The Art of Roughhousing

ANTHONY T. DEBENEDET, M.D., is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and an incredibly active and adventurous father. An avid athlete, he enjoys basketball, running, hiking,
and golf. He lives with his wife and three young daughters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

LAWRENCE J. COHEN, PH.D., is a licensed psychologist specializing in children’s play and play therapy. His book Playful Parenting is in its eleventh printing. His writing has also appeared in the Boston Globe, professional journals, and a host of national parenting magazines. He lives with his wife and two teenage children in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist specializing in children’s play, play therapy, and parenting. He is the author of Playful Parenting and co-author, with Michael Thompson, Ph.D., and Catherine O’Neill Grace, of Best Friends, Worst Enemies and Mom, They’re Teasing Me. Dr. Cohen leads Playful Parenting workshops for parents, teachers, and child-care professionals. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife, Liz. They have two grown children.