Summary of Lawrence J. Cohen's Playful Parenting

By IRB Media

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#1 Play can be the bridge between parent and child, as it can ease the stress of parenting. It can also be a way for children to make the world their own, and it can be difficult for adults to understand and participate in this world.

#2 Playful Parenting can happen anywhere, and it begins with play. It includes comforting a crying baby, hanging out at the mall, and taking the training wheels off the bicycle. It also includes negotiating rules with your kids, and listening to their fears and dreams before bed.

#3 Play is a child’s main way of communicating, experimenting, and learning. If a child won’t or can’t play, he or she is in significant emotional distress. Play is also children’s main way of relaxing.

#4 Play is a place where a child can be fully himself. It is fun, but it is also meaningful and complex. Play is important not just because children do so much of it, but because there are layers and layers of meaning to even the most casual play.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822538580

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Play can be the bridge between parent and child, as it can ease the stress of parenting. It can also be a way for children to make the world their own, and it can be difficult for adults to understand and participate in this world.

#2

Playful Parenting can happen anywhere, and it begins with play. It includes comforting a crying baby, hanging out at the mall, and taking the training wheels off the bicycle. It also includes negotiating rules with your kids, and listening to their fears and dreams before bed.

#3

Play is a child’s main way of communicating, experimenting, and learning. If a child won’t or can’t play, he or she is in significant emotional distress. Play is also children’s main way of relaxing.

#4

Play is a place where a child can be fully himself. It is fun, but it is also meaningful and complex. Play is important not just because children do so much of it, but because there are layers and layers of meaning to even the most casual play.

#5

Play is a way to try on adult roles and skills, as well as a way to reconnect after closeness has been severed. It is also a way to recover from emotional distress.

#6

When children feel isolated, they can look withdrawn and depressed. Or they might look hyperactive instead, unable to pay attention, sit still, or calm down. Either way, the world is not their oyster.

#7

The most common response by parents to their children’s isolation is irritation or worry. We may focus on the annoying behavior, not seeing the pain underneath, or we see the pain all too clearly and feel helpless to fix it.

#8

Children play to learn about the world. They define play as doing whatever you choose, and this self- determination is part of the power aspect of play. They are more likely to throw themselves into it when they can choose what to do.

#9

Powerlessness is the result of being too frustrated to play, and it can be expressed in many ways. It can lead children to retreat into the tower of powerlessness, where they are unable to play freely.

#10

When children play doctor, they are often pretending that someone is sick or injured. This type of playing doctor is an example of how children use play to recover from a traumatic incident, large or small.

#11

Play is a great way to heal from childhood injuries