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Learn how rough-and-tumble play can nurture close connections, encourage resilience, and boost confidence with 45 illustrated activities to get you started. Every kid needs horseplay! Roughhousing is an essential part of childhood development but it is increasingly overshadowed by screens and structured activities. In Unplug and Play, a doctor and a child psychologist, both dads, introduce parents to the benefits of physical play for young children. Drawing from gymnastics, martial arts, ballet, team sports, and even animal behavior, the authors present fun full-contact activities for parents and children to enjoy together, including: Human Cannonball Magic Carpet Ride Steamroller Jousting Raucous Pillow Fight And more! With activities for everyone from toddlers to kids ages 12 and up, you ll build a foundation for a lifetime of enriching physical play. Previously published as The Art of Roughhousing, this updated edition incorporates new child development research and addresses the changing role of screen time.

Unplug and Play: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Roughhousing with Your Kids

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Hardback by Anthony T. DeBenedet, M.D. , Lawrence Cohen

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Learn how rough-and-tumble play can nurture close connections, encourage resilience, and boost confidence with 45 illustrated activities to get you... Read more

    Publisher: Quirk Books
    Publication Date: 07/03/2023
    ISBN13: 9781683693499, 978-1683693499
    ISBN10: 1683693493

    Number of Pages: 192

    Non Fiction , Health & Wellbeing

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    Learn how rough-and-tumble play can nurture close connections, encourage resilience, and boost confidence with 45 illustrated activities to get you started. Every kid needs horseplay! Roughhousing is an essential part of childhood development but it is increasingly overshadowed by screens and structured activities. In Unplug and Play, a doctor and a child psychologist, both dads, introduce parents to the benefits of physical play for young children. Drawing from gymnastics, martial arts, ballet, team sports, and even animal behavior, the authors present fun full-contact activities for parents and children to enjoy together, including: Human Cannonball Magic Carpet Ride Steamroller Jousting Raucous Pillow Fight And more! With activities for everyone from toddlers to kids ages 12 and up, you ll build a foundation for a lifetime of enriching physical play. Previously published as The Art of Roughhousing, this updated edition incorporates new child development research and addresses the changing role of screen time.

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