

Cohen, Ph.D., demonstrates in this delightful new book, play can be the basis for an innovative and rewarding approach to parenting. Cohen lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.Parents have heard that play is a child's work-but play is not for kids only. All of his work - with children, parents, couples, abuse survivors, and families - has pointed him towards writing about human connections.ĭr. His treatment innovations have included the first groups in the country for husbands and boyfriends of sexual abuse survivors, as well as one of the first therapy groups for male survivors of sexual abuse. After an internship at Tulane University, he began a research and private practice career in Madison, Wisconsin. Cohen attended Haverford College and received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Duke University. Cohen is the author of numerous published articles in professional journals and popular magazines, and he has presented his work at professional conferences, workshops, classes, and public appearances.ĭr. Magazine was the winner of the 2003 Golden Lamp award from Education Press, and he also answers parents’ questions online at .ĭr. Cohen is also the co-author, with Michael Thompson and Catherine O’Neill Grace, of Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Friendship, Popularity and Social Cruelty in the Lives of Boys and Girls, and Mom, They’re Teasing Me: Helping Children Solve Social Problems. In addition to his private therapy practice, he is also a speaker and consultant to public and independent schools, and a teacher of parenting classes and classes for daycare teachers. Cohen, Ph.D., the author of PLAYFUL PARENTING, is a licensed psychologist specializing in children’s play and play therapy.

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