Originally Posted by Oneluckymom:
Don't you think its odd that we are the only society that feels perfectly fine leaving our children for days at a time. Or that we are quick to move a baby to a completely different room when the rest of the world has been co-sleeping for generations?
I just think that our society feels fine being separated from their own children. We are moving farther and farther from a family centered society.
This is true, however; in many cultures co-sleeping and parenting does not just happen by the parents. If we are talking culture here, many Japanese, Hispanic, and Indian families(most of whom co-sleep) are living in multi generational households. That means that while baby may co-sleep with mom, and dad for a night; they also sleep with grandma, auntie, and brothers/sisters for other nights. These parents are not with their children 24/7 because they have family who is constantly helping out. Unfortunately nations such as the USA,Sweden,Finland, and Germany to name a few are moving away from co-sleeping, probably because they are 24/7 parents. It really comes down to getting a break one way or another, no one deserves to be on call 24/7 every day all year, year after year.