Laura Davis

Laura Davis is a nationally known lecturer and workshop leader. She is the co-author, with Ellen Bass, of The Courage to Heal and Beginning to Heal and the author of The Courage to Heal Workbook and Allies in Healing. Her books have been published in nine languages and have sold over 1.5 million copies. Davis is the stepmother of a young adult and the parent of a five-year-old and a toddler. She writes a monthly parenting column in the newspaper, Growing Up in Santa Cruz. Davis lives with her family in Santa Cruz, California.

Books
	Becoming the Parent You Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years Sleep is a core issue in parenting. It is one of the first areas where we grapple with the reality that there are things about our children that we cannot control. As parents, we can set the stage for relaxation, but we cannot force children to sleep.