Insight Parenting

As with the Webster's Dictionary definition "insight," Insight Parenting provides, "an understanding of relationships that sheds light on, or helps solve a problem," for parents and child care providers.

"I saw my child change, and I saw other children transform."
Mom and Seattle Head Start Teacher Trainer

Link:
Aware Parenting Institute

Recommended Books and Video Tapes

Books

1. Becoming the Parent You Want to Be: A resource book of strategies for the first five years. 1997. Author: Laura Davis and Janis Keyser. Publisher: Broadway Books.

2. Crying:The Mystery of Tears. Author: William Frey II and M. Langseth. 1985. Publisher:Winston Press.

3. Real boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood. 1998. Author: William Pollack. Publisher: Random House.

4. Tears and Tantrums: What to do when babies and children cry. 1998. Author: Aletha Solter. Publisher: Shining Star Press. www.awareparenting.com

5. Tears for trauma: Birth trauma, crying, and child abuse. Author: Solter, A. J. (1996). Primal Renaissance, 2 (1), 27-34.

6. The Aware Baby. Author: Solter, A.J. (revised edition). (2001 ). Goleta, CA: Shining Star Press.

7. Helping Young Children Flourish. 1989. Author: Aletha Solter. Publisher: Shining Star Press. www.awareparenting.com

8. Pamphlet: Listening To Children: Playlistening. 1990. Author: Patty Wipfler. Publisher: The Parents Leadership Institute. www.parentleaders.org

Article References:

Colbert, Ty. (1996). Broken brains or wounded hearts: What causes mental illness. Santa Ana, CA: Kevco Publishing.

Davis, Laura, Keyser, Janis. (1997). Becoming the parent you want to be: A resource book of strategies for the first five years. Broadway Books.

Frey, II, W. H., and Langseth, M. (1985). Crying:The mystery of tears. Minneapolis: Winston Press Inc.

Pollack, William. (1998). Real boys: Rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood. Random House.

Solter, A.J. (1998). Tears and tantrums: What to do when babies and children cry. Goleta, CA: Shining Star Press.

Solter, A.J. (1989). Helping young children flourish. Goleta, CA:Shining: Star Press.

Wipfler, P. (1990). Listening to the child: Playlistening. Palo Alto, CA:The Parents Leadership Institute.