Sleeping with the child brings many benefits to him even with his advanced age, which is contrary to the belief of many parents.
And the French magazine "Emilior Ta Sonte" published a report in which it said that many mothers sleep with a newborn child in order to reassure him and feed him every time he needs that, and sometimes with their age, many parents do not allow children to sleep in their beds alone.
However, there is a common belief that children do not learn in this way to become independent, but researchers who looked into this matter concluded that this belief is not entirely true, leaving children to sleep with their parents may lead to multiple benefits.
Safety factor
The newspaper pointed out that many parents said that they do not allow their children to sleep with them because they fear that they will not learn to be independent.
However, James McKenna, director of the Mother and Child Behavior Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame, explained that the most confident children are those who sleep with their parents.
During these moments, the child feels protected and gets rid of fears and anxieties.
According to the newspaper, this feeling of calm leads children to life in a more positive way, so they do not hesitate to face new challenges themselves and test their skills.
The same specialist has found that children who are denied this opportunity tend to be more fearful, as loneliness at critical times makes it difficult to control emotions.
For parents, lying down with their children for a while is a great alternative to relieving stress (Shutterstock)
self love
The newspaper stated that Louis Janda and Robert Lewis, two other famous researchers, encouraged the discovery of the consequences of co-sleeping on the child, as the researchers interviewed in 1988 about 133 women and 77 men who slept with their parents during their childhood.
At the analysis stage, the researchers found that this habit enhances self-confidence as children feel loved.
As a result, it is easier for children to relate to others because they do not think they will be judged, and they know that they can interact calmly and honestly.
family bond
The newspaper pointed out that other researchers confirmed that co-sleeping allows children to have a better emotional relationship with their parents, and in the moments before sleep there are many kisses and laughter, and thus children feel that all their emotional needs are covered.
For parents, lying down with their children for a while is a great alternative to relieving stress, and this quality time is essential for good emotional connection and reminding children of how important they are in parents' lives, in addition to that it is necessary for children to open their hearts and tell their parents their deepest thoughts.
Sharing children and their parents to sleep in the same room enhances self-confidence as children feel loved (Shutterstock)
How and when do you prepare for your child's separation?
The decision to separate the child from his parents’ room inevitably comes, even if it is a little delayed, so after you have made your decision that it is time for your child to move to a separate room, here are expert tips to make this stage easier for you and your child:
Set a specific bedtime routine
Maintaining a daily routine helps the child to build a specific system with regard to bedtime, which is one of the basics of organizing the child's sleep, and its presence makes changing the room easier, as it is now about changing only his sleeping place, not changing everything.
Make his room familiar
Before separating the children into their room, they do not usually spend much time in it, and therefore it is preferable to make it more familiar to them, by making them accustomed to it, by spending the pre-sleep phase in it, such as reading the story time, as well as taking a nap for a few days in it before moving it.
And you can move some of his favorite toys, such as stuffed dolls, and spend some time in them to play in the morning.
Set the mood for sleep
Adjust the temperature of the room, calm it down, or use white noise if the child is used to it, and make the room dark except for a dim night light to help the child sleep.
Don't rush your child to adapt
Children's responses vary, and some have difficulty adjusting to change and cannot accept it immediately, in which case you can accompany him to his new room and sleep with him there for a few nights, before letting him sleep in it alone.
And you can make your disappearance gradually, so that for the first few nights you will stay by your child's bed while he tries to sleep, after a few days you will be between the bed and the door, and then outside the door.
And if your baby wakes up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep on his own, you can let him sleep next to you.
Maintaining a daily routine that helps the child build a specific system regarding bedtime (Pixels)
Secure his room
When moving the child to his room, some precautions must be taken, such as:
Cover electrical outlets and any sharp corners, and place the bed away from anything that could fall on it or get tangled in it, such as a lamp or curtain ropes, and do not place the bed under the window, as well as close any windows in the room, and put pillows on the floor next to the bed to prevent injury to the child if He fell asleep.
From cradle to bed
Your baby's ability to get out of the cot is a sign that it's time to move him to the bigger bed, as infant beds pose a risk for them and increase the possibility of injury if they manage to climb on them frequently.