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We all hear that sharing a bed with kids isn't the right thing to do, and of course there are studies that prove otherwise.
Familes in earlier times often shared beds/rooms with each other merely due to lack of space. My mom grew up in a log home, where 2 parents & 5 kids shared 3 beds in 1 room. In developing countries people live in small 1 or 2 room homes. They must share sleeping space as well. I'm sure cavemen didn't have separate caves for parents/kids to sleep. This was just how life is. Suddenly its "wrong" and damaging for kids?
Now, the flip side. I never slept in my parents bed. None of us ever did. It wasn't even questioned. Both my parents had to rise early for work & sleep was sacred. I had this figured when I was 5 or 6 at the oldest. We were never turned away, we just never conceived of asking.
I never let my kids sleep with me either. Even if the kids were ill, I would camp out with them in the living room for the night. I never had any problems with them crawling in my bed, ever.
I guess each family has to go with what works for them.
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