Play Development

Focusing on both the light and fun and the tough and serious, The Playful Way is a guide to reconnecting with your inner child and realizing that when you have a playful mindset, you don’t have to go play. Play comes with you everywhere.

Sorry to break it to you, but romantic meet-cutes are a thing of the past; swipes are in, and hope is out! Just kidding. Sort of. But do we continue to put ourselves out there? Yes. And will we be willing to move past the possibility of a disastrous encounter with a stranger? Of course.

Small advantage. Big advantage. SABA is based on a simple idea: Use an offensive action to create a small advantage, and exploit the small advantage to create a big advantage. Regardless of the tactic or strategy, the objective of every offensive possession is to create a big advantage: An open catch-and-shoot shot, an open driving lane to the basket, or a shot at the rim. There are two phases to the SABA offensive system: Creating the advantage and exploiting the advantage. Creating the advantage is similar to any other play or system. Exploiting the advantage is the more important element...

Parenting through the teenage years can be challenging and overwhelming. With more than 20 years of clinical practice, psychotherapist and parenting expert Joanna Fortune has devised a simple and proven 15-minute parenting model packed with practical, playful, and creative communication techniques to strengthen your relationship with your teenager.

Lisa Sugar has an amazing job. She spends her days at PopSugar creating content about pop culture, must-have handbags and makeup, healthy recipes, and Instagram-worthy sweets. She manages an enormously successful, growing company with employees who love what they do. And her life is just as great at home. She and her husband have three daughters, and she's the number one soccer mom who loves reading bedtime stories every night.

Are you a mum, dad or carer of a young baby? Are you frazzled, sleep-deprived, but desperate to make every moment with your baby count? Perhaps you'd love to visit a baby club, but can't. Don't worry - let the baby club come to you. Based on The Baby Club, the ground-breaking CBeebies show, Play & Learn with Your Baby is packed with bite-sized activities that you can both enjoy - explore everyday objects, have fun singing and telling stories, then mellow out. With Play & Learn with Your Baby, everyone is invited to the baby club - anytime, anywhere. What are you waiting for?

We’re all born playful. But when we grow up, we learn to suppress this critical, hardwired instinct and our lives become ruled by “getting things done.” As world-famous designer Cas Holman explains, this disconnection from our playful selves is hazardous to everything from our emotional wellbeing to our ability to problem solve and innovate. The emerging science of play shows that it sparks joy, wonder, creativity, and insight at any age.

Navigate the intricate terrain of nurturing language skills in both typically developing children and those facing unique challenges, from late talkers to those with special needs. This book equips you with essential tools and proven strategies, eliminating the guesswork and empowering you to foster language proficiency with confidence.

You can succeed in life despite any obstacles. Let's take a look at the life of the great writer and adventurer Jack London. By learning how Jack overcame all adversity and became a great success, we can apply his philosophy and principals and take action to create a life of joy, wealth, love, and adventure. This is a very brief biography, although many facts of Jack London's life are noted. However, this is more of a guidebook to lead an exciting and fulfilling life.

Instead, Self-Help and Self-Care Games provides a month of challenges and games, to provide a unique approach to self-care. Through a series of thirty-one short articles of no more than 500 words, Ichizli-Bartels has created a gameful and enjoyable way of thinking about self-help. After completing the “game” at the end of the challenge, you will understand which gameful experiences self-help and self-care align with and how you can design, develop, and play them as the most fun and engaging games for yourself.

The New Rochelle High School team in suburban New York is like many across the country: a source of civic pride, a manhood workshop for a revered coach, and an emotional proving ground for boys of widely different backgrounds. In the fall of 2014, New Rochelle's season unfolded alongside watershed NFL head injury revelations and domestic abuse cases (remember Ray Rice?) as well as fatalities on nearby fields. The dramatic story of that season, for players, parents and coaches, underscores fundamental questions.

Humble upbringings did not deter Allen Maxwell from an incredible and dynamic global journey in the navy and later in the private sector as a defense contractor. While navigating complex dynamics in both worlds, he developed the rules of the system that would be critical to survive challenging circumstances such as serving in the Philippines amid political unrest, a near-death collision on the USS Kinkaid, and a devious internal plan to usurp his leadership in Guantanamo Bay.

A short audiobook with actionable tips and tricks designed to help you parent your preschooler with purpose and play. Each chapter addresses an aspect of parenting and suggests easy ideas for how to change your parenting up in the preschool phase. Simply written by a parent for parents.

What if life wasn’t a series of random events but a game with clear rules and strategies for success? In The Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel Shinn reveals the power of thought, spoken word, and unwavering faith in shaping our destinies. Originally published in 1925, this timeless classic blends spiritual wisdom with practical guidance, showing you how to overcome obstacles, attract prosperity, and live with purpose.

Una invitación a valorar lo más lindo de la infancia: los juegos y los cuentos.

Every woman wants her man to be faithful, right? Yet everywhere you look, you see men cheating on their girlfriends, their wives, or their boyfriends almost nonstop! On a daily basis, the player mentality, the tricks and games, continue to break up relationships among the young and the old alike. We even watch as powerful and respected politicians trip over themselves, risking it all - family, friends, and home - to cheat on their wives with high-class (or low) paid escorts and mistresses.

Babies are amazing! From the moment they open their eyes, they are learning and developing at an astonishing rate. Parents naturally want to engage with infants as they learn and grow, but what if we could optimize the way we play with babies? Backed by the latest research and years of observation, Playing with Baby distills the experts’ findings for new parents, giving them a guide to the first year of a baby’s life and the growth of his or her individual mind.

Morgan and Devon Gregson Bennett are an interracial creative power couple living happily enough in Brooklyn until a freak accident leaves a little girl orphaned in Los Angeles. Setting aside reservations about the price motherhood will exact on their marriage and careers, Morgan and Devon agree to adopt Vabeh, a bi-racial ethnic-hair-products heiress. Vabeh touches down in New York, wearing last season’s fur and on a mission to quickly distinguish herself from the other bold-faced names at her new school, the tony School for Spoiled Kids.

This audio course is aimed at parents of very young children, ages one to five, who are learning everything for the first time. This period is crucial for guiding them toward the behaviors we wish to see, as they have no previous references or memories. It's the best time to teach them basic skills and set limits for certain behaviors that may become problematic. Over the three lessons, you will learn the foundations for keeping your child healthy and happy, while helping them develop and grow correctly.

The game of life is no longer a level playing field. The old world system that promised fairness and guarantees has shifted, and we find ourselves in an era of uncertainty and rapid change. It is up to us, as individuals, to take control of our own destinies and navigate the complexities of this new landscape. Gone are the days when success was handed to us on a silver platter. The rules have changed, and it is our responsibility to equip ourselves with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive. We cannot rely on outdated notions of security or expect things to be handed to us.