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Articles by Aletha Solter, Ph.D.
Click here for a list of professional articles by Aletha Solter.
Articles by Aletha Solter originally published in Mothering magazine
- Crying for Comfort: Distressed Babies Need to be Held
- Family Meetings for Conflict Resolution
- The Disadvantages of Time-Out
- Dutch version "De Nadelen van Time-Out"
- French version "Les désavantages de la mise à l'écart temporaire (Time-Out)"
Excerpts from Aletha Solter's books
Allow Your Toddler to Say "no" (Excerpt from Raising Drug-Free Kids)
Listen to Your Teenager (Excerpt from Raising Drug-Free Kids)
Should I Let My Baby Sleep With Me? (Excerpt from The Aware Baby)
- Are Children Inherently Bad? (Excerpt from Helping Young Children Flourish)
- French version "Les enfants naissent-ils avec un fond mauvais?"
- German version "Sind Kinder ihrer Natur nach schlecht
?"
- Spanish version "¿Son los niños esencialmente malos?"
Principles of
Learning (Excerpt from the Workbook for Helping Young Children
Flourish)
- What Causes Violence? (Excerpt from Tears and Tantrums)
- German version "Der Umgang mit Gewalt"
Other articles by Aletha Solter
Why Do
Children 'Misbehave'?
- Twenty Alternatives to Punishment
- Dutch version "Twintig Alternatieven voor Straffen "
- French version "Vingt Alternatives à la Punition "
- What to Do When Your Baby Cries
- French version "Que faire quand votre bébé
pleure?"
- German version "Was tun, wenn dein Baby
weint?"
- Spanish version "¿Qué hacer cuando un bebé llora?"
Understanding Tears and Tantrums
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: an interview with Aletha Solter
Children and Trauma: what to expect and what to do
Supernanny: Alluring and Deceptive
- The Drugging of Children: A National Disgrace
- (Originally published in the Santa Barbara News-Press)
Questions and Answers
Aletha Solter answered parents' questions for a few years at the Parenthoodweb site. Below are links to the 27 questions she answered during that period. This is not a personal advice column, and Dr. Solter will not be posting any more answers. If you have a question about your child, check the articles below to see if one of them addresses your concern. If you would like personal advice or support, please contact Dr. Solter to schedule a phone consultation. (She requests that you read at least one of her books before scheduling a consultation.) She does not answer personal queries by email. See also our Parent Support Page.
- Conception to Two Years
- How Can I
Bond With My Infant Before Birth?
- Crying Spells
in Six-Week-Old Infant
- Frustrations in
Four-Month-Old
- Four-Month-Old Wakes up Frequently at Night
- Eight-Month-Old Is Unable to Entertain Herself
- Fussy
Ten-Month-Old
-
Eleven-Month-Old is Aggressive Towards Mother
- How to Stop a
Toddler From Biting
- Toddler
Won't Listen
- Two to Five Years
- Temper
Tantrums in Two-Year-Old
- How Can I Help
My Daughter Remember to Use the Potty?
- Separation
Anxiety in Three-Year-Old
- Bedtime
Problems
With Three-Year-Old
- My Daughter is
a Dawdler!
- Child Diagnosed
with both ADHD and Anxiety Disorder... HELP!
- Is
Masturbation Inappropriate for 4-Year-Olds?
- Single Mother
Cannot Control 4½ Year-Old Son
- Kindergartner
Reluctant to Go to School
- Five to Nine Years
-
Five-Year-Old Wants to Sleep with Parents
- Child Afraid
of Night-Time "Monsters"
- My Sweet Baby
Has Turned Into a Troubled Five-Year-Old
- An Only Child
is Aggressive with Other Children at School
- Compulsive
Behavior in Six-Year-Old
-
Six-Year-Old is a Terrible Eater
- Should I
Associate an Allowance with Specific Household Duties?
- Making
Doctor Visits a Pleasant Experience for Children
- How Can I Talk
to My Child About Sex?
This page was last updated on March 19, 2008.
