Play Date Therapy!
Help Your Child Play Well With Others

Play dates gone bad

When a child struggles to play nicely and cooperatively with others, it can be painful for a parent to watch. It's painful for the child too.

Playing Nicely! read an excerpt

A child struggling with cooperative play is a child who is going to struggle making friends. Children who have "play date" skills don't enjoy playing with children who don't.

Does your child have a problem sharing? Working together?

F R E E ...for a very limited time Before I begin selling my child behavior books, I'm looking for feedback on them. Here's the deal... I want you to try these books with your children. But I need you to agree in advance to write me about your experience or email me a picture that your child drew for the book. I may use your letter or child's picture on the site, but I will only post it with your first name and your state, province or country. Do we have a deal? Read up, then click to the book your child could benefit from!

My children's behavior book, The Time Balooga Forgot Other People's Feelings, is a form of bibliotherapy. Bibliotherapy is the use of children's books to address problem behaviors.

Balooga is the story of a child who used to play nicely, but then she discovers that bratty, selfish behavior helps her get her way. Then other children stop wanting play dates with her. Her mom helps her to see that her bad behavior is costing her friends...and happiness.

Balooga's story lets your child recognize herself or himself in a fictional child. But I've done something else to make sure Balooga's message really hits home.

This children's behavior book has no pictures. It's meant for your child to illustrate.

Why?

So that every time your child adds an illustration to the book, the book's message is reinforced. Repetition is key to learning.

For a limited time, this children's book about uncooperative play is FREE

Before I begin selling my children's behavior books, I'm looking for feedback on them. Here's the deal...

I want you to try this book about poor play date habits with your child. But I need you to agree in advance to either write me about your experience or email me a picture that your child draws for the book.

I may use your letter or your child's drawing on the site, but I will only post it with your first name and your state, province or country.

The book is in PDF form (though if you prefer you can open a regular webpage and copy the text into a word processing program). You simply print it out on separate pages for reading and illustrating.

Do we have a deal? (No, I want to read an excerpt of the Play Date book first.) If so, please fill out the form below. You'll be taken to a password protected page with the simple instructions right away.

I can't wait to hear how it goes for you!

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