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Looking for festive games & activities for the 4th of July and beyond? Laura and crew share holiday versions of her games from Play Together. Which one do you want to play first?

Laura & Shally talk about the importance of play for kids and adults as they highlight and even play (!) some games from Laura’s book, Play Together.

What a pleasure to be featured in a Shape article about one of my favorite things, gratitude!

And to be able to share the game Gratitude Detectives from Play Together.

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Such an honor to write an article for the UK’s Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma’s TIPS Magazine.

The title of my article is Let’s Play – How to Embrace Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

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A fun article I wrote highlighting some fun screen-free family activities for the holidays.

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I love finding fun ways to teach kids mindfulness skills.

They are so important, but are especially useful at the start of a new school year with so much in flux.

Read the full article for two of my favorite tools!

I never realized I had so many opinions on backpacks until Parents reached out!

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Why not be comfortable and feel good when you play?!

As a former pro athlete and coach, I’ve had a lot of experience with workout clothes!

Read on for my feature in Shape magazine…

“My experience:  My 10 year old daughter struggles a bit with anxiety, and it got worse with the new school year.  We’ve used some mindfulness and grounding activities in this book, like 5 finger breathing, to help calm her nerves on a high-anxiety mornings.  This book isn’t just for mindfulness though.  There are a ton of fun activities that bring families together that do not involve screens!  This would be a great book to bring on a camping trip when you are unplugged and in nature!  I would have loved to have had this as a resource when I was still teaching!”

“Play Together – a gift for families looking to add more joy and connection to their lives!”

“Play is one of the best parts of being a kid, stimulating healthy development and providing wonderful benefits that you and your children will enjoy for years to come.”

“Play Together is a paperback book chuck full of fun ideas that I have never heard of before, and trust me, I am always on Google and Pinterest looking for ideas to do with my “work kids.”

I love that the games and activities are easy to do and understand, and require very little supplies, if not at all.”

“I have several pages in this book “dog earred,” and I’m not even done reading from cover to cover yet. I found so many ideas to use with my “work kids.” This book is going to be a huge help for me this upcoming school year.

As a parent, I see a lot of value in this book. I wish I had something like this when my kids were little. It would have helped me keep my own kids happy and engaged.”