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I think I might know wht difficult child is so tired!
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 485537" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>EmJay, you are right, we get really hung up on sleeping with each other... and I do mean sleep. This is not how it used to be and certainly not how it is around the world. Of course we need to teach healthy boundaries etc. But (and I don't do this because I need lots of space and can't sleep with Q by me...though he is allowed if he is scared or upset, rare but i do it)... but, I have friends who do the family bed and every single one of their kids sleeps just fine independently now. They all weaned themselves when they were ready. I do know people who nurse longer too. Not to age 8, I haven't actually met anyone who does that, but I would not totally say it is not ok because I do believe in free choice and if you are not hurting a child, well? It would not be for me, but I could see changing my mind if my child had serious difficulties and was delayed or had nutritional difficulties or other reasons that this might be the one thing that helped. I think I would not be strong about my older child asking in public for it either... I would be too embarrassed. I know that is not the right answer, but I would wonder about people teasing my child too. OH by the way I am not assuming you do any of this, you just mentioned nursing and so it came to mind. I remember a story on TV about a woman who was nursing her 3 yr old at nights only. She had mentioned it to someone, she got her daughter taken away by cps and they said it was sexual. It took over a year to get visitations and start reunification. That is stupid overkill. Would not happen in most parts of the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 485537, member: 12886"] EmJay, you are right, we get really hung up on sleeping with each other... and I do mean sleep. This is not how it used to be and certainly not how it is around the world. Of course we need to teach healthy boundaries etc. But (and I don't do this because I need lots of space and can't sleep with Q by me...though he is allowed if he is scared or upset, rare but i do it)... but, I have friends who do the family bed and every single one of their kids sleeps just fine independently now. They all weaned themselves when they were ready. I do know people who nurse longer too. Not to age 8, I haven't actually met anyone who does that, but I would not totally say it is not ok because I do believe in free choice and if you are not hurting a child, well? It would not be for me, but I could see changing my mind if my child had serious difficulties and was delayed or had nutritional difficulties or other reasons that this might be the one thing that helped. I think I would not be strong about my older child asking in public for it either... I would be too embarrassed. I know that is not the right answer, but I would wonder about people teasing my child too. OH by the way I am not assuming you do any of this, you just mentioned nursing and so it came to mind. I remember a story on TV about a woman who was nursing her 3 yr old at nights only. She had mentioned it to someone, she got her daughter taken away by cps and they said it was sexual. It took over a year to get visitations and start reunification. That is stupid overkill. Would not happen in most parts of the world. [/QUOTE]
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