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Study says that there is no point of worry in bed sharing with your kids as it does not have any bad impact on their mental and social development. Parents are the foundations of any house and know what is best for their children and if they are bed sharing with them, it will not leave any impact on their children. Bed sharing is not a common trend in America and it is not recommended until the toddler turns one before which they are prone to death syndrome.

According to Dr, Fern Hauck at the American Academy of Pediatrics, the main concern with the newly born is the death syndrome or SIDS which led to the death of around 2300 kids in the year 2008. At such smaller age they can be suffocated and hence AAP does not recommend bed sharing till the age of one. Other than this, concern there is debate regarding the psychological and health effects of sharing bed after that age. Dr. Hale and her colleagues investigated around 944 poor American mothers who reported for bed sharing with their kids at some point of time when they were one or more. It was also reported that white mothers do it less than the black mothers.

When the behavior and mental development of the kids were gauged at the age of five, it was found that there was a slight variation in these developments in those who initially slept with their mothers from the rest. But after taking into consideration all the other factors and effects, it was found negligible. The results aren’t dangerous as stated by Hauck. She added that despite of safe results, death syndrome is still seen even at the age of two or three. There are concerns regarding this but the fact that bed sharing effects the intellectual and social development of the kids- not yet proved or supported by the study.

The new study has no evidence to prove that bed sharing parents have to wake up more often than the rest. The researchers are looking forwards to combine various data to conduct their study and fortunately get the same facts consistently. In her interview to Reuters Health, Hale told that she and her team is happy to have the consistent and relevant results out of their every study which is quiet inspiring.