The following people have been certified by Aletha Solter to teach the philosophy of Aware Parenting as described in her four books (The Aware Baby, Helping Young Children Flourish, Tears and Tantrums, and Raising Drug-Free Kids). Instructors must renew their certification every two years. Many of these instructors have upcoming workshops or are leading support groups. Some of them offer private consultations. Please contact them directly for information about Aware Parenting activities in their area.

Click here to see the requirements for becoming certified.

AUSTRALIA (Aware Parenting in Australia)

NEW SOUTH WALES

MARION BADENOCH ROSE

Mullumbimby, New South Wales (near Byron Bay)

(61 2) 6684 2565

e-mail: awareparenting@iinet.net.au

website: www.parentingwithpresence.net/

QUEENSLAND

SUZANNE SWAN

Toowong, Queensland (near Brisbane)

(61 13) 0076 9642

e-mail: suzanne.swan@yogababy.com.au

website: www.yogababy.com.au

BELGIUM (Aware Parenting in Belgium)

NATHALIE CHEVALIER

Nandrin

(32 4) 247.70.12

e-mail: nathalie@emoticone.be

website: www.emoticone.be

ANOUK DUBOIS

La Louvière

(32 497) 52.49.02

e-mail: a.dubois@idsolution.be

PHILIPPE LOGNOUL

Nandrin

(32 4) 247.70.12

e-mail: philippe@emoticone.be

website: www.emoticone.be

PASCALE PIERRET

Soye (near Namur)

(32 477) 60.42.15

e-mail: pascale.pierret@yahoo.fr

MONIQUE SOMERS

Waterloo

(32 2) 354.69.58

ANNICK THOMAS

Mont-sur-Marchienne

(32 71) 47.20.02

e-mail: norbert.jatesno@tiscali.be

CANADA (Aware Parenting in Canada)

ONTARIO

GWEN DUNLOP

Toronto, Ontario

(1 416) 531-5267

e-mail: gwen_dunlop@yahoo.ca

website: www.gwendunlop.com

HOLLY KRETSCHMER

Newmarket, Ontario

(1 905) 715-7261

e-mail: holly@hollykretschmer.com

website: www.hollykretschmer.com

QUEBEC

MONIQUE MICHAUD

Sherbrooke, Quebec

(1 819) 571-9195

e-mail: sophro_analyse@sympatico.ca (sophro_analyse@sympatico.ca)

website: www.monique-michaud.com

CÉCILE SPRINGUEL

Rosemère (near Montreal), Quebec

(1 514) 998-0516

e-mail: cecile.springuel@sympatico.ca

ENGLAND (See UNITED KINGDOM)

FRANCE (Aware Parenting in France)

DOMINIQUE AUGER

Hellemmes Lille (near Lille)

(33 3) 20.04.13.96

e-mail: dominique.auger@nordnet.fr

ELODIE BALLION

Mios

(33 5) 56.03.24.84

e-mail: elodie.ballion@wanadoo.fr

website: www.maternerbio.com

NATHALIE CHAFFARD

Paris

(33 6) 62.34.94.98

e-mail: nc@parentsconscients.com

website: www.parentsconscients.com

ARNAUD DEROO

Villeneuve d'Ascq (near Lille)

(33 3) 20.98.23.76, (33 6) 23.21.92.41

e-mail: arnaudderoo@aol.com

BRIGITTE GUIMBAL

Valbonne (near Cannes)

(33 4) 93.12.93.49

FRANÇOISE MARCHAND

Saint Genis Laval (near Lyon)

(33 4) 78 51 13 65

e-mail: f.marchand.formation@free.fr

CÉCILE MESPLE

Billère (near Pau)

(33 5) 59 72 59 83

e-mail: mespiol@chez.com

AGNÈS PETIT

Tincques (near Arras)

(33 3) 21 48 22 13

e-mail: agnes.petit932@orange.fr

JANIE SPENCER

A l'Ecoute des Enfants

Igny (near Paris)

Phone and Fax: (33 1) 69.41.16.21

e-mail: enfant_ecoute@yahoo.fr

GERMANY (Aware Parenting in Germany)

ANKE EYRICH

Die Wiege

Sulz (Kreis Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg)

(49 7454) 92329

e-mail: anke@diewiege-sulz.de

website: www.diewiege-sulz.de

GUDRUN INDLEKOFER

Rettenberg

(49 8327) 931856

e-mail: gindlekofer@web.de

GUDRUN UNGER

Vöhringen (near Sulz, Kreis Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg).

(49 7454) 407330

e-mail: gudrun@diewiege-sulz.de

ISRAEL (Aware Parenting in Israel)

GINA TADMOR

Ramat Gan

(972 54) 998-2561

e-mail: ginatad@zahav.net.il

ITALY (Aware Parenting in Italy)

GWEN DUNLOP

Genova

(39 010) 261383

e-mail: gwendunlop@yahoo.it

website: www.gwendunlop.com

NETHERLANDS (Aware Parenting in The Netherlands)

HANNEKE VAN HASSELT

Velp (near Arnhem)

(31 26) 364.73.96

e-mail: hannekevanhasselt@planet.nl

website: www.huilenbooszijnruzie.nl

GONNIE BAL-SCHIERMEIER

Zutphen

(31 575) 51.20.39

e-mail: praktijk.helica@helica.nl

website: www.huilenbooszijnruzie.nl

SCOTLAND (See UNITED KINGDOM)

SOUTH AFRICA (Aware Parenting in South Africa)

MARIANNE LITTLEJOHN

Birthrite Midwifery

Cape Town

(27 21) 447.41.43

mlittlejohn@xinet.co.za

PAT TÖRNGREN

Edgemead (near Cape Town)

(27 21) 558.44.63

supportnet@mweb.co.za

website: home.mweb.co.za/to/torngren

SPAIN (Aware Parenting in Spain)

LAURA DÍAZ DE ENTRESOTOS BAJO

Gijón (Asturias)

(34 687) 05 45 95

e-mail: piten@telecable.es

sitio internet: www.awareparenting.es

SWITZERLAND (Aware Parenting in Switzerland)

SUSANNE BALDINI

Winterthur

(41 52) 232.21.39

e-mail: susanne baldini@bluewin.ch

SILVIA GLOOR-HUMMEL

Zürich

(41 44) 311.54.61

silvia.gloor@prekop-institut.ch

website: www.prekop-institut.ch

CHRISTINA HURST-PRAGER

Küsnacht (near Zürich)

(41 43) 817.81.25

christinahp@bluewin.ch

ESTHER ODERMATT

St. Gallen

(41 71) 220.19.78

website: www.primaltherapy.ch

ARIANE ROSSAT

Institut de Formation des Parents

Lausanne

(41 21) 648.10.43

e-mail: rossat@fastnet.ch

website: www.lausanne-famille.ch/IFP

UNITED KINGDOM (Aware Parenting in the United Kingdom)

SUZANNE HAMMOND

Forest Row (East Sussex)

(44 1342) 82.28.84

e-mail: suzanne.hammond1@btopenworld.com

SASKIA HEIJNE

Forres, Scotland (near Findhorn)

(44 1309) 69.03.34

within the UK: 01309 690334

e-mail: saskia@kinderevolution.com

TOM WEBSTER

Saron, Carmarthenshire, Wales

(44 7973) 73.25.01

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Aware Parenting in the United States of America)

CALIFORNIA

PIA BENVENUTTO

Alameda, CA 94501

(1 510) 952-6313

e-mail: piabooks@mac.com

AMALIA DARLING

Richmond, CA 94804 (near Berkeley)

(1 510) 620-0939

e-mail: AmaliaDarling@hotmail.com

CHERYCE GUTZMER

Soquel, CA 95073

(1 831) 728-5256

e-mail: gutzmerc@att.net

COLLEEN KELLY

Los Angeles, CA 90293

(1 310) 266-4876

e-mail: stargazing@ca.rr.com

CAROL MARKS

Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

(1 310) 573-9314

e-mail: cwienie@mac.com

KRISTI MILLER

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(1 805) 448-1223

e-mail: kristi@solutionsinparenting.com

website: www.solutionsinparenting.com

JANIE SPENCER

Los Angeles, CA 90038

(1 323) 960-1102

e-mail: japh94@yahoo.com

HEATHER STEVENSON

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(1 805) 453-4570

e-mail: heather@heatherstevenson.com

DAWN YACKZAN

Davis, CA 95616

(1 530) 753-1972

e-mail: dayack@aol.com

FLORIDA

KATHY BROWN

Parenting the Soul

St. Petersburg, FL 33704

(1 727) 895-8536

e-mail: gbrown3@tampabay.rr.com

MASSACHUSETTS

SWANSEA BENHAM BLEICHER

Chesterfield, MA 01012

(1 413) 296-0156

e-mail: swanseabbb@hotmail.com

USCHI SCHUELLER

Carlisle, MA (near Boston) 01741

(1 978) 369-4797

e-mail: uschi@schueller.net

NEW HAMPSHIRE

LIBBY deMARTELLY

Marlborough, NH 03455

(1 603) 827-3918

e-mail: libde@verizon.net

NORTH CAROLINA

WENDY MANN

Chapel Hill, NC 27510

(1 919) 969-8626

WALES (See UNITED KINGDOM)