For parents of kids aged 4–10
What to do whenyou don't knowwhat to do next.
For parents who've read the books, saved the posts, and still whisper "why isn't this working?" Play is the Path turns Laura Bosworth's fifteen years as a play therapist into parent education you can actually use — ask what happened, and get one play-based move to try tonight.
Free for founding families — The Connected Parent Playbook is our welcome gift when you join.
Laura
Parent education & coaching
What it does
Connection before correction
Special playtime, made simple
Play is your child's first language. Ten minutes of child-led play — no teaching, no correcting, no phone — matched to what your child is carrying that week. The toys you already own are all you need.
The playful lens
Describe the meltdown, the "NO!", the silence in the car — and learn to see it the way Laura does. Behavior is communication: underneath every big behavior is a child having a hard time, not giving you one.
"Your child is not giving you a hard time. Your child is having a hard time."
Limits that connect
Laura's three moves, learned in two minutes. No yelling, no bribing, no power struggle — just a limit your child can feel safe inside.
Notice. “I see that you want to jump on the couch.”
Limit. “The couch is not for jumping.”
Alternatives. “You may jump on the floor — or snuggle up here with me.”
Built for the real moments
The after-school fall-apart in the pickup line. The bedtime battle at 8:40pm. The "NO!" in front of the grandparents. Answers for the moment you're actually in.
How it works
From meltdown to moment in three steps
Ask it plainly
Type or speak exactly what happened — the after-school meltdown, the bedtime battle, the hitting. No intake forms, no jargon, no judgment.
Get the lens, then the move
First the why: what the behavior is really saying, seen through a play therapist's eyes. Then your move — one specific game, script, or ritual from Laura's playbook.
Play tonight, connect for good
Ten minutes on the floor. The correction hides inside the connection — and the goal is progress, not perfection.
Try it right here
Ask Laura anything
A free taste — a couple of questions, no account needed. These are the moments Laura hears about every week — or ask your own.
Laura
Parent coach & educator · replies in seconds
"Your child is not giving you a hard time.
Your child is having a hard time."
Play is the Path is an educational and coaching resource for parents and is not a substitute for psychotherapy or mental health treatment.
Progress, not perfection.
Meet the founder
Laura Bosworth
Parent educator and coach — and a play therapist by training.
Over fifteen years of psychotherapy practice, Laura kept seeing the same thing: children don't need fancier parenting techniques — they need their parents to engage with them. So she made a deliberate change: she stepped out of the therapy room and into parent education and coaching, helping children by helping their parents connect. Play is the Path is that work — not therapy, but everything she learned there, made usable in your living room. Her goal: that you feel in control again, stop feeling insecure about parenting, and become the parent you always wanted to be.
- Parent educator & coach — connection through play
- Play therapist by training · 15+ years of psychotherapy practice
- Creator of The Connected Parent Playbook
- The Play · Regulation · Resilience framework
Please note: Play is the Path is an educational and coaching resource for parents and is not a substitute for psychotherapy or mental health treatment. Use of this site does not create a therapist-client relationship with Laura Bosworth.
Early access
Free for founding families
No card, no catch, no charge while we grow. The first families in the door keep three months free whenever paid plans arrive.
The Founding Family
Everything in the app, free during early access.
$0right now, really
- Unlimited questions — and Laura remembers your family
- Profiles for every child, with ages that keep themselves current
- The Connected Parent Playbook, free
- Workshops in The Playroom as they're released
Your part: when something lands, tell us. Your feedback and honest reviews shape what Laura builds next.
Not ready to join? Ask Laura a couple of questions right here on this page — no account needed.
Questions
Asked by parents like you
Anything else on your mind? Ask Laura directly in the demo above — she's heard it all before, without judgment.