Helping Young Children Flourish - Softcover

Solter, Aletha Jauch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0961307315 ISBN 13: 9780961307318

Publisher: Shining Star Pr, 1989

Synopsis

Note: This book is out of print. A revised edition was published in February 2018 with the title, Cooperative and Connected: Helping Children Flourish Without Punishments or Rewards.

About this title

About the Author:

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. Her books have been translated into many languages, and she is recognized internationally as an expert on attachment, trauma, and non-punitive discipline. She is the founder of the Aware Parenting Institute, an international organization with certified instructors in many countries.

Review:

From the California Association for the Education of Young Children:
"This revolutionary book marks a major breakthrough in our understanding of children's emotional needs. Highly readable and practical, it represents a new approach to parenting, which respects the child's needs and feelings, and uses neither punishments nor rewards."

From The Small Press Book Review:
"Insights into the emotional life of children are frequent and illuminating."

From The Single Parent:
"An extremely lucid and profound exploration of childhood."

From The Gifted Child Today:
"Parents of two-to-eight-year-olds can use this helpful resource to deal with practical issues such as sibling rivalry, eating and sleeping problems, effects of TV, and completing chores."

"It is a fine book, full of sound ideas to make parenting easier and to help children flourish."
-Thomas Gordon, Ph.D., Author of Parent Effectiveness Training.

"It is a wonderful book. I recommend it highly."
-Violet Oaklander, Ph.D., Gestalt Therapist and author of Windows to Our Children

"I like the format very much: posing and answering, in easy-to-understand language, very common concerns and worries that parents have. The examples are rich and very relevant."
-Alice S. Honig, Ph.D., Professor of child development and author of Little Kids, Big Worries.

"Helping Young Children Flourish is a must for anyone living or working with children."
-William Emerson, Ph.D., Pioneer in infant and child psychotherapy

About this edition

• Publisher: Shining Star Pr
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0961307315
• ISBN 13: 9780961307318
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 245