Does Sharing A Bed With Your Toddler Stunt Development?

What kid hasn't asked to sleep in the same bed as his or her parents?  Especially when there's a thunderstorm moving overhead or if it's simply too dark for comfort??

Bed sharing has always been a topic of disagreement among parenting experts:  some endorse the practice, while others say it’s a bad idea.

Research published in Pediatric magazine tracked 944 low-income parent-toddler pairs from the ages of one-to-five, asking parents about sleeping arrangements, and testing the tots along the way. After analyzing the results, it was found that bed-sharing didn’t result in any behavioral or  cognitive problems in the youngsters.

However, this doesn’t give parents the green light to sleep with children who are less than a year old.  Previous studies have linked bed-sharing during infancy to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

[Live Science]