As (often exhausted) parents, you probably do everything you can to make sure your children are safe, healthy, and loved. And there’s no shortage of people willing to tell you the best way to go about things. So do you listen to your gut or to everyone else?
Putting a kid to bed is a real ordeal and every parent has their own way of handling it.
Some of them actually just let their kids sleep with them as a way to get them to just conk out.
But the good news is that parents aren’t required to do what other people tell them.
Why?
Because she allowed them to sleep in bed with her, and social workers brought up concerns after seeing bruises on their skin.
Judge Peter Greene said that one of the boy’s legs was bruised and even though it probably happened accidentally, it points to “excessive force” by the parents.
Professionals became worried about the younger son after social workers had been told to look after the family. Check-ins revealed bruises and even a broken wrist when he was just months old.
The strange part is that the judge also agreed that while the mother absolutely loves her children and would never do anything to intentionally hurt them, she’s still abusing them by co-sleeping with them.
Some people were enraged at the ruling, since even though some experts advise against co-sleeping, close to 80 percent of parents admit to doing it.
Others believe the bruises to be evidence that the children being removed was a matter of their safety.
While the case is still in the courts, it raises a lot of concern for some parents.
Where do you come out on this?
Some parents and experts find the practice totally harmless. Others think it stunts their development and presents health risks.
That doesn’t make up for any health risks, but it’s still worth noting as to why parents are so happy to accommodate their children all in one bed.
You’ll always have people on the Internet screaming out their advice whether anyone wants to hear it or not. That’s just how the world is.