Dr. Lawrence Cohen is a licensed psychologist who specializes in child's play and play therapy. He is the author of the book Playful Parenting which is translated into 14 languages and the winner of the NAPPA Gold Award for parenting resources. In addition to his private practice of psychotherapy and play therapy, Dr. Cohen is a frequent speaker at schools and community groups, and he has served on multiple advisory boards.

Dr. Cohen is also the author of The Opposite of Worry and co-author of The Art of Roughhousing. He wrote two more books about children's friendships and peer relationships with Michael Thompson and Catherine O'Neill Grace: Best Friends, Worst Enemies, and Mom, They're Teasing Me. Dr. Cohen's column in Nick Jr. Magazine was the winner of the 2003 Golden Lamp award from Education Press. His treatment innovations have included the first groups in the country for husbands and boyfriends of sexual abuse survivors, as well as one of the first therapy groups for male survivors of sexual abuse. All of his work with children, parents, couples, abuse survivors, and families has guided him towards writing about human connections.

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