Great article. I'm fully intending to co-sleep with this baby, especially now that we have a king-size bed. I can't wait. We tried Babywise with our last baby, and it worked, but still. This time we are in an apartment, and I just don't want to deal with the nights of crying. Again, great article.
That quote from Ferber was quite telling: "Even if you and your child seem happy about his sharing your bed at night, and even if he seems to sleep well there, in the long run this habit will probably not be good for either of you." Puzzling. You think you might be happy, but lemme tell you, you're not?!
'Over the long run', I have been only ever able to consistently follow one piece of parenting advice: go with what makes everyone happy. Keeping in mind that even that is only for the time being.
This is probably one of the most divisive choices among parents. I say we all end up doing what we think is best for each particular child given what we know that point in our parenting lives.
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Great article. I'm fully intending to co-sleep with this baby, especially now that we have a king-size bed. I can't wait. We tried Babywise with our last baby, and it worked, but still. This time we are in an apartment, and I just don't want to deal with the nights of crying. Again, great article.
That quote from Ferber was quite telling: "Even if you and your child seem happy about his sharing your bed at night, and even if he seems to sleep well there, in the long run this habit will probably not be good for either of you." Puzzling. You think you might be happy, but lemme tell you, you're not?!
'Over the long run', I have been only ever able to consistently follow one piece of parenting advice: go with what makes everyone happy. Keeping in mind that even that is only for the time being.
This is probably one of the most divisive choices among parents. I say we all end up doing what we think is best for each particular child given what we know that point in our parenting lives.
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