Meet Dr. Lawrence Cohen...
Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who specializes in children’s play, play therapy, and parenting. He is the author of the award-winning book Playful Parenting, which has been translated into 16 languages. He is also the author of The Opposite of Worry, about children’s anxiety, and the co-author of Unplug and Play: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Roughhousing with Your Kids, and two books about children's friendships and social relationships. He writes the popular Playful Parenting blog on PsychologyToday.com. Larry teaches parenting workshops around the world, in person and virtually. He has trained over 1000 certified playful parenting leaders in mainland China in collaboration with the family education company Jian Geng, and he also has an English-language certification program with participants from 10 countries.
