Please excuse my venting but I have had it with experts who label a perfectly normal desire for closeness, comfort, and security with pathology!!! The Contra Costa Times is a paper in my area, although the response comes from the Carolinas http://www.contracostatimes.com/health/columnists/rosemond/stories/x18rose_20010418.htm I left my pediatrician, whom I had selected because I had worked with him, knew he was competent, was the only 'developmental' pediatrician in the area when he told me how to get my 6 month old nursing daughter to sleep through the night. The old tough it out stance - which he had to do with his daughter. The first night, he explained proudly, his daughter cried for FOUR hours. Of course, his ER doc wife was more of a basket case than his daughter and he had to treat her with valium. But the second night was ONLY two hours and less valium. Lock a four year old child out of the bedroom?? I'd call CPS!! Too furious to write a coherent letter to the Contra Costa Times right now, Joan Edelstein, DrPH, RN Professor of Maternity Nursing San Jose State University Perinatal Education Coordinator Kaiser Permanente, Hayward (Baby Friendly) *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html