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
Please click on the following links for more information:
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
Reviews and endorsements:
"As with all of Aletha Solter’s books, Healing Your Traumatized Child is a profoundly clear and concise book with an incredibly deep understanding of children and how they heal. She describes exactly what happens when a child experiences trauma and precisely what parents can do to support their children's innate healing response. I recommend this book so very highly."
—Marion Rose, Ph.D., author of several books, including The Emotional Life of Babies; Level 2 Aware Parenting instructor and regional coordinator for Aware Parenting in Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia.
"This book is full of wisdom and clarity to help parents understand what trauma is, how we can reduce our children's exposure to trauma, and what we can do to support them when they do have traumatic experiences. It is an inspiring exploration of the power of connection, play, laughter, and loving listening to our children's feelings to help them transform and heal. I highly recommend this book for all parents."
—Joss Goulden, Level 2 Aware Parenting instructor in Australia.
"This helpful guide gives parents a clear, safe, and playful path to help children reconnect with parts of themselves lost because of trauma. Professionals working with traumatized children can use this guide as a healing bridge from their therapy office to children’s homes."
—Lynn Stadler, Marriage Family Therapist in Santa Barbara, California; Founding Member of the Violet Solomon Oaklander Foundation.