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Parenting Resources: Alfred Adler

Posted March 18, 2008 at 3:20PM in Parenting General by dustbunny | Back

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In a recent workshop, I discovered another positive parenting method: Adlerian Psychology. Alfred Adler was an old-school psychologist whose teachings/philosophies have quite a following. I understand the West coast is much more into Adler than around here on the East...it would do us some good to have some hard core adlerian people around here:). Still, there are many Institutes dedicated to his work throughout the world.

I had never heard of him before but I'm pretty sure he's the mastermind behind parenting with love and logic-type psychology, of which you'll find a variety of adaptations.

However, he really seems to focus on the positive experiences we should be having as familes if we take the time to actually 1)know what our values are and b)model what we feel is important.

I like this dude's contributions. He's definitely worth looking into of you need some more parenting guidance.

Here are some books I found off the shared ventures site.

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Here is a complimentary mommy moments online course...it looks cool.

from NASAP site:
Who was Alfred Adler?

Alfred Adler, M.D., was an early associate of Sigmund Freud in Vienna, but his revolutionary observations triggered a life of research dedicated to understanding people that he called Individual Psychology. Adler’s comprehensive theory of human behavior has resulted in models of practice that have had broad impact on the fields of education, social sciences, family life, psychology, and psychotherapy. He pioneered ideas and techniques that have become the basis for most contemporary work including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Reality Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Existential Therapy, Holistic Psychology, and Family Therapy to name a few. Theorists as diverse as Karen Horney, Erich Fromm, Viktor Frankl, Abraham Maslow, Albert Ellis, and Aaron T. Beck credit Adler’s work as an important basis for their own contributions. Adler was one of the earliest theorists to utilize a short-term, active, focused, and solution-oriented approach to psychotherapy. Adler’s work is fundamental to the professions and practices of school psychology, school counseling, the community mental health movement, and parent education. As a dynamic and vital view of human development, Individual Psychology continues to grow and thrive in a changing world.

“To see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to feel with the heart of another. For the time being, this seems to me an admissible definition of what we call social feeling.” -Alfred Adler

Some Tenets of Adler’s Theory:
• Focus on strengths • Holistic view of the individual
• Democratic principals • Sense of community
• Personal freedom and responsibility • Social context of behavior
• Goal oriented movement • Purpose and meaning of behavior
• Individual view of life • Encouragement • Mutual respect
• Importance of Contribution

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