The Secret of Play

The Secret of Play is a parenting book that celebrates the good stuff—the fun, spontaneity, creativity, and inspiration children bring to our lives every day. It’s about helping them to be happier, healthier, more caring, and more creative by understanding and encouraging what they do best: play.

Drawing on the latest research on brain development, social-emotional growth, and learning, The Secret of Play lays out a blueprint for play, from the first months of life through the tween years and provides information about the value of play at each age and stage. Readers will learn which ideas, toys, and games are developmentally appropriate—and the age-by-age format makes this a book parents will want to keep on their shelves for a long time.

 

Watch an exclusive video below of Ann Pleshette Murphy describing The Secret of Play.

About Ann Pleshette Murphy

Ann Pleshette Murphy, author of The 7 Stages of Motherhood: Loving Your Life Without Losing Your Mind, is the parenting contributor to ABC TV’s “Good Morning America (GMA)” and the host of ABC-NOW’s “Parenting Perspectives.” A well-known magazine journalist and editor, Ms. Pleshette Murphy was Editor-in-Chief of Parents magazine from 1988 to 1998 and a Contributing Editor from 1998 to 2002. Currently, her “ParentSmart” column appears bi-monthly in USA Weekend Magazine.

Learn more at www.annpleshettemurphy.com