arndt@apple.DEC (03/21/84)
From: SMURF::ARNDT 21-MAR-1984 15:48
To: APPLE::ARNDT
Subj: kk
Comments Please:
Has anyone read THE FAMILY BED:AN AGE OLD CONCEPT IN CHILD REARING,
by Tine Thevenin, 1977.
It is available from:
Tine Thevenin
P.O.Box 16004
Minneapolis, MN
55416 @ $5.00 or so
". . . advocates co-family sleeping, (either children with their parents
or with other siblings) as a way to solve bed and night time problems with
young children, create a closer bond within the family, and give children
a greater sense of security."
"I have read THE FAMILY BED with interest and pleasure. You have made out
an irresistible case, and I shall say so in a future edition of my book
TOUCHING." Ashley Montagu
"The fact that co-family sleeping occurs regularly in many human groups, as
it does among ours even though the social code is opposed to this practice,
is highly significant, and points to a stubborn human characteristic which
is worth following up." Margaret Mead
We have a family bed in our house (three kids) and it's great. ( Actually it's
two beds pushed together.)
Now of course it is for little kids. The idea is that the natural transition
children make from dependence to independence is helped by building a base of
security for them that extends into the night hours as well. The book deals
with all the questions that usually arise.
Anyone else out there sleep together as a family?
Regards,
Ken Arndt