Article: Child in family bed results in chaos.(FAMILY TIMES)(LIVING WITH CHILDREN)

Byline: John Rosemond, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Q: My 2-year-old grandson has slept with his parents since he was born, but with the birth of a third child (he has a 4-year-old sister), he was moved to a bed of his own in an adjoining room. Because he refuses to cooperate with the new sleeping arrangements, either my son or daughter-in-law rocks him to sleep, which might take an hour or more. Then, without fail, he wakes up in the middle of the night and goes to his parents' bed, where the new baby is sleeping.

The parents try to make him go back to his bed, but often, the father goes to the other room to sleep. At other times, the 2-year-old ...

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