What is Aware Parenting?
Aware Parenting is an attachment-based and trauma-informed approach to parenting which does not use either punishments or rewards. It questions most traditional assumptions about raising children and proposes a new approach that can significantly improve relationships within a family and prevent behavior problems. Parents who follow this approach raise children who are cooperative, compassionate, competent, nonviolent, and drug free.
Aware Parenting is based on the work of Aletha Solter, Ph.D., a Swiss American developmental psychologist, international speaker, consultant, and author of six books. She is recognized internationally as an expert on attachment, trauma, non-punitive discipline, and developmentally appropriate education.
The approach is supported by research in the fields of attachment, child development, neurobiology, trauma, psychotherapy, and education. A research study has demonstrated the effectiveness of some aspects of the Aware Parenting approach.
Founded in 1990, the Aware Parenting Institute is an international organization with certified instructors in 24 countries who are helping to spread this approach around the world. These instructors work independently and are not employees or subcontractors of the Aware Parenting Institute. The institute has no political or religious affiliation.
Please click on the following links for more information:
The four basic assumptions of Aware Parenting
The three aspects of Aware Parenting
The ten principles of Aware Parenting
Parent Support Page
Frequently Asked Questions
Aware Parenting Books by Aletha Solter, Ph.D.
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