The fascination has never worn off for me. I love to wake to her sleeping alongside me. The sound of her breathing, the touch of her body. She is still so small, so strong, so vulnerable, so trusting, so precious. This is a part of parenting I would not have missed for the world.
Nobody is afraid of noises, thunder, lightning, or being alone in the dark.
Body warmth helps them to sleep soundly. A child snuggled into bed with a parent wakes to feel the touch and warmth and familiar comfort of a breathing, living, loving body. Having siblings sleep together fosters a closer relationship between them and results in more peace in the home. Thevenin presents evidence that a baby's sleeping with mother for the first few years of life is an important aspect in the development of an emotionally stable person, one who will be inwardly strong. Children who then initiate the separation do so contentedly, whereas the child forced to leave before he is ready may suffer from anxiety and fear of losing his mother.