In article .net, "KØHB"
writes:


Even in the case of parents, it is definitely not a good
idea and should be discouraged to the greatest extent possible...

Larry,

When you become a parent I suspect you'll change your mind. Obviously there
is an age where it is not longer appropriate, but I can assure you without
reservation that having a couple of fresh bathed toddlers in 'jammies' warm
from the dryer snuggle into bed between you and your spouse is one of the
most beautiful rewards of parenthood that you could imagine. Until they
were school age, we always let our kids to feel free to leave their beds and
clamber in with us if the mood struck them. Didn't need to be some dire
need of comfort from emotional stress.

73, Hans, K0HB

Hansl:

I am not a parent, and at my age I have my doubts that I'll ever be one.
I come from a very large family, and like about half of my brothers and
sisters, I guess I had enough child-rearing early in my life to make me
not particularly curious to do any of my own. Spending most of my
adult life moving from one country to another every year or two didn't
help much either. However, I don't think I am totally unqualified to make
a statement such as I did in the message you replied to. Children
belong in their own beds, period. I listen to radio talk show and
degreed, licensed family counsellor Dr. Laura Schlessinger all the time, and
she has addressed this issue many times, always stating the same thing
I did. Therefore, we will have to agree to disagree. All I know is, I never
slept in my parent's bed as a child, for any reason, and neither did any
of my 4 brothers or 4 sisters. Quite frankly, I don't know anyone who
ever did.

73 de Larry, K3LT