Logical Reason, Why Kids Should Slepp in Their Bed!

This must be a 3 year old thing, because my son has just started asking the same thing. I explained to him the mommy and Daddy are married and married people sleep in the same bed. He did respond that he wanted to marry me then and I told him that he is my baby and babies sleep in their own beds. I told him when he grows up he can get married to someone he loves very much. Seemed to work for him. He still asks if he can sleep with us, but I remind him that we're not married.

I also started telling him that we can meet in our dreams. I let him pick the place and then we go to our separate beds to sleep and meet in our dreams. In the morning, I talk to him about the "place" we went and he tells me some great stories.

Good Luck with this! Three is a tricky age!

Aren't three year olds the cutest? First off praise praise praise her for sleeping in a big girl bed in her big girl room. Sometimes kids just ask questions to see what kind of answers mom's and dad's give.
Letting her know that Mommy's and Daddy's share a bed and a bedroom because this is just the way it is. Some things don't need an explanation. You can even say that there are no other rooms in the house if this is the case.

Letting her know that its always fun to get an after noon nap with mom and watch movies but sleeping in her big girl bed where she will have so much room to herself without having to worry about mommy taking up room.

My daughters still sleep with my husband and I on many occasions. They are 5 & 6 years old. Our two boys also did at young ages and have since grew out of it. Your daughter has a valid point with the mom and dad sleeping together. As adults we want to feel close to our husbands and we sleep with them every night. And as children, they just want to have that same closeness. My husband and I first had issues with this situation. However, we have grown to appreciate these times of their youth. They won't be small forever...and if they want the closeness and security of sleeping with mom and dad, then we feel that it builds a stronger relationship with our children. They trust us to protect them. and As they grow older, their trust in us will remain. Our boys are happy to sleep in their own beds now....and they also know that we are there to protect them whenever they need. They remember those times and cherish them as well. Having a family bed is just a decision that you and your husband will have to decide. It's not one for anyone else to make for you. There is no justification here. Just a choice. Enjoy every moment of your children's lives.....they grow up so fast that before you know it, they will be tucking you into bed!

Ah, yes, it's a 3 year old thing. My oldest girl wanted to know the same thing. It was especially hard for us because she had a queen bed in her room and she knew we could sleep there, we just didn't. A couple of things helped our situation: her younger sister became old enough to sleep with her; we explained that mommy and daddy needed special time together. This last one got us into a bit of a mess. However, what we did was we started having slumber parties with our family. On a weekend night (for about 6 months) one of the parents would sleep in her bed. We did not allow her to sleep in our bed, because once you let the little munchkins in, they never leave. We also are fortunate enough that we sould move a tent into our room and have the slumber party in our room. My two girls would sleep on the floor, and then they thought that was marvelous! Luckily this all passed and a few backaches later, all was good.