[mckenna]

my son has been sleeping with me since his little sister came to live with us as a foster placement because at that time he lost his crib. it was the day after his 2nd b-day.

1. What age(s) are the kids that you co-sleep with?

almost 3

2. How do you get them to sleep? Do they fall asleep somewhere else and you move them to your bed?

i lay next to him and put my arm around him and once he falls asleep, i get up and do other things or i jus go to sleep

3. Do you put them into your bed awake and they fall asleep on their own?

i put him in bed awake but he does not fall asleep on his own

4. How do the kids who co-sleep at night handle daytime naps? Do you have to lie down with them? Where do they nap?

at school, he goes to sleep all on his own, on his own cot. on the weekends, the same routine as night time.

5. Have do you handle having to leave your kids with someone for an overnight situation?

he really has only spent the night at my parents or my sisters and he sleeps with them

6. Do you have problems with the child waking up when you get up to use the bathroom, or one parent has to go to work much earlier then the other?

he usually does not wake up but on occasion if i am not in the bed for extended periods of time, he will get up and find me

i, too, would like to transition my son to his own bed, but i don't see that happening for a while. what age should i start this?