Dr. Toy's Smart Play: How to Raise a Child with a High PQ by Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D
St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312180896
292 pages 1st edition (February 1998)
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COMMENTS ABOUT DR. TOY'S SMART PLAY
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Michael B. Rothenberg, MD. Professor Emeritus Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics
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Nilda G. Cosco, Director, Lekotek
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Gene Del Vecchio, Senior Partner, Director of Planning & Research, Ogilvy & Mather
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Kathryn Carpenter, American Library Association
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JJ Despain, journalist
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Lawrence Kutner, Ph.D. Child Behavior Columnist, Parent's Magazine
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Alexandra Tornek, Parent/infant researcher
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Alice Bergman, West Side Kids Toy Store (ASTRA member)
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Moss Kardener,Consultant, Marketing & Product Development, OnStrategy, Oakland, CA
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Joel Delman, Product Developer, Chicago, IL
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Vicki Lansky, author
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Helen Webber, Designer, San Raphael, CA.
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Kim Thompson, President, Twin Sisters Productions
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Dr. Betty Halpern, Professor Emeritus, Sonoma State University,CA.
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Richard C. Levy, Toy Inventor & Author
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Dorothy W. Hewes, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University
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Gina Moreland, Board President, Habitot Children's Museum
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Edgar Klugman, Professor, Early Childhood Care and Education, Wheelock College, Boston, MA.
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Shannon Tobin, President & CEO, Children's Interactive Expo
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Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media, Inc.
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Dr. Stevanne Auerbach really understands children, play and toys. This book is a wonderful resource for parents, teachers and everyone who works and plays with children.
Michael B. Rothenberg, MD.
Professor Emeritus Psychiatry
& Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics
University of Washington,
School of Medicine
Co-author, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care (1985, 1992) Return to List Next
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Dr. Toy's Smart Play is a fabulous read. It will help both parents and marketers gain keen insights into the importance and selection of a child's playthings.
Gene Del Vecchio
Senior Partner, Director of Planning & Research,
Ogilvy & Mather
Author of "Creating Ever Cool, A Marketer's Guide to a Kid's Heart" Return to List Next
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Dr. Toy's Smart Play is the best tool out there for parents, grandparents,teachers and anyone else with children in their lives. It's a quick and entertaining read, packed full of valuable information and ideas dealing with childhood development. I've quoted from it in Baby Magazine and Parenting, and I won't hesitate to use it again when I write another article about children and their toys. My only regret is this book wasn't around when my kids were young
JJ Despain, journalist Return to List Next
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The High PQ in Stevanne Auerbach’s title refers to play quotient, as necessary in our lives as the more often acclaimed "high IQ." Although this book is about children’s development through play and toys, Dr. Auerbach calls on us to remember some of our favorite toys of childhood and has provided a short list of questions to help recall our experiences and interactions with parents and friends. The toys and games we play with as youngsters can often lead to careers as adults. And as adults, play continues to help us relax, be creative and, yes, even think. While this book is about our children’s development we benefit by remembering how we used our toys and imaginations.
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