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Playful by Design
Your Stress-Free Guide to Raising Confident, Creative Kids through Independent Play – Reduce Parenting Stress and Declutter Your Home with Organizing Tips – Best Gifts for Parents
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Destress your parenting and your life with play-space organising tips that promote independent play for your kids and give you some room to breathe. Every parent has been there: desperately fed-up with the mountains of toys cluttering every corner of your home and frustrated by kids...
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Help your kids grow into confident, creative, and independent people. Myriam Sandler, creator and founder of Mothercould, gives you the tools you need to unlock your kids’ imaginations and encourage kid-directed, kid-executed, and kid-enriching independent play using the materials and spaces you already have.
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Destress your parenting and your life with play-space organising tips that promote independent play for your kids and give you some room to breathe.
Every parent has been there: desperately fed-up with the mountains of toys cluttering every corner of your home and frustrated by kids who insist (despite the mountains of toys) they are bored and that you need to entertain them. It's time to say goodbye to this stress and say hello to a new way of organising your home and your family life. Myriam Sandler, creator and founder of Mothercould, is here to help you!
Playful by Design is a step-by-step resource for creating play spaces that ignite your child's imagination and nurture their growing independence. Picture a home where:
- Kids engage in enriching, self-directed play
- Boredom becomes an opportunity for creativity
- Thoughtfully planned spaces alleviate mental and physical clutter
- Less is more. Fewer toys and activities encourage play
- Parents have the space and time to catch their breath
Myriam will help you:
- Plan your play-spaces
- Declutter
- Organise by type (and customise for various age groups!)
- Set up a toy rotation system
- Maintain (easily and efficiently!)
With Myriam's tested insights, you'll learn how to design spaces that evolve with your family, catering to every age, interest, and budget. Playful by Design will help you say goodbye to constant overwhelm, and welcome a more intentional, connected family life filled with joy, creativity, and a better balance of ‘mum time' and ‘me time.'
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781400249749
Publisher: HarperCollins Focus
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 22 May 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Harper Celebrate
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 186.0mm
Height: 236.0mm
Weight: 770g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Myriam Sandler is the creator of Mothercould (@mothercould), a kids’ activity and family lifestyle platform with a global community of millions of parents, educators, and caregivers. Born in Venezuela and raised in Miami, Florida (where she now resides), the bilingual mother of three shares unique, short video tutorials of sensory and food recipes, parenting hacks, family travel tips, and product recommendations. The visually captivating content throughout social media and branded channels is quick and easy to follow, offering simple and accessible play solutions. This ever-expanding plat- form has been featured by outlets such as CNBC, Nickelodeon Parents, Good Morning America, Google Web Creators, The Sun, Televisa Univision, and Telemundo. Most recently, Myriam has developed problem-solving products for families, with Mothercould offerings on online retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Prior to launching Mothercould, Myriam led the women and children’s program for the Salvation Army homeless shelter in Miami, where she assisted families as they navigated out of homelessness. For more about Myriam and Mothercould, visit: www.mothercould.com @mothercould on social media.
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