Anonymous wrote:I lie down and chat with my 13 year old daughter at bedtime for about 10 minutes most nights.
My 11 year old son falls asleep in his own bed alone every night and most nights ends up coming and getting in bed with us still. We don't mind...he'll stop doing it when he wants.
Anonymous wrote:I’m kind of weirded out by the full grown adults doing this! I love my parents dearly, and we cuddled on the sofa even in HS (no TVs in bedrooms) but would feel awkward doing that after college, acquiring a spouse and kids.
thats so special!Anonymous wrote:I'm 40 and will still lay in bed with either of my parents to watch a show or something if we're visiting each others houses. They both often go to their room to get settled and ready for bed before they want to go to sleep so I go hang out with them on their bed to chat and watch their shows
Anonymous wrote:Ooops that came out wrong. I never started. This is not a normal thing to do, OP.Anonymous wrote:Never
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s a cultural thing. We are non-White immigrants. The crib was always in our bedroom. We nursed on demand, did not CIO. Baby slept on our chest, lap, bed when she was awake. From the crib, the baby went on a queen bed in her room. We read to kids snuggling with them in the bed. We talk and watch movies together in bed.
Around the world, this is normal behavior.
I posted above that I never lie down with my kids to get them to sleep. But we did have the crib in our bedroom until about 8-9 months when our babies started STTN and I did nurse on demand, I did not do CIO, and when my kids were babies they napped on me (on my chest/in my arms) or on the bed right next to me during the day until about 4-5 months old. So you and I are not that different in terms of baby sleep practices. However, I have never done the lying down with them til they fall asleep thing. We read books in their chair or in their bed then hug and kiss and say goodnight and leave.
Anonymous wrote:Who are these people that never lie in bed with their kids?
Anonymous wrote:It’s a cultural thing. We are non-White immigrants. The crib was always in our bedroom. We nursed on demand, did not CIO. Baby slept on our chest, lap, bed when she was awake. From the crib, the baby went on a queen bed in her room. We read to kids snuggling with them in the bed. We talk and watch movies together in bed.
Around the world, this is normal behavior.