Sleeping with parents all right<\/p>\n
Dear Dr. Donya,<\/p>\n
Thank you very much for your very interesting and parent-
\nsupporting articles. We refer, in particular, to your article in
\nThe Jakarta Post about it being a good habit for small children
\nto fall asleep on his\/her own or, in case he\/she wakes up in the
\nnight, to go back to sleep on his\/her own. This applies to the
\ntime when the child is around and or younger than six months of
\nage.<\/p>\n
We have a problem regarding this. Our daughter, who is almost
\n2 years old, has the habit of falling asleep accompanied by us
\n(mainly the mother, and sometimes the father) in a big bed in her
\nroom.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, if it is night, we transfer her to the crib.
\nDuring the day, she normally continues to sleep with her mother
\nin the big bed or, if her mother wants get up, some pillows are
\nused to avoid the child falling out.<\/p>\n
After reading your article, we have tried to force our
\ndaughter to fall asleep alone in the crib. The result was that
\nafter about 10 minutes of coping with crying and screaming (for
\nher mother), we had to back down.<\/p>\n
We have the perception that, perhaps, this habit cannot be
\nchanged suddenly, but rather little by little. Are we wrong, and
\nshould we force things more?<\/p>\n
If it is really a bad habit for children to fall asleep with
\nthe parents, as you clearly suggest, and considering our specific
\nconditions, what could the consequences of this habit be for our
\ndaughter, and what should be done to change this bad behavior?<\/p>\n
We thank you again for your kind and precious support in the
\ndifficult job of being parents, and we are looking forward to
\nreceiving your kind suggestions on the matter.<\/p>\n
--Gianni and Yeyen<\/p>\n
Dear Parents,<\/p>\n
The family bed is a common situation in Asia and within my own
\nhome. This type of sleeping arrangement is more a choice of the
\nparents than the child and making the move from the family bed to
\nthe child's own bed is also a matter of choice.<\/p>\n
Typically there are several motivators for moving the child
\ninto his\/her own bed, one obvious reason being space. The larger
\nyour child becomes the less room the parents will have to sleep.<\/p>\n
I cannot see any negative results from having your daughter
\nsleep with you. And yes, you are correct. When you are ready to
\nmove her to her own room it will be less traumatic for her to do
\nit gradually.
\n--Dr. Donya<\/p>",
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