shyness, fear, sibling rivalry, and encourages respect and cooperation. From infancy to teenage years, the book provides practical advice on using play to raise confident, emotionally healthy kids.
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This is an ideal read for parents, caregivers, and anyone involved in child development who seeks practical, research-backed advice on nurturing children's emotional well-being through play.

A clinical psychologist presents an innovative, hands-on approach to using play in all facets of parenting, explaining how children use play to communicate feelings, get close to those they care about, help alleviate stressful situations, release tension, and foster emotional healing. Winner of the

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Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children's way of exploring the world, communicating deep feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply blowing off steam. That's why playful parenting is so important and so successful in building strong, close bonds between parents and children. Through play we join our kids in their world—and help them to:

Express and understand complex emotions
Break through shyness, anger, and fear
Empower themselves and respect diversity
Play their way through sibling rivalry
Cooperate without power struggles

From eliciting a giggle during baby's first game of peekaboo to cracking jokes with a teenager while hanging out at the mall, Playful Parenting is a complete guide to using play to raise confident children. Written with love and humour, brimming with good advice and revealing anecdotes, and grounded in the latest research, this book will make you laugh even as it makes you wise in the ways of being an effective, enthusiastic parent.

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“A welcome reminder that the serious business of parenthood also can be fun.” – Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“A magical and inspiring read.” – MICHAEL THOMPSON, Ph.D., Coauthor of Best Friends, Worst Enemies

“Reading this book, you’ll discover that you can be closer to your children and can enjoy them more. You’ll learn what a difference play can make in your relationships and the kind of people your children will become. And, most important, you’ll have fun.” – Chicago Parent

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780345442864

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 April 2002

Country: United States

Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 320

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Health & Wellness Lawrence J. Cohen Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Penguin Books Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph. D., is a clinical psychologist specializing in children's play, play therapy, and parenting. He is the coauthor, with Michael Thompson and Catherine O'Neill Grace, of Best Friends, Worst Enemies, a book about children's friendships and peer relations. He is also a columnist for The Boston Globe. Dr. Cohen leads Playful Parenting workshops for parents, teachers, and child-care professionals. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife, Anne, and their daughter, Emma.