"The Opposite of Worry: The Playful Parenting Approach to Raising Confident, Secure Children"

PEP
Speaker on Worry: Dr. Lawrence J. Cohen, Nov. 8

PEP’s
Noted Author Series presents Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., psychologist and author
of the award-winning book Playful
Parenting. Dr. Cohen will talk about his new book, The Opposite of Worry: The Playful Parenting Approach to Childhood
Anxieties and Fears, on Nov. 8 in Bethesda.

It’s
never
too late to help a child unlock from anxiety and fear and learn to
participate joyfully in all the ups and downs of life. Dr. Cohen’s morning talk,
Nov. 8, will focus on playful parenting techniques to ease anxieties and build
the confidence and coping skills of children age 2 to 9.

Visit
PEPparent.org for details and registration, or call PEP at 301-929-8824. Registration
for the Nov. 8 morning talk (available in advance only) is $35.

More about Dr. Cohen: Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D. is a licensed
psychologist specializing in children's play, play therapy, and parenting. In
addition to his private therapy practice, he is a speaker and consultant to
public and independent schools and a teacher of parenting classes and classes
for daycare teachers.  "Dr. Cohen is one of the most
imaginative and thoughtful psychologists you will ever encounter. He explains
how and why children become anxious and then shows how we can use empathy and
play to help them escape from the terrifying dark corners of childhood."

—Michael Thompson, Ph.D.