We spoke to families who co-sleep and bed-share about what their experiences with sleep is really like, as well as a doctor ...

For centuries, co-sleeping, or the "family bed," has been the norm in many cultures around the world. It fosters closeness, can make nighttime parenting easier, and for some, it just feels natural.

While some couples might sleep soundly together, for others, sharing a bed is anything but harmonious, especially for those with differing sleep styles. A restful night can be thwarted by tossing and ...

The expectant mother wrote that she feels her husband "downplays my struggles" Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared ...

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Elizabeth Pantley answers viewer questions about kids and sleep. March 4, 2010— -- For many parents, every night is a struggle to get their kids to sleep in their own beds. Experts call it ...

A majority of parents have no shame in co-sleeping with their little ones – in fact, seven in 10 believe the act should be normalized rather than stigmatized (71%), new research suggests. The OnePoll ...

Co-sleeping is one of those parenting practices that never quite leaves the popular conversation — or controversy. And for good reason: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says to always avoid co ...

When my son was still a baby, I used to lie in bed, listening to his rustling disquiet, and wonder why people talked about co-sleeping; surely, what they meant was co-insomnia. In his travel cot ...

The debate around bed-sharing has long been keeping parents up at night, often depending on the unique needs of the child and the family's circumstances. According to a recent poll, Americans are ...

In a post on the parenting subreddit, the original poster shared that her son has never been a "good sleeper," so she decided to start co-sleeping OP went on to say that she wakes up "exhausted and ...