Best Parenting Book Ever | Playful Parenting

Awesome Ideas! | Playful Parenting | Lawrence J. Cohen

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	• Playful Parenting Lawrence J. Cohen Ballantine Books, 2002 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 58 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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I got this product just a few days after ordering it. It is in the condition I expected it to be in and everything is just dandy.

Gail

Best Parenting Book Ever

I've read lots of books on parenting, and if I had to recommend just one book to anybody it would be this one. I have it on paper and on my kindle, so I can access it anytime.

I have a 2.5 years old son and since I read this book our relationship has improved so much that is unbelievable. We are way closer now and he is a much happier joyful kid, and so am I!!

Awesome Ideas!

As an educator and author of Black Belt Parenting, I can appreciate the easy to use and apply tips offered in this book. This is a MUST READ for any parent; it has it all!
Black Belt Parenting

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Very Insightful, Helps me manage my irritation/frustration with my toddler

This book is a sanity-saver. When you realize your child's "bad" behavior/acting up is no reason to despair or yell, and begin to see the real reasons they might be behaving obnoxiously, you automatically become much more compassionate, level-headed, and effective in your responses. It takes some getting used to, but play IS a better way to parent, even when you're feeling overwhelmed and in no mood to play.

One of the more eye-opening points for me is that when a parent is in punishment or overreaction mode, it's often an adult temper tantrum (parent isn't getting his/her way - even if they're right - so they have a fit that may or may not physically resemble the child's but is essentially the same thing: an emotional blow-up to either attempt to control the situation or inappropriately express anger/frustration). So true for me. Cohen's words and examples showed me (gently) how, in addition to being ineffective (which I had figured out, prompting me to buy the book), my reactions to my child's behavior are often immature and unfair. That was unexpected! It made a huge difference in my relationship with my child.

He quotes the physician's oath to "First, do no harm" and considers it a basic tenet of parenting. I feel like the reduction in my yelling/punishing and increase in my playfulness is not only avoiding further harm, but helping her in her development as well. And I'm much happier, too. I still lose my temper and yell sometimes, of course, but the time it takes to rebound back to a calm, gentle mommy has been reduced tremendously, and I always acknowledge to my child that I shouldn't have behaved that way and that I'm sorry. Modeling the kind of behavior you want to see in your child is considered one of the most important ways to teach your children, and now I practice what I was once so good at only preaching.

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gave me good, simple ideas

I got this book from the library and then purchased it. it gave me good simple ideas to help me be more playful and allow my son to feel powerful through play.

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 humor, 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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