If your are currently happily bedsharing with your little one but hearing horror stories about moving them into their own space....

Know that it is highly unlikely that your child will still be bedsharing when they're 18...

I know this may sound obvious but I hear and see a lot of scare-mongering around needing to "teach" babies and young children to not need you at night or else they'll NEVER leave your bed...

BUT IT'S NOT TRUE! 

Some take longer than others, sure! But, if it's working for you right now, the point is that there's no pressure! They WILL get there! 

Storytime: 2.5 year old child of a family I'm supporting had always bed-shared in their room. He has a gorgeous room of his own with a toddler bed they installed earlier this year...everyone was happy with the set-up of 3 in a bed...

Then, a matter of weeks ago, I came into work and mum told me the toddler had got upstairs that weekend and requested to sleep in his own room....

Since then, that's where he's slept...and yes, sometimes mum has slept in their with him when he's asked but HE'S taken that step towards independent sleep! In his own time. And no "sleep learning" or "training" was required! 

Another family told me recently that their 5 year old still likes to sleep in the parents bed but their eldest now sleeps in his own room. Mum isn't worried as she knows, one day, he'll be ready (and she will probably miss it when he is).

Of course if you're actively concerned about your little one's sleep or are not happy and want support to change things sooner, you CAN get support to do this too in a way that acknowledges and meets both your needs and your little one's!