A simple yet critical reframing of play that will transform how we raise our children and give adults radically new coping strategies for raising calm, resilient, and empathetic children.
PLAYSTRONG PARENTING
Revolutionary Strategies for Raising Calm, Empathetic, and Intelligent Kids
by Tina Payne Bryson and Georgeanne Wisen
Rodale, January 2025
A simple yet critical reframing of play that will transform how we raise our children and give adults radically new coping strategies for raising calm, resilient, and empathetic children.
Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., is the co-author, with Daniel J. Siegel, of two New York Times bestsellers, THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD (Bantam, 2011) and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE (Bantam, 2014) and THE BOTTOM LINE FOR BABY (Ballantine, 2020). She is the founder and executive director of the Center for Connection, an interdisciplinary clinical team in Pasadena, California. She is a licensed clinical social worker, providing pediatric and adolescent psychotherapy and parenting consultations. As well, she keynotes conferences and conducts workshops for parents, educators, and clinicians all over the world.
Georgeanne Wisen is a licensed child and adolescent psychotherapist, who earned her Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Chapman University, and a Masters of Arts in Child-Centered Play Therapy from the University of Roehampton-London. She is an active member of both the American Association for Play Therapy and the British Association of Play Therapists.
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