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Aware Parenting is a philosophy of child rearing that has the potential to change the world. Based on cutting-edge research and insights in child development, Aware Parenting questions most traditional assumptions about raising children, and proposes a new approach that can profoundly shift a parent's relationship with his or her child. Parents who follow this approach raise children who are bright, compassionate, competent, nonviolent, and drug free.

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Please click on the countries below for information about Aware Parenting activities around the world.
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France	Germany	India	Ireland	Israel

Italy	Mexico	Netherlands	Portugal	Romania

South Africa	Spain	Switzerland	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 four books (The Aware Baby, Helping Young Children Flourish, Tears and Tantrums, and Raising Drug-Free Kids). 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, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish. The Aware Baby has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. Dr. Solter has led workshops for parents and professionals in thirteen different countries. She also offers consultations for parents, specializing in coaching for parent/child therapy.

There is a growing list of certified Aware Parenting instructors who are helping to spread this philosophy around the world. We currently have over 50 instructors in twelve countries.

The Aware Parenting Institute has no political or religious affiliation.

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Aletha Solter's most recent book:

Raising Drug-Free Kids: 100 Tips for Parents.
Published in September 2006 by Da Capo Press.
Click here for more information.

Aletha Solter's other books:

The Aware Baby (revised edition)	Helping Young Children Flourish	Tears and Tantrums

Ordering information for these books
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Upcoming workshops:

Aletha Solter's next workshops will be in Santa Barbara, California and Australia. Click here for more information.

Highlights from the past year:

May 2008: Aletha Solter has returned from a workshop tour in Spain, where she gave lectures and led full-day workshops in the cities of Gijón and Guadalajara. Click on our page for Spain to see some comments from the workshop participants.

February 2008: A new article posted: Supernanny: Alluring and Deceptive.

January 2008: We have new instructors in Belgium and France. Click here for more information, or click on the country flags above.

November 2007: We have posted two Dutch articles. One of them is a translation of Aletha Solter's popular article, Twenty Alternatives to Punishment. The Dutch title is Twintig Alternatieven voor Straffen. The other is a translation of The Disadvantages of Time-Out. The Dutch title is De Nadelen van Time-Out

November 2007: An Estonian language edition of Tears and Tantrums was published by Väike Vanker. The title is Nutt ja jonnihood. Click here to see the cover image. This is the 9th foreign language for this book.

October 2007: Aletha has returned from a weekend conference in Portland, Oregon where she led two workshops (organized by Portland Parenting Connection).

October 2007: A new Spanish article posted: ¿Son los niños esencialmente malos? (English version: Are children inherently bad?).

September 2007: Two new foreign language editions of Aletha Solter's books are in print. A new French language edition of Helping Young Children Flourish was published by Editions Jouvence. The French title is Bien comprendre les besoins de votre enfant. Click here to see the cover image. Also, a new Italian language edition of Tears and Tantrums was published by Edizioni la Meridiana. The Italian title is Lacrime e capricci. Click here to see the cover image.

September 2007: We have new instructors in South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Click here for more information, or click on the country flags above.

May 2007: Aletha Solter led workshops in the UK, France, and South Africa (Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg).

This web site was created on September 18, 1996; last updated on June 27, 2008. Copyright © 1996-2008 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 and Shining Star Press.

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.