Where was this book when I had little ones? Mine are grown now, but I wish I'd thought of these practical, fun tips for play with my kids. I highly recommend this for every mom.

The Power of Parent-Child Play is the first book to directly acknowledge common struggles with parent-child play while offering readers humor, compassion, and practical strategies. The book combines storytelling with magazine-style tips and Five Minute Fun activities to help parents:

1) increase time and energy for play and decrease stress,
2) incorporate discipline more effectively with play,
3) increase motivation and spontaneity for play, and
4) increase joy and playfulness in the home.

Endorsements:

Says Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D., (Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse): "Laurie gives us what we need-a fresh plan for bonding and enhancing our relationship with our children through play." Sherwood Wirt (Editor Emeritus, Decision magazine and 28 book author) enjoys the "candid way she [Sargent] describes her own home, and her deep insight into the personalities of growing children."

Cynthia Tobias (The Way They Learn) appreciates the "practical, immediately usable strategies that any parent can understand.", and Dorothy Rich (MegaSkills , Forward by Barbara Bush) states, "In this book [Sargent] generously shares hundreds of excellent ideas that enable parents to enrich the lives and the achievement of their children."

This book touches moms and dads. Jeff Kemp, former NFL quarterback and director of Families Northwest, writes: "This book is like a toy chest, overflowing with great insights and plans for parent-child play . . . and ultimately, loving our kids."