night night (Bed Sharing)

Member Name: pieandpeas

Product:	Bed Sharing
Date:	20/01/09 (123 review reads)
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Advantages: a set routine for your child

Disadvantages: some bad nights

As a parent myself this is a difficult situation for all parents.
Do you let them into bed with you?
We have all been through this,child wakes in the night and comes into parents room and wants to get into bed with you.
What we did from an early age,and still do now if my 6 year old daughter wakes,take her to the toilet then back to bed holding her hand,put her back into her bed,give her a kiss and say goodnight.
She knows that she will be going back into her own bed regardless and its all about routine,so the experts say!
We have done the backwards and forwards for most of the night bit and this works.
It is horrible to go through as sometimes our daughter got a bit upset but you have to be strong and keep doing it as it will be beneficial for all in the long run.
We do let her into bed with us but thats in the morning after 7am,as thats what weve taught her is morning time.If she does wake before 7 am then its back to bed,which she fully understands.
This has worked well for us.
Everyone has their own beliefs and reasons for doing whats best for them on this subject,but im one for saying do whats right for you.
We did what we believed was right.

Summary: do whats best/works for you