Monday, July 18, 2011

Anyone else creeped out by the "family bed"

Bed sharing with toddler – no harm, no benefit for kids over 1 – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

I do my best not to make unsavory remarks about other people's parenting choices (although I once did see a woman breastfeed a 5 year old...my feeling is that once they can ask for the breast, your boob feeding days are numbered, but then again who asked me, right?). But for some reason the idea of the family bed sends shivers down my spine.

Sure, I've read the stories that the family bed helps a child's overall cognitive, social and emotional development - refuted in the article linked above. I have also read that it adds spice to a couples intimate life (although sex in the laundry room is not my idea of a good time). But even so, the family bed is not for me.

Where do you fall on this issue, dear readers? Are you a family bed enthusiast? Are you fundamentally opposed to six in a bed? Let's talk!

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