The Aware Baby: A New Approach to Parenting [Paperback]

Aletha Jauch, Solter (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 273 pages
• Publisher: Shining Star Pr (June 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961307307
• ISBN-13: 978-0961307301
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #946,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Aletha Solter, Ph.D. is a Swiss/American developmental psychologist, parenting consultant, and director of the Aware Parenting Institute (www.awareparenting.com). She holds a Master's degree in human biology from the University of Geneva, Switzerland (where she studied with Dr. Jean Piaget), and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

When Aletha's first child was born in 1977 (following a traumatic birth) she did not find any parenting books that advocated attachment-style parenting and non-punitive discipline while taking into account the impact of stress and trauma on children's development.

The first book she wrote, The Aware Baby (revised in 2001), is the one that she wished she had had as a new mother. The Aware Baby has been translated into ten languages and sold over 130,000 copies worldwide. Her other three books have also been translated into several languages.

Aletha has led workshops for parents and professionals in 14 countries, and is recognized internationally as an expert on attachment, trauma, and non-punitive discipline. She has appeared on TV in the U.S., Europe, South Africa, and Asia. She lives in Southern California, and is the mother of two grown children. She is also a proud grandmother.

For more information about Aletha's work and the Aware Parenting approach, please visit the Aware Parenting Institute website at www.awareparenting.com.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Crying, it's OK!, March 13, 2000

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This review is from: The Aware Baby: A New Approach to Parenting (Paperback)

This book has been a godsend for me. It came to me at a very difficult time in my daughter's first years, and it allowed me to see that, really, sometimes she just needs to cry. It gave me the courage to allow her to cry without trying to stifle the emotions she was expressing. Now, I buy it for anyone I know who is embarking on parenthood

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ONLY parenting book needed, February 24, 1999

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Dr. Solter gives THE answer to most, if not all of behavioral issues parents come across. It makes such perfect sense now why children act the way they do and how to solve any issues that come up. Raising a child who doesn't suppress feelings is an amazing concept. In this day and age with all the programs geared at getting adults to express feelings in a healthy way and stop suppressing with alcohol, drugs, food, spending.....Dr. Solter's books are the answer to PREVENT ever needing such intervention. This book was the start for me and my daughter and I recommend it highly, along with her other books.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely clarifying, May 23, 2000

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Sandra Bertolozzi (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews

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I've been mother for the first time, and I had twins. I found this book very clarifying, because Ms Solter allowed me to see simple things that were just in front of my eyes. Babies are much more natural and insctintive creatures than we think, and I found her statements about their needs and ways of commmunication to be very rationale, simple and logical.