Quote Originally Posted by friendowl
anyone with any good input feel free to add....

my lil bit of parental advice is this ,

if you put your babies or lil kids to sleep early
like at 830 every night , when they get older
they will stick to that pattern and leave you in peace
if you let your kids stay up with you , after some time
you will go crazy cuz you need time by yourself

another thing is dont let them sleep in your bed with you
they will get used to it and never leave
i made the mistake of letting my lil son sleep with me
and know he hates to be alone in his room at night
but my lil girl who has slept alone since day one
wont sllep anywhere but in her bed

Establishing a bedtime is wonderful and all, but there are some pretty huge benifits to sleeping with your children, especially in the first year. That doesn't mean it's for everyone, but it's false the they'll never leave.