Sleep training rant

Kind of the opposite to the usual sleep training rant but need to get it off my chest.

Every circumstance is so different, every child is so different.

Our 2 year old starts her night in the cot and then wakes around 2am. We bring her into our bed after this and we all sleep so well.

We’ve never complained about it but it comes up in conversation because people ask.

The amount of people who tell me black and white ‘you NEED’ to get her sleeping in her own bed. ‘You NEED’ to teach her to sleep on her own. ‘You NEED’ to sleep train her. ‘You NEED’ to do xyz.

I don’t *need* to do anything that doesn’t suit our family.

This is the way we are most rested. This is the way we are happiest. We know it’s not for everyone.

Same with all things parenting. Do what works for you and your family.