Co - Sleeping with kids

[Michael Parnham]

I don't know whether it's to do with the generation I was born in or what, but until I started going to the Philippines in 1989 I had never come across anyone who slept with their child and I found it quite shocking being aware of the dangers of babies being in the same bed as their parents, I now find it more disturbing that it happens in this country. I remember a number of years ago it was recommended on national television not to sleep with small children due to uncertainty of what was the cause of cot deaths!

[jake]

I don't know wether it's to do with the generation I was born in or what, but until I started going to the Philippines in 1989 I had never come across anyone who slept with their child and I found it quite shocking being aware of the dangers of babies being in the same bed as their parents, I now find it more disturbing that it happens in this country. I remember a number of years ago it was recomended on national television not to sleep with small children due to uncertanty of what was the cause of cot deaths!

We all have different ideas Michael. Im sure before any of us were born it was common practice for families in the UK to sleep together for various reasons.

Japan has the lowest number of cot deaths in the world and it is common practice for children to sleep with parents.

This may be of interest to you.
http://www.naturalchild.org/james_mc...ing_world.html