The Aware Parenting Institute

Aware Parenting is a philosophy of child rearing that has the potential to change the world. Based on current research in child development, Aware Parenting questions most traditional assumptions about raising children, and proposes a new approach that can significantly improve relationships within a family. Parents who follow this approach raise children who are cooperative, compassionate, competent, nonviolent, and drug free.

The Aware Parenting Institute is an international organization with certified instructors in 17 countries who are helping to spread this philosophy around the world.

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Click on the countries below for information
about Aware Parenting activities around the world

Australia	Austria	Belarus	Belgium	Canada	Czech Republic

Denmark	Estonia	France	Germany	Hungary	Ireland

Israel	Italy	Luxembourg	Mexico	Netherlands	New Zealand

Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russian Federation	South Africa	Spain

Switzerland	Turkey	UK	USA

Aware Parenting is based on the work of Aletha Solter, Ph.D., a Swiss American developmental psychologist, international speaker, consultant, and author of five books (The Aware Baby, Helping Young Children Flourish, Tears and Tantrums, Raising Drug-Free Kids, and Attachment Play). Dr. Solter studied with Dr. Jean Piaget in Switzerland before earning her Ph.D. in psychology at the University of California. She is an internationally known expert on attachment, trauma, non-punitive discipline, and developmentally appropriate education. Her books have been translated into Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. The Aware Baby has sold over 130,000 copies worldwide. Dr. Solter has led workshops for parents and professionals in 16 countries. She also offers consultations for parents.

The Aware Parenting Institute has no political or religious affiliation.

Testimonial about Aware Parenting

Aware Parenting Books by Aletha Solter, Ph.D.

The Aware Baby (revised edition)	Helping Young Children Flourish	Tears and Tantrums	Raising Drug-Free Kids	Attachment Play

Ordering information for these books (English language editions)

Foreign language editions

Upcoming workshops:

Aletha Solter's next presentations will be in Santa Barbara (California). Click here for more information.

Recent highlights and updates:

May, 2013: We have posted links to three TV interviews with Aletha Solter on our Links Page.

May, 2013: We have revised our Certification Requirements.

April 2013: Aletha Solter has returned from Massachusetts where she gave a lecture and led a workshop, which was attended by people from three countries.

March 25, 2013: We have a new instructor in Romania. Click here to see a complete list of all the instructors.

March 21, 2013: We now have over 2000 followers on our Facebook page. The top 10 countries are: US, Australia, Romania, Canada, UK, Spain, New Zealand, Netherlands, South Africa, and Belgium.

March 13, 2013: Aletha Solter was a guest on Dr. Peter Breggin's show. Click here to listen to the show.

March 1, 2013: Aletha Solter's new book, Attachment Play, is now published and is available from all of the major onliine booksellers. Click here to see several endorsements and reviews.

February 2013: We have a new instructor in France. Click here to see a complete list of all the instructors.

January 2013: Aletha Solter's new book, Attachment Play, is available for pre-order from online booksellers! Click here to see our new web page about this book (with links to the full cover image and the first 24 pages).

November 2012: Aletha Solter's new book, Attachment Play, is in press! Click here to see a news release and photo.

November 2012: We've posted a new article in Spanish: a printable version of Twenty alternatives to punishment: Veinte alternativas al castigo

October 2012: We now have over 1500 followers on our Facebook page.

September 2012: Aletha has returned from a workshop tour in Turkey and Romania.

September 2012: The new Turkish edition of Helping Young Children Flourish is now in print. See our page for Turkey for more information.

August 2012: We have a new instructor in Denmark. Click here to see a complete list of all the instructors.

June 2012: We have sold the Czech translation rights for The Aware Baby. This will be the eleventh foreign language for this book.

May 2012: We have a new instructor in Australia. Click here to see a complete list of all the instructors.

This web site was last updated on May 17, 2013. It was first created on September 18, 1996. Copyright © 1996-2013 by the Aware Parenting Institute. All rights reserved. No part of this web site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical (including copying to other web sites, and including translations), without written permission from the Aware Parenting Institute, with the exception of printing pages for personal use. This copyright applies to all the pages and articles from the Aware Parenting Institute web site.

Warning/Disclaimer: The information on this web site (including all the web pages owned by the Aware Parenting Institute and Shining Star Press) is not intended to be used as a substitute for medical advice or treatment. When children display emotional, behavioral, or medical problems of any kind, parents are strongly advised to seek competent medical advice and treatment. Some of the suggestions on these web pages may be inappropriate for children suffering from certain emotional, behavioral, or physical problems. Aletha Solter, The Aware Parenting Institute, and Shining Star Press shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly by the information contained on these web pages. The links to other web sites are for informational purposes only, and do not entail endorsement by the Aware Parenting Institute or Shining Star press.