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Play books

Below are the best books we could find on Play.

For many of us, “play” evokes mindless childlike freedom, lack of stress, and even nonsensical or immature behavior, but it’s much more than that. In many cultures, play has been an expected part of the human experience throughout adulthood. Play is voluntary and imaginative, appearing in many forms, from physical games with structured rules to language games, sports, improvised collaboration, and fantasy play. Whether simply expressing exuberant joy at life, developing particular physical and mental skills, exploring social boundaries and relationships, or providing an outlet for normally restricted behaviors, play is a crucial part of human development. We suffer as children if our unstructured play time is limited, and we suffer as adults if we ignore this crucial expression of our human experience.

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Sports, Fitness, and Motor Activities for Children with Disabilities: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Parents and Educators

This well-researched and comprehensive book is a valuable resource for parents, guardians, and recreational professionals in promoting inclusive and meaningful recreation for children with disabilities, beyond the school day.

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The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids

What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world—and how do Danish parents raise happy, confident, successful kids, year after year? This upbeat and practical book presents six essential principles, which spell out P-A-R-E-N-T: • Play is essential for development and well-being.

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Thriving with Autism: 90 Activities to Encourage Your Child’s Communication, Engagement, and Play

Help children with autism strengthen their connections―supportive strategies for ages 1 to 11 To guide your efforts to help your child flourish, this book has 90 playful, evidence-based activities.

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The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy

Here, at last, is a book brimming with the good news of raising children—the basic reassuring news about happiness and unconditional love, about enduring family connections and kids who grow up right. Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.

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Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress

Discover the transformative power of leisure to recapture your calm and creativity. We live in a time where busyness is often seen as a badge of honor.

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The Gaming Mind: A New Psychology of Videogames and the Power of Play

In his therapy office, clinical psychologist Alexander Kriss looks at videogames as a window into the mind.

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The Universe Always Has a Plan: The 10 Golden Rules of Letting Go

Do you feel an insatiable drive to fulfill a mission greater than yourself? To be reacquainted with a long-lost desire to follow the excitement of passion, inspiration, and playfulness? Have you reached a turning point in your reality? In this powerful work, spiritual teacher and intuitive Matt...

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Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time

When award-winning journalist Brigid Schulte, a harried mother of two, realized she was living a life of all work and no play, she decided to find out why she felt so overwhelmed.

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Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind

Based on psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman’s groundbreaking research and Carolyn Gregoire’s popular article in the Huffington Post, Wired to Create offers a glimpse inside the “messy minds” of highly creative people.

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All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

The instant New York Times bestseller that the Christian Science Monitor declared “an important book, much the way The Feminine Mystique was, because it offers parents a common language, an understanding that they're not alone” Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their...

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