Julie is dedicated to helping parents avoid feeling torn between choosing good sleep OR secure attachment.

For example, when your child enters deep sleep, growth hormones are secreted that allow cells to divide and tissues to repair and regenerate. I had prepared for hours of crying, staying up most of the night and me being emotional, but my husband and me had agreed on this and we were determined. Turgeon and Wright's compassionate but firm system reminds parents that even the smallest infants are already learners, and to be cognizant of what they want to teach. But then it started gradually getting better and by day 8 she would lie down and settle herself with barely a protest and she no longer seemed agitated or upset at bedtime.After many hours of sleep, our “sleep drive” isn’t as strong, and our bodies are starting to send signals that it’s almost time to wake up. Her health and psychology articles have appeared in Salon, The Huffington Post, and The Daily Beast.

But as soon as she started sleep training she cut it down to once per night naturally, which was amazing for me.Oz) Professor of Surgery, New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University 'Give your children the relationship security they need while also providing them the structure they require to sleep well and thrive .