The way of play using little moments of big connection to raise calm and confident kids
"Most parents understand that unstructured play time is good for a child's attention span and creativity, but new science has discovered that specific, deliberate, playful interaction with parents is the key to their healthy emotional development and later resilience as well. As New York Times bests...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Rodale,
[2025]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: PlayStrong parenting
- Think out loud
- Make yourself a mirror
- Bring emotions to life
- Dial intensity up or down
- Scaffold and stretch
- Narrate to integrate
- Set playtime parameters
- Conclusion: be playful beyond the playroom
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix 1: the practicalities of creating a play space for your child and for you
- Appendix 2: designing a play-based world for our children (and ourselves)
- Refrigerator sheet: the PlayStrong strategies revisited.
