Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Never owned a crib? Join the Club.

What works for your family? Each family must do what works for them, but I'm a huge advocate of basing what you do on your instincts rather than on what is popular or more comfortable when talking to friends and grandparents.

Here is a wonderful, simple explanation about why it's totally normal to sleep with your babies and kids.


Mayim Bialik: Why we let our children sleep in our bed

Two kids, no cribs... no problem? Sharing a bed with your kids isn't the norm in the U.S., but former "Blossom" actress Mayim Bialik explains how it works for her family -- and why she doesn't think it's so weird.
Denise Herrick Borchert
By Mayim Bialik, Ph.D., TODAY Moms contributor
We sleep with our two kids. They are 5 and 2, and I have never owned a crib or a bassinet. Our family bed consists of two futons on the floor side by side: one with black sheets, the other adorned with knights, castles and dragons. We don’t co-sleep, which means sleeping in the same room; we sleep in the same bed. That’s called bed-sharing.... read the rest of the article at: http://moms.today.com/_news/2011/03/07/6212018-mayim-bialik-why-we-let-our-children-sleep-in-our-bed