The 2,000 Best Games and Activities: Using Play to Teach Curiosity, Self-Control, Kindness and Other Essential Life Skills - Softcover

Kettmann, Susan

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9781402204142: The 2,000 Best Games and Activities: Using Play to Teach Curiosity, Self-Control, Kindness and Other Essential Life Skills

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ISBN 10: 1402204140 ISBN 13: 9781402204142

Publisher: Sourcebooks, 2005

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Want your kid to be the next Einstein, Olympic gold medalist or CEO? Maybe you're just looking for some great playtime ideas, with a little creativity and brain building thrown in? This fun, easy guide contains 2,000 games and activities that will help your babies, toddlers and children reach their full potential-through play.

2,000 Best Games and Activities will keep your kids laughing while learning seven essential life skills:
- Communication
- Curiosity
- Decision making
- Kindness
- Playfulness
- Self-control
- Self-esteem

Including activities that take five to ten minutes and use ordinary household items, this book is essential for parents or caregivers of children from babyhood to eight years old.

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About the Author:

Susan Kettman has 20 years of experience teaching, directing and coordinating curriculum and child care in educational settings; doing regional child-care planning for local governments; and teaching preschool parents and teachers in community colleges. She is the author of two family/parenting books: Family-Friendly Childcare and The 12 Rules of Grandparenting. She lives near San Francisco, California.

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