Comments on: Connecting with my kids https://lenzonlearning.com/2009/12/connecting-with-my-kids/ A father's reflections on parenting, education, kids, and creativity Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:22:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 By: Trying out PlayTime | Lenz on Learning https://lenzonlearning.com/2009/12/connecting-with-my-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:14:45 +0000 http://lenzonlearning.com/?p=229#comment-85 […] to Bethany for suggesting the Playful Parenting book, by Lawrence Cohen, in response to my “Connecting with my kids” post. I’ve now skimmed most of the book, and my wife has read the entire thing and enjoyed […]

]]> By: Evan https://lenzonlearning.com/2009/12/connecting-with-my-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:09:30 +0000 http://lenzonlearning.com/?p=229#comment-44 Bethany, thanks so much for the book recommendation. (I put it on hold at the library.) I like this quote from the preview on Amazon (p. 3): “We complain about children’s short attention spans, but how long can we sit and play marbles or Barbie or Monopoly or fantasy games before we get bored and distracted, or pulled away by the feeling that getting work done or cooking dinner is more important?”

Also, on p. 7: “My daughter’s preschool teacher told me that preschoolers laugh an average of three hundred times a day. What would happen if we all did that?”

]]> By: Eurika https://lenzonlearning.com/2009/12/connecting-with-my-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:03:37 +0000 http://lenzonlearning.com/?p=229#comment-43 This rings so true. The computer is where I too am often found in the evening. I have never really enjoyed board games, card games or the kinds of role-playing games many childen enjoy. I do enjoy reading out loud and the discussion that usually happens during and after the reading but now that my 3 are teens, reading aloud no longer happens. I guess the main way I connect to my children is through conversation. You’ve made me think a little more deeply about this.
Thank you.

]]> By: Rich Schlentz https://lenzonlearning.com/2009/12/connecting-with-my-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:18:31 +0000 http://lenzonlearning.com/?p=229#comment-42 Nice Evan. Good for you and good for your kids! You will never regret this…

]]> By: Bethany https://lenzonlearning.com/2009/12/connecting-with-my-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:34:40 +0000 http://lenzonlearning.com/?p=229#comment-41 Oh, you must read Playful Parenting by L Cohen. It’s all about connecting through play and finding ways to make it fun for the parents, too. One of my favorite books!

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