Healing Your Traumatized Child
A Parent's Guide to Children's Natural Recovery Processes
by Aletha Solter, Ph.D.
Publication date: August 1, 2022
Has your child been traumatized by an accident, a medical procedure, a separation from you, a natural disaster, or another frightening experience?
Do you wonder how to help?
Based on research in the neurobiology of trauma, Healing Your Traumatized Child explains the basic principles of emotional recovery in children from birth to age twelve. This innovative approach will teach you to:
- Identify your child’s symptoms of trauma
- Facilitate your child’s innate healing mechanisms
- Use the therapeutic power of play
- Understand why crying is beneficial
- Solve behavior problems caused by trauma
- Help your child regain confidence and joy
Aletha Solter is a Swiss/American developmental psychologist living in Southern California. She studied with Dr. Jean Piaget in Geneva, Switzerland, where she earned a Master’s Degree in human biology. She holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California. Dr. Solter is the founder of the Aware Parenting Institute (www.awareparenting.com) and is recognized internationally as an expert on attachment, trauma, and non-punitive discipline. Her parenting books have been translated into many languages.
Video interview with Aletha Solter about her book, Healing Your Traumatized Child
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Full news release and author bio
Full cover image (front and back cover)
Look inside the book (front matter, table of contents, and introduction)
Article by Aletha Solter (summary of the information in the book)
Podcast interview with Aletha Solter about this book
Aware Parenting Institute home page