Families can be together forever

America is so backwards about this issue. In many other places in the world, families live together in one or two room huts- sometimes 12,15, more? people!! So are they perverted for all sleeping together? NO! They're doing what is natural and PRACTICAL. Even though my almost 1yo sleeps in his own room and enjoys his space, he is ALWAYS allowed into our bed- no matter what the reason is. He never was a good "co-sleeper" and tossed a lot. My newborn however is a different story. He LOVES sleeping with Mama and Dada and I have a feeling he's going to be sleeping with us for a lonnnnnnnng time to come.

I'm not a mom, and my family wasn't very AP, but the one thing we did do was co-sleeping. I was an only child and pretty much slept with my parents (full time) until age 13. After that, I came into their bed whenever I had a bad day, was feeling down, or just wanted to be with them. Honestly, at age 23, sometimes (especially after a bad day at work) I STILL want to go crawl into their bed.

So, I don't think there is any cut off age. I have awesome memories from sleeping with them. And I can't wait to do that with my children.

I think that it depends on the family. It's kinda like BFing ing the respect that it should go on as long as everyone is still comfy with the idea. DD is 8.5 and loves to sleep with us esp. when dh is working the night shift as she feels safer and she gets to sprawl out on the king size bed next to me and her baby brother. We recently met a family whose dd is almost 10 and has never slept in her own bed and has no desire to and it works for them. DD likes her space to sprawl and it is not readily avaible in our bed when DH is home so she opts to sleep in her bed right across the hall, but Must have the door open other wise she "misses us". I also know plenty of people who quit cosleeping much earlier and have very happy well adjusted kidos. I believe what ever feels right is most likely right for your family.