Up to what age did you let your kids sleep in the bed with you, what did your spouse say about it?

Question

my husband likes our son to still sleep with us,

not all the time, mostly on the weekends he's 5

Answer 1

i never allowed my kids to sleep in our bed.

Answer 2

if he is the age of 5 he is too young to sleep alone ....u r the his mother ...u can understand it better....atleast till the age of 8-9 years.........when he becomes something elder and can understand easily.....otherwise as ur choice.

Answer 3

My Foster Dad passed away when I was 18yo. I remember going home that weekend and getting in bed with him for a long cuddle.

My kids are from 4months to 4yo, I will allow the 3 toddlers in bed with us of a morning for a few hours, but not the babies, unless we are awake. I am a dangerous person to sleep next to & with my husbands snoring I doubt any of them could sleep.

We are all happy this way.

Answer 4

Our oldest slept with us until she was almost 5 every night, our 2nd only when sick, and our 3rd only when sick. My husband likes when they are with us. They're only little for a short time!

Answer 5

:S thats odd.

Me and my boyfriend try to avoid it, but when she is scared we dont mind. she is only 17months. :)

xo Amber.

Answer 6

You should allow it for as long as you and your child are comfortable with it.  I've found, after four kids, that they grow out of it on their own.  I'm glad I haven't seen any ridiculous posts in this thread suggesting abuse -- maybe there is a little bit of hope left for this country.  Don't ever feel like you have to love your kids less, or start breaking those parental bonds, just because your kids are getting older.  Maybe if we still treated 10 year olds like kids, our society wouldn't be as screwed up as it is.

Answer 7

That's fine. There is no 'age limit'. If the bond is there between parents and child, I don't see anything wrong with it. My son was with us till 6+ then we shifted house and got him his own room.

I still miss having him sleep with us! My hubby's fine with either ways.

;p

Answer 8

How is your s*x life? Kids in bed can interfere with so many things. While it is cute and sometimes a good thing, it is important to teach your kids that they have their own bed. If you don't give a child good boundaries they will keep on stepping over them.

Your 5 year old may have no intention of stopping even if you think it is time to stop. Kids also become confused when the boundaries are not always the same. I think it would be best for your son to know that "his bed" is the right place just for him.