“When parents and babies sleep together, their heart rates, brain waves, sleep states, oxygen levels, temperature, and breathing influence one another.”

 

“Families who choose to cosleep beyond infancy but worry it makes children overly dependent can relax. On average, children who bedshare do tend to transition to sleeping independently about a year later than other children, but they may be more independent, self-reliant, and confident in their daily lives than children who did not bedshare.”

 

“Even by one year, not even half of babies sleep through the night, and eventually it is the quality of the parent-child relationship, not where it plays out, that matters most to a child’s development.”

 

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https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_cosleeping_can_help_you_and_your_baby