Lamaze hosted a fun, one-hour workshop this weekend for a parent and their child to learn and practice "The Art of Roughhousing: Good Old-Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It." with Dr. Anthony DeBenedet. Dr. DeBenedet's new book of the same name is now available for sale. Anthony talked about the importance of parent-child play in development, bonding and trust-building, and demonstrated some great moves for parents and children to use. His book contains over 70 different activities and also delves deeper into the benefits of parent-child roughhousing and good old-fashioned horseplay.
Anthony DeBenedet, M.D., is a board-certified physician and an incredibly active and adventurous father of three girls. An avid athlete, he holds an orange belt in Judo and enjoys basketball, tennis and golf and lives in Ann Arbor. His eldest daughter is a proud Lamaze Parent Toddler Playgroup grad and his middle daughter is currently enrolled in a group as well.
At right, Anthony demonstrates the "Red Tornado" and a mom and son show off the "Flying Fox." The workshops were fun, interactive, and have all of the parents and kids great ideas on how to incorporate these moves safely and effectively into their play at home.
Watch our website for upcoming workshop dates with Anthony! We thank him for his time and expertise and can't wait to learn more.
