Co-sleeping Til What Age?

I've found that you have to consistently take them back to their bed when they try to crawl in with you at night. Talking doesn't work, just walking them back to their bed and tucking them in. It'll take about a week of doing this, but it works. However, if you give in just once, you'll have to start the process again.

My 5 and 3 year old end up in our bed at around 6am. My husband is usually up for or gone to work, so I don't mind. I like our early morning cuddles. I do, however, understand your point of view. You need time for you! You could try setting up a little bed on the floor next to yours and can tell them that they can sleep there, or in their own beds. You could encourage that they cuddle together, or you could teach them to read time - they can't get into your bed until the first number says 7 or whatever. Be sure to have some little reward for when they actually stay in their bed - an extra story or game with you, or a special trip to the park. They are little for such a short time. Some day, when they are teens, you will wonder where the time went.

LOL, same here, not much more you can do......and its ok as long as its ok with you. HOWEVER, I do understand the bed issue, my hunny is gone a lot, so I would usualy enjoy our large queen bed all to myself except for the baby (3) the oldest (7) and the two dogs and occasionaly if he dares, the cat. LOL What we did with our son when he turned four was to put a small mattress on the floor next to our bed, that way, it was not interesting enough....LOL

I would also suggest trying to find out WHAT is waking them at whatever time in the morning. We found our daughter sleep walks...LOL and for some reason always awke to her in the bed RIGHT at 11:15... OH JOY, so there may be something like flight patterns for planes, or a train, maybe a neighbor going to work??? If you can find the cause, you may be able to stop it that way?? (small bladders are also a big cause for this)

someone i know has this problem with one of their children, sometimes 2 of their 4, and what they do is have a pallet or mattress on the floor (crib type mattress or a pile or blankets) and if the child wants to be in their room they have to sleep on that mattress. their not allowed in the bed, but it helped the child just being in the same room, and eventually they were able to stop it completely. i ended up sleeping in my sons room most of the time so i'm no help personally lol. but for her this worked. it may work for you. good luck!

I have been there and occasionally we have to chase our boy back to bed still... He sleep walks after the rest room right to our bed... When he was little we always let him fall asleep in our bed and we would put him in his... Then we would wake up and there he would be.... We just kissed him good morning and tried again the next night...

i am not sure how this one would be fixed, I do think i have some information that might help. A book called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. I read it when I wanted my son to learn how to sleep on his own without being held all the time and it was the most informatinve book i have read since i had him over ayear ago.

I may be the wrong person to give you advice on this because mine are 2 and soon to be 4 and still sleep in my bed but twins are diferant. they need closness I think maybe if you get them down in the same bed at night they might stay there together. I know that it seems wierd but I watch those discovery shows on twins all the time and they don't like to be seperated. I'd try it make it a fun thing so they don't fight about the other boy being in his bed and then eventually they'll go to eachother for comfert instead of you guys. that's the way it should be with twins anyway becuase they've been together from the begining. Plus it will help them develop a closness that they'll share for years to come.