The Way of Play
Using Little Moments of Big Connection to Raise Calm and Confident Kids
Tina Payne Bryson ; Georgie Wisen-Vincent
- The
- simple
- way
- to
- help
- your
- kids
- face
- their
- fears,
- handle
- big
- emotions,
- and
- bolster
- their
- social
- skills—from
- the
- New
- York
- Times
- bestselling
- co-author
- of
- The
- Whole-Brain
- Child
- and
- a
- renowned
- play
- therapist“A
- parenting
- guide
- as
- useful
- as
- it
- is
- scientifically
- sound,
- The
- Way
- of
- Play
- is
- a
- gift
- for
- anyone
- who
- cares
- about
- human
- development
- and
- the
- growth-promoting
- importance
- of
- having
- fun
- in
- life!”—Daniel
- J.
- Siegel,
- MDMost
- parents
- understand
- that
- free,
- unstructured
- playtime
- is
- great
- for
- children’s
- development.
- What
- they
- may
- not
- know
- is
- that
- playful
- interaction
- with
- parents
- is
- also
- a
- powerful
- way
- for
- kids
- to
- cultivate
- healthy
- emotional
- development
- and
- resilience.
- Kids
- often
- want
- their
- parents
- to
- play
- with
- them,
- but
- many
- parents
- don’t
- know
- how
- to
- play
- or
- see
- it
- only
- as
- an
- (often
- boring)
- way
- to
- kill
- time.Playing
- with
- your
- kids
- doesn’t
- have
- to
- mean
- enrolling
- in
- countless
- parent-and-me
- classes
- or
- getting
- on
- all
- fours
- and
- making
- toy
- car
- sounds;
- the
- little
- daily
- moments
- together
- can
- make
- the
- most
- impact.
- In
- The
- Way
- of
- Play,
- world-renowned
- pediatric
- therapists
- and
- play
- experts
- Tina
- Payne
- Bryson
- and
- Georgie
- Wisen-Vincent
- break
- down
- seven
- simple,
- playful
- techniques
- that
- harness
- this
- caregiving
- magic
- in
- only
- a
- few
- minutes
- each
- day:•
- Leaning
- in
- to
- emotions
- helps
- children
- let
- go
- of
- anxieties,
- drama,
- and
- chaotic
- behavior.
•
- Tuning
- in
- to
- the
- body
- teaches
- children
- to
- practice
- the
- art
- of
- surfing
- sensory
- waves.
•
- Storytelling
- promotes
- better
- problem-solving.
•
- Thinking
- out
- loud
- fosters
- calmer
- thinking
- and
- stronger
- communication
- with
- parents,
- siblings,
- and
- everyone
- else.Full
- of
- science-backed
- research,
- real-life
- stories,
- and
- charming
- line
- illustrations
- to
- bring
- this
- novel
- advice
- to
- life,
- The
- Way
- of
- Play
- will
- help
- you
- nurture
- your
- kids
- and
- encourage
- them
- to
- become
- calm
- listeners,
- cooperative
- problem
- solvers,
- and
- respectful
- communicators.
- Just
- as
- important,
- it
- will
- help
- your
- whole
- family
- have
- more
- fun
- together
- and
- build
- stronger relationships*.*
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