Kids Sleeping with Parents

[Siggy20]

I rarely let the kids sleep in our bed. If my husband is gone on a trip, occasionally my daughter has asked to sleep in my bed but I can count on one hand the time she has. They are much more comfortable in their own rooms.

A month or so ago, my son unfortunately watched a movie that scared him quite badly. He normally stays in his room but this particular evening, he got up in the middle of the night and asked to sleep with us. Between my night sweats, tossing and turning and my husband's snoring and chewing, he lasted about an hour before whispering that he was going back to his own room...

[jeepgirl27]

Originally Posted by jbar

This isn't something we really consider a "problem", but the thread on sleepy kids made me think about it and I was just curious as to everyone's thoughts on it....

Our 4-year-old (almost 5) starts out sleeping in his bed, but finds his way to our room in the middle of the night at least 3 times/week. He usually comes in after he's been asleep in his bed for 3 or 4 hours and says he "can't sleep". We let him climb in-between and he's out in seconds.... sleeps til he's woken up.

His 7-year-old big brother doesn't do this often...although he is not a fan of stormy weather and wants to sleep with us whenever there is thunder/wind/lightning....sometimes everyone's in there on those nights...good thing it's a king bed!

So, aside from the stormy nights, is sleeping in between good, bad, or indifferent for the almost 5-year-old? Any similar habits out there?

When I had 5 kids and pregnant with my 6th..my kids would come too my bed every nite..I just had a queen size bed..can you imagine all 6 of us on one bed..We had been thru so much..we just felt close being together...

[suedonym]

my daughter slept with us till she was 6? i dunno. the end of kindergarden LOL

my 5 yo son gets in our bed usually after midnight sometimes. if im awake i send him back to his room, but if im asleep i dont even notice him get in bed LOL. and this was the child who REFUSED to sleep with me as an infant LMAO