Quote Originally Posted by purple View Post
My little Ace still sleeps next to me even though he is 16 months now. Even if we go home to Naga.
The cots and his expensive mattress (99 pounds) hasn't been used though it was his grandad who bought.

I love it and enjoying it.

I believe that they will grow out of it. Like my 14 year old son, he just wants to do what he needs with school and that. So its better to make the most of it while they are still young, when they grow up.. that's it.

Well, that's the culture talking.

Though I must admit that I admire the western culture as well for teaching self reliance at very young age.
You are so right about that. It's sort of sad when they are no longer cuddly little ones.

My son slept with us from the being a tiny baby. He was being breast-fed, so I suppose it was easier that way. The beautiful new cot bought for us by my sister was never used.

We had a Kingsize bed, so space wasn't a problem, and pillows could be used to keep the baby safely where he needed to be.

This arrangement continued right through to him being about 4 years old, when I built him a 'custom' bed of his own. He still started off in our bed each night though, and was gently transferred to his own when it was time for us to sleep.

He got his own room when he was about 7 years old and we had a much bigger house in the Phils, but was always welcome to snuggle in with his mum and dad.

I couldn't bear to think that my little boy would ever feel 'shut out' from the physical warmth of his parents.