The Innovative Paren…

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2019 National Parenting Products Award Winner

Even the best talk-based practices in parenting can be limiting. How can art help parents temper storms of emotion, defuse sibling conflicts, get teeth brushed, and raise happy, successful kids? In The Innovative Parent, Erica Curtis and Ping Ho integrate cutting-edge research, years of clinical expertise, and their own parenting experience into a revolutionary yet practical guide to creative parenting. Plentiful illustrations and anecdotes bring concepts to life and show art in action with kids and parents.

Together, Curtis and Ho let parents in on art therapy trade secrets to help children make sense of emotions, build connections with others, develop problem-solving skills, resolve day-to-day conflicts, process and retain information, confront fears and anxiety, and much more. These are complex tasks for something as seemingly simple as making art, yet therein lies the beauty of The Innovative Parent: its down-to-earth approach is simple, doable, and fun.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Swallow Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 15, 2019
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0804012148
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804012140
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.66 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.7 x 10 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,940,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #589 in Medical Developmental Psychology #713 in Popular Developmental Psychology #939 in Popular Psychology Creativity & Genius
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