{"product_id":"learning-to-play-again-kathryn-smerling-phd-lcsw-9781538183229","title":"Learning to Play Again: Rediscovering Our Early Selves to Become Better Adults","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Smerling's system for creating or restoring healthy relationships should appeal to readers interested in childhood development and connecting with their younger selves.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelationships form the fundamental pillars of our emotional life. Yet, as US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared, we are facing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation that is harming human health and well-being. In our divided society, fraught with high rates of anxiety, the stressors of over-busy personal and work responsibilities, the isolating effects of technology, and more people are struggling to connect. Kindness and empathy are in short supply, and relationships face unprecedented challenges. Yet happy and healthy relationships are more necessary now than ever to help people have a sense of belonging and to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her decades of work as a family therapist and early childhood education specialist, Dr. Kathryn Smerling's \u003ci\u003eLearning to Play Again \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a blueprint for establishing meaningful connection first at home with loved ones, and then with extended family, friends, and colleagues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom reminding ourselves about the value of \"Please\" and \"Thank you\" to learning the joy of parallel play, to building a support system through kindness and empathic communication skills, Dr. Smerling's new book invites readers to focus on personal attunement and how things like individual self-esteem can lead to greater resilience and success in relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Smerling Phd Lcsw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538183226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538183229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 5","brand":"Kathryn Smerling Phd Lcsw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44860261433599,"sku":"9781538183229","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61291b2c-1895-407a-85a4-5eaec156a44b.jpg?v=1709135720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-to-play-again-kathryn-smerling-phd-lcsw-9781538183229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}