Comments on: Co-Sleeping http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150 over the dither and through the words Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:28:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Greifer http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150&cpage=1#comment-2983 Greifer Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:23:19 +0000 http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150#comment-2983 There is a difference between co sleeping and unwilingness to parent. While some parents may cosleep to "give into" their child, others of us have chosen a specific set of bedtime rituals where the location of the sleeping child is in our bed. For adults who are so sure about their baby sleeping by themselves, I ask: how many of them like sleeping alone? How many of them liked being single and cold at night--with no dog to keep them warm? How many of them don't sleep well when their spouse or partner is away on business? We spend our adult lives trying to find ways to sleep not-alone. Strange we expect children to manage what we wouldn't willingly to do ourselves. There is a difference between co sleeping and unwilingness to parent. While some parents may cosleep to “give into” their child, others of us have chosen a specific set of bedtime rituals where the location of the sleeping child is in our bed.

For adults who are so sure about their baby sleeping by themselves, I ask:
how many of them like sleeping alone? How many of them liked being single and cold at night–with no dog to keep them warm? How many of them don’t sleep well when their spouse or partner is away on business?

We spend our adult lives trying to find ways to sleep not-alone. Strange we expect children to manage what we wouldn’t willingly to do ourselves.

]]> By: Awesome Mom http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150&cpage=1#comment-2871 Awesome Mom Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:19:50 +0000 http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150#comment-2871 Wonderful post. I totally agree with it. Setting a good foundation of trust will help the child be more independent later on. Wonderful post. I totally agree with it. Setting a good foundation of trust will help the child be more independent later on.

]]> By: Blog, MD http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150&cpage=1#comment-2870 Blog, MD Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:54:31 +0000 http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150#comment-2870 [...] Chopine responded to my essay on co-sleeping with her thoughts in favor ofco-sleeping. [...] [...] Chopine responded to my essay on co-sleeping with her thoughts in favor ofco-sleeping. [...]

]]> By: Blog, MD » Blog Archive » Pediatric Grand Rounds: Volume 1, Issue 24 http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150&cpage=1#comment-2869 Blog, MD » Blog Archive » Pediatric Grand Rounds: Volume 1, Issue 24 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:42:00 +0000 http://www.amichopine.com/blog/?p=150#comment-2869 [...] Ami Chopine responded to my essay on co-sleeping with her thoughts in favor of co-sleeping. [...] [...] Ami Chopine responded to my essay on co-sleeping with her thoughts in favor of co-sleeping. [...]

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