Language Information

Language of Listening® PLAYTIME can be delivered as a weekend intensive when the 8-week class is not practical. Both versions are effective and provide 16 hours of training. As in the 8-week class, children do not attend classes, but during the weekend class your child must be available on-site from 11AM - 1PM each day for a "Power Playtime" with you before and after lunch. Contact Us for more details. Is Language of Listening® PLAYTIME the same as play therapy? No. Language of Listening® PLAYTIME is an exceptional parenting tool; not a substitute for play therapy. In our Playtime class parents use a controlled play setting to master saying what they see, focusing on their child's strengths, and building deeper connections based on understanding. While it is valuable to learn how to connect with your child regardless of his or her psychological state, our Playtime class does not teach you to diagnose or heal psychological problems. When childhood therapy is indicated, play therapy is an excellent choice. Language of Listening® sounds a lot like "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen…" Is it? Our work has the same roots as Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish's How to Talk... series and Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication but is much simpler to use. You don't have to look up what to do in a certain situation because you always start with the same thing: SAY WHAT YOU SEE®. Plus we are unique in our ability to find STRENGTHs in everything children do. Language of Listening® is fully compatible with many other parenting approaches including Haim Ginott's Between Parent and Child , Lawrence Cohen's Playful Parenting, Alfie Kohn's Unconditional Parenting, and Foster Cline & Jim Fay's Love and Logic. In fact, ours makes theirs easier to understand and apply. That's why we include them in our recommended reading list.