Lawrence J. Cohen

I keep pouring

December 23, 2010




Have you ever poured your child a glass of milk, put the milk away, and sat down only to hear “Mama, can I have some more milk?” So you take the empty glass, fill it up, put the milk away, sit down again, and then hear “Mama, I’m still thirsty.” In his book, Playful Parenting, [...]

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Book Review: Playful Parenting (by Lawrence J. Cohen)

April 17, 2009




I promised a few book reviews as part of my Carnival of Play. This is one I’ve been wanting to review for a long time. Overview Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen explains to parents that play is a child’s way of communicating and understanding their environment. Children use play to explore the world, communicate [...]

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Beyond the Baby B’s: Attachment Through Play

April 2, 2009




Nothing was easier, more intuitive for me than the Baby Bs: breastfeeding, babywearing, bedding with baby, and so on.  Attachment parenting an infant was simple. Keep that child close, and all is well.  But then what. When a child becomes mobile, become verbal, thing are suddenly so much more complicated. Sure, many of the principles [...]

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Beyond Attached: Wild, Inspired, Tranquil, Ravenous Curiosity, Playful…

November 24, 2008




My first and most important goal as a parent was to foster a secure attachment with my children. Practicing attachment parenting has been key in achieving that strong attachment and I have to continue to foster that attachment on an ongoing basis by putting my relationship with my kids first. Some of the concepts from [...]

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