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The Secret of Play : How to raise smart, healthy, caring kids

by Ann Pleshette Murphy
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Boost your child's development through play

"The Secret of Play" offers practical tips on understanding play for children of different ages. It emphasizes the benefits of play in encouraging creativity, strengthening relationships, and promoting brain development. Parents can use this book to guide them and gain insight and ideas to adapt their children's playtime effectively.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Secret of Play : How to raise smart, healthy, caring kids

by Ann Pleshette Murphy
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ISBN: 9781405337892
Authors: Ann Pleshette Murphy
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Date of Publication: 2008-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Parenting
Related Topics: Parenting, Personal Development
Goodreads rating: 3.0
(rated by 3 readers)

Description

Help your child to be happier, healthier, more caring and creative by understanding and encouraging what they do best - play.Through play, children explore the world around them, develop an understanding of who they are, boost their brainpower, strengthen relationships and experience the healing power of a shared laugh.From a 1-year-old scribbling to an 8-year-old building models, find out about the value of play at each age and stage, drawing on the latest research on brain development, emotional growth and learning. You'll learn which ideas, toys and games are developmentally appropriate and pick up tips on playtime ideas, homemade fun and more.Follow it age-by-age, stage-by-stage and dip in and out as your child plays and develops. Essential for any parent.
 

Boost your child's development through play

"The Secret of Play" offers practical tips on understanding play for children of different ages. It emphasizes the benefits of play in encouraging creativity, strengthening relationships, and promoting brain development. Parents can use this book to guide them and gain insight and ideas to adapt their children's playtime effectively.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.