![]() ![]() ![]() Separation: They’re clinging to you? Cling to them instead. ![]() Some parents worry this will leave a child unprepared for the real world’s rules and competition, but Larry advises a taste of power through winning ‘fills their cup’ and levels out their upset at the real world’s limits and frustrations. Dependence: One tactic he recommends is to let the kids make up the rules of the game and win. ![]() Larry uses play as a tactic for managing everything from aggression, dependence, lack of communication, separation anxiety, sibling rivalry and discipline to routine events like getting ready for bed and playground injuries.Īmong the issues he heads off with play are: “Play is also children’s main way of communicating, of experimenting, and of learning.” And when we understand that play is a child’s way of thinking, talking and connecting, its potential as a parent’s tool for managing behaviour and helping their child grow comes into focus. “For adults, play means leisure, but for children, play is more like their job,” writes Larry in his book, Playful Parenting. It might be child’s play, but play is also a great parenting tool.Īs a psychologist who had mostly treated adults, Dr Larry Cohen realised once he became a parent that the single most important skill a parent might acquire was to play with their kids. ![]()
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