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From: bobgian@psuvax.UUCP (Bob Giansiracusa)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.women
Subject: Children sleeping with parents
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Date: Thu, 22-Mar-84 08:38:12 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 22 08:38:12 1984
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Subject: Re: New Topic ("Co-family sleeping")
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Yes, my family sleeps together.  When we had our first son, he slept
with us from about age 1 month (when he outgrew a small infant bed)
until about age 2 years (when he became so big he took up our whole
bed -- remember that children rotate a lot while sleeping; they don't
stay parallel like adults do).

Our new son (1 week) is sleeping in the same infant bed for now, but
he will surely join us in our regular bed soon.

I agree very strongly that having young children sleep with parents is
a big help to both parents and child.  I love cuddling with my children
in bed, and they like it too.  I really think it helps them develop a
better sense of security.

Also, it helps us be more aware of their physical well-being (like blankets
falling off and the child getting cold).  Several times our child developed
fevers during the night, and we would not have known about it nearly as fast
had he not been right there between us.

As you might imagine, we NEVER NEVER NEVER believed in shoving a kid into
another room and leaving him/her there to cry during the night.

Regarding the "big objection" to children in bed with parents: who has
sex that often anyway (especially when you have young children!  who has
the time OR the energy?).

	- Bob

Bob Giansiracusa (Dept of Computer Science, Penn State Univ, 814-865-9507)
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