The family bed...yes or no?

We have never done that in my family. Everyone has their own beds. That's how it should be. It might teach children the wrong idea as they grow up.

we do this at home. my hubby my 3yr old son and i sleep in one bed. the reason for this is we are renting a small place with just one room so there is no separate room for our little boy and i also prefer having my baby next to me. =)

I think thats just crazy. I agree with you it's not good. Everyone needs their own space and privacy.

I know others that do this as well and to them it works fine so I believe it is what you get used to . It is not like if it was bothering the household that they couldn't stop the behaviour if it was interferring in the marriage in some way . With my older children I had heard so much about how hard it was to break children of this habit but now that we have little one's in the house again it doesn't bother myself or my husband at all if one of the little one's want to sleep with us . They only do it when they are scared but we don't mind at all .

altho alot of people dont agree with it i have to say my son still sleeps with me and my hubby. my daughter, who is older, has her own room. right now we live in a two bedroom place so its hard to have enough room.

U didn't seem to understand the problem here. May be the family house is small and they may have only one bed. Hubby slept on the couch because he can't sleep on that bed. May be the kids don't feel safe sleeping alone in other room.

I know that there is are some strong feelings about this practice, but I will add my opinion nonetheless. I feel that the family bed is not a healthy practice. When children are infants, it is dangerous for them to sleep with their parents, as parents have been known to unwittingly suffocate their children in their sleep. As the child gets older, I think it is important to foster their independance and self-assurance by giving them their own bed. It's my belief that everyone needs their own space. Parental intimacy is just one more aspect of this practice. Where and how? It seems to me that having your children in your bed would make it impossible.

my husband sleeps downstairs on the couch only for the fact i have just had a baby and he has to go to work but before that i had my other son who is only 14 months in bed with me couse he was going though a phase where he wouldnt leave me alone my husband has been downstairs now for 4 months if anything were closer couse were not with each other as much so the time we are were closer