Am I the only person who finds this kind of behaviour normal? Most children want to sleep with their parents. It does not have a special cause and there is nothing is wrong with them.

When you look at it closely, co-sleeping makes sense from the evolutionary point of view. The need for physical closeness is ingrained in our subconscious mind from the times early humans huddled together in caves to keep warm and safe.

I suspect that I will not become very popular after this post, but what the heck.

Although it is hard for parents, nighttime parenting is part of the job. You can look at it from a different angle and it may not be as hard as it seems.

I have two young children that regularly come to our bed at night. Sometimes just one, often both. I am not saying that it is always easy; there are nights when I am really tired and having 4 in bed instead of 2 makes my back sore in the morning.

Then again, feeling their little bodies next to mine and knowing that my presence reassures them and gives them confidence to go back to sleep after waking up from a bad dream -- it is priceless. Childhood does not last forever. I know that in a few years' time they will not need me as much and will leave our bed and you know what -- I am actually going to miss it.