As this very long sleep series draws to a close, in this episode, I share some quick sleep suggestions for parents of a baby, toddler, child, or teen.

Babies, children, and teens need to be both tired and relaxed to sleep restfully.

Relaxation is created in two ways:

~ through a sense of safety (which is met by having closeness, especially in the early years),

~ and by releasing any pent-up painful feelings that naturally bubble to the surface to be expressed when they are tired.

If children don't feel safe, they won't feel relaxed, and will need to dissociate to go to sleep.

If children have accumulated painful feelings bubbling to the surface that aren't released, they won't feel relaxed, and will need to dissociate to go to sleep.

If they dissociate to fall asleep, the sleep is not likely to be restful.


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