Originally Posted by rdy4change

I agree that children can sense it but can't verbalize it. It comes out in different forms. For me, when my EXAH really started hitting it hard was around when my daughter was about to turn 2. When I put my her down for bed I had to sit in her room with her until she fell asleep. Additionally, she rarely slept through the night. I thought it was due to our move into a new house but it never got better until DD and I moved into a house of our own. From day 1 she has fallen asleep without me and slept through the night...without fail!

I agree with the previous posts and Thumper hit it home. "I think they respond to the vibe that is sent back and forth between parents." I wasn't comfortable (even though I probably thought I was), therefore DD wasn't either.