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Playful Parenting (平装)
by Lawrence J. Cohen
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Parenting, Child raising, Education |
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Amazon.com (MSL quote), USA
<2008-03-27 00:00>
Tag, you're it! In Playful Parenting, Lawrence Cohen demonstrates that parents need to lighten up and spend a few hours giggling with their kids. Play is inherently educational for children, he claims, and parents can learn plenty by examining the games kids play--from peekaboo to practical jokes.
Cohen is quick to point out that no matter what your child's temperament, she has a playful side. In its most basic form, play is a way to communicate. The author examines, with plenty of hilarious personal anecdotes, the details of play at every age and across genders. From his daughter and a new male friend discussing how "cool" nuclear weapons are and how "gross" a love song is, to a younger child zooming full-speed around a park at a birthday party, we're shown the exuberant truth behind playing: not only is it just plain fun, it can spark a variety of important sensations. One short section discusses the common phenomenon of happy giggling turning instantly to tears. Cohen suggests that "the fun play opens the emotional door to let out the giggles, and a flood of other feelings come pouring out after." Some specific ideas for games are included, and you'll find recommendations for everything from play wrestling to gentle storytelling. One chapter focuses on how to cope with play you don't find enjoyable, and how learning to appreciate these games can lead to surprising emotional insights. This is where Cohen's years of practice come in handy--it may be true that we all play, but not everyone immediately grasps the underlying messages. This is not simply a book filled with family activities, but rather an exploration of play for all ages. -Jill Lightner
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Publishers Weekly (MSL quote), USA
<2008-03-27 00:00>
"Pretend... that we're really gonna be late and you're really mad," Emma, daughter of psychologist and play therapist Cohen, whispered one morning, cleverly transforming their morning ritual his grumpy attempt to get her off to preschool into a fun game. According to Cohen, children of all ages have an ongoing need for connectedness, security and attachment; playful interaction with parents is an important way to develop such bonds. Through play, parents can help their kids develop greater confidence, express bottled up or difficult feelings, recover from daily emotional upheavals, negotiate agreements, express love and not least have fun. In his therapy practice, Cohen has used play to help both severely troubled and securely attached kids negotiate the daily travails of life; he demonstrates how to prevent and address serious problems with silliness and laughter. Cohen acknowledges that it is sometimes difficult for busy and harried parents to relearn play, and that playtime is both physically challenging and tiring. However, using examples from his practice, research and personal experience, he intelligently guides parents through the possibilities awaiting them if they are willing and able to loosen up. The book explores play with compassion, but is often so funny that parents will find themselves chortling out loud with recognition and anticipation. Agent, Josh Horwitz. (On-sale date: May 29)Forecast: Cohen takes his practice on the road for a five-city author tour, which should help convince the Scrooge-like of play's primacy. His lessons on the deflection of anger are applicable beyond the m‚nage.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Library Journal (MSL quote), USA
<2008-03-27 00:00>
"We all know we are supposed to turn off the TV and spend more time together," writes psychologist and Boston Globe columnist Cohen, "but then what?" Good question. Cohen provides some answers in this thorough, practical guide to the role of play in parenting. Chapters (e.g., "Join Children in Their World") describe how play can assist in decoding behavior and unspoken emotions while enabling parents to forge intimate connections. Cohen reminds us "that play is fun" and when we play with children on their terms "we unlock the door to their inner lives and meet them heart to heart." Cohen occasionally generalizes, e.g., "untrained in nurturing, men feel helpless," when attempting to bond with children. On the whole, however, this is a sound and useful book. Reminiscent of Alvin Rosenfeld and Nicole Wise's refreshing Hyper-Parenting: Are You Hurting Your Children by Trying Too Hard? (LJ 2/15/00), this book is recommended for all public libraries. Douglas C. Lord, Hartford P.L., CT
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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Family Life Magazine , USA
<2008-03-27 00:00>
Rich with ideas for using creativity to be a first-rate playmate and a first-rate parent too. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA
<2008-03-27 00:00>
A welcome reminder that the serious business of parenthood also can be fun. |
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Chicago Parent (MSL quote), USA
<2008-03-27 00:00>
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. |
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From the Author, USA
<2008-03-27 00:00>
We all know we are supposed to turn off the TV and spend more time together. But then what? PLAYFUL PARENTING is a guide to having more fun with young people of all ages as they tackle new accomplishments, recover from being hurt, or are simply bursting with youthful exuberance. Through the practice of Playful Parenting - joining children in their world, focusing on connection and confidence, giggling and roughhousing, reversing the roles and following your child’s lead - you will learn how to deal effectively with sibling rivalry and other tricky problems, and how to rethink your ideas about discipline and punishment.
Finally, in order to be fountains of hopefulness and enthusiasm for children, we must find ways to replenish ourselves. PLAYFUL PARENTING offers practical help in becoming the best parents, and the most playful parents, we can be. Parents can learn to balance the serious business of heartfelt connections with the silliness of wild play. PLAYFUL PARENTING can help solve a variety of family difficulties, but it is also for families where everything is going fine. It helps every child have more fun, and it’s great for grown-ups. After all, we need to play, too.
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Pamela Leo (MSL quote), USA
<2008-03-27 00:00>
In Playful Parenting, Larry Cohen says, "Unlike many personality changes we might like to make, better playing skills can be pretty easily learned." I can confirm that what he says is true. I wasn't a very playful parent, but since reading Playful Parenting and doing workshops with Larry, I'm becoming a very playful grandparent. To my delight, and the delight of my grandchildren and their friends, I'm become pretty good at connecting through play, roughhousing, and silliness.
As a parent, a grandparent, a parent educator, and the author of Connection Parenting, Playful Parenting is one of my top favorite parenting books. I recommend Playful Parenting in all my parenting talks and classes and the parents who read it always enthusiastically report wonderful changes in their relationships with their children.
Reading and practicing Playful Parenting taught me that being playful is one of the most powerful ways we can connect with children. The smiles, giggles, laughter, affection, and connection that bubble up when we are playful with children can change the moment, the day, even our whole relationship with a child. I consider Playful Parenting required reading for all adults who want to connect with the children in their life.
I thank you, Larry, both personally and professionally, for all that I have learned, and now teach, about connecting with children through being more playful. |
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