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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If you spend time with kids, read this book!,
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Reading Helping Young Children Flourish was so eye-opening for me! Aletha Solter's understanding of children and childhood made such sense to me, gave words to things I have experienced when spending time with children. I especially love how respectful she is of children and how she helps adults trust in kids and their natural development. I'm a teacher, and recommended this book to the parents of the children in my classroom.
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Helping Young Children Flourish,
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This book is an excellent source of information and guidance for anyone caring for children between the ages of two and eight years of age. It gives a well-researched picture of the emotional world of such young children, offering the reader a deep and rich understanding of the child's world within the context of the home, family, school and wider world. In my opinion, this is one of the most informed books about children available today. Along with Dr Solter's two other books (The Aware baby and Tears and Tantrums) it has been a constant source of information for me, and I have consistently referred to it during my years as a mother.
This book is well written and researched, and offers the reader a sound understanding of the child. It has helped me to move from a situation where I was `coping' and `managing' as a parent, to being a confident mother who understands her child's needs and, importantly, knows how to go about meeting those needs. The information has been invaluable to me, and my children are healthy, relaxed and happy examples of the wisdom I have gleaned from Dr Solter's work. I cannot recommend this book highly enough to parents and caretakers of young children.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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you only need this one book....seriously...!,
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Solter explains WHY children behave the way they do. Once you understand that, it becomes pretty obvious why you need not shout at them or physically discipline them. She goes further and suggests ways around common problems and issues.
I found some of the suggestions did not work for me, but the background reasoning was sufficient for me to first understand WHY and then come up with my own solution. Format is question and answer, all q&as being logically grouped together. Makes it very saey to just dip into and zoom into a particular issue.
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