‘Falling asleep independently’ – a breath of fresh air for parents of newborns！Israeli author Dorit Kreiser earned her master’s degree at the nursing school at Tel Aviv University and completed her training in psychotherapy at both Tel Aviv University and the Adler Institute。 She is a lecturer and is a psychotherapist who serves parents on many levels – as midwife， breastfeeding consultant， and sleep expert。 Of note， Dorit established the first maternity hotel in Israel， serving as head nurse in ‘Falling asleep independently’ – a breath of fresh air for parents of newborns！Israeli author Dorit Kreiser earned her master’s degree at the nursing school at Tel Aviv University and completed her training in psychotherapy at both Tel Aviv University and the Adler Institute。 She is a lecturer and is a psychotherapist who serves parents on many levels – as midwife， breastfeeding consultant， and sleep expert。 Of note， Dorit established the first maternity hotel in Israel， serving as head nurse in the nursery。 Dorit’s down to earth manner of relating her experience and wisdom makes reading this book irresistible and heightens the advice and instruction she offers。 As she states， ‘I’ve developed a unique method that has helped thousands of babies around the world sleep through the night。 The method combines parental guidance with real milestones and dynamics that take place in children’s day-to-day lives。 I’ll provide you with tools you can use during the day that will help your child at night。 I’ve learned that what happens during the day has the potential to affect your child’s sleep。’Example – ‘It’s 6 PM。 Your baby knows the day is over。 He or she will feel tired and will start getting ready for the falling-asleep process。 He or she will be fed and bathed， instinctively knowing that the end of the day involves getting into bed for a sweet slumber。 In bed， he or she will mumble to him-or herself for a few minutes， will do the ‘soothing motion’ which will put him or her to sleep， and he will sleep through the night。’ Accompanying the sound advice this book offers is a very fine overview of the process of sleep – a dynamic explanation of the physiological and psychological aspects that allow the author to step away form myths of ‘accepted sleep induction’ to underscore her more realistic approach in training children to sleep naturally。 ‘The best way to help children to learn the skill of falling asleep independently’ is explained so well that the techniques described are easily accessible。 ‘Over the last 18 years， Dorit has taught parents to assist their babies and young children with falling asleep by themselves without external intervention， using classical conditioning。 Using her method， babies usually learn to sleep in 3 days。’FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE is a major contribution to all families welcoming newborns。 Very highly recommended。 。。。more