“I didn’t get any sleep last night,” said Bill, another parent at my son's school, when I dropped off Alex this morning. And Bill did look horrible-- scraggly beard, dark circles under his eyes and crazy bed head--almost like he'd gone on a bender. “Maya (6) got up 2 times last night. I ended up sleeping in bed with Cameron (3), and my wife was in bed with Maya. I never know where I’ll end up during the night,” he said as he shuffled off in search of coffee. If this game of musical beds sounds familiar, there’s a reason—co-sleeping, or sleeping in bed with your kids—is on the rise, and has been increasing every year for the last decade or so.
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