He covers games, activities, and playful interactions that parents can enjoy with children of all ages, whether it’s gazing deep into a baby’s eyes, playing chase with a toddler, fantasy play with a grade schooler, or reducing a totally cool teenager to helpless laughter. Cohen discusses how to get down on the floor and join children on their own terms. After identifying why it can be hard for adults to play, Dr. We help them express and understand deep emotions, foster connection, aid the process of emotional healing–and have a great time ourselves while we’re at it.Īnyone can be a playful parent–all it takes is a sense of adventure and a willingness to let down your guard and try something new. Through play we join our kids in their world. That’s why “playful parenting” is so important and so successful in building strong, close bonds between parents and children. Cohen points out, play is children’s complex and fluid way of exploring the world, communicating hard-to-express feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply blowing off steam. Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As Dr.
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