Techniques and ideas to help raise responsible, respectful, thinking children. In my experience, the techniques help to reduce or eliminate power struggles. But what is so fantastic is that not only do these ideas help make parenting easier, they help kids to be happier!

The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally by Dr. David Elkind

He's done it again! I've been a great admirer of Dr. Elkind since I read The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (3rd edition) in college. With this new book, Elkind illustrates the importance of play and how it helps children prepare for the real world - especially imaginative play. He discusses how play and learning are intertwined and how playing teaches our children how to be social. He shares how play actually helps to prepare the child's mind to learn more readily and fully when they start school.