Finally, and very important, if you choose co-sleeping, you must plan when and how to stop. Far too many families start co-sleeping early, assuming it will stop on its own at some point, and then find themselves years later with a five-, seven-, ten- or twelve-year-old that they “can’t get out of” their bed. The parents are unhappy and the child is embarrassed, feeling “different” and unable to host or attend sleepovers. At that point most children want to leave their parents’ bed even more than the parents want them to go.
