Is it OK for a 13-year-old to sleep with parents?

Is it OK for a 14 year old to sleep with parents

I wouldn't advise you to confront him generally, but to talk with his mother about it because he obviously feels more comfortable with her. "I wouldn't want a 14-year-old child sleeping in the bed with his or her mother or father. If you asked me to draw a line, I think it's at the prepubertal time," Fisk said.

Is it healthy for a 13 year old boy to sleep with his mother

— Concerned Parent

DEAR CONCERNED: It is not appropriate for parents to co-sleep with adolescent children, partly because adolescents need and deserve some privacy, as they engage in the developmentally important process of figuring out who they are and what they're about.

Is it OK for a 12 year old to sleep with their mom

It's OK to carve out time for pre-bedtime cuddles and even to let him climb into bed with you in case of a nightmare, but at this point, nightly bed sharing should definitely be phased out.

Is it normal for a 12 year old to sleep with their mom

Key points. Forty-five percent of moms let their 8- to 12-year-olds sleep with them from time to time, and 13 percent permit it every night. A child's anxiety, lower self-esteem, and dependency behaviors during the daytime are related to their inability to sleep alone at night.

Is it normal for a 14 year old boy to sleep with his mom

Prepuberty is when co-sleeping should stop

"I wouldn't want a 14-year-old child sleeping in the bed with his or her mother or father. If you asked me to draw a line, I think it's at the prepubertal time," Fisk said. Matheis agrees.