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I believe that co-sleeping is great when necessary. I think it's important for a child to be assured and feel safe if they are unable to sleep. They obviously need that extra reassurance and to me, strong attachment is all about meeting your child's needs. Builds the trust factor and the child coming to sleep with you is a huge sign of trust, imo.

When my oldest went through some pstd last summer at age 10, 5 years home...he was in our room for about 2 weeks straight. I would test him to see if he was ready or not to go back to his room. Turned out for another week he slept in the hallway, then in his room but next to the door. Think it took him about a month to get back into his bed.

I do believe the majority of attachment is built during the day, but a child's needs are not switched off just because it's bed time. Attachment happens at night too.