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Sleeping arrangements are also quite different, even
though most people regard their own sleeping
patterns as natural. For example, should small
children sleep alone or with their parents? In the
USA, the general practice is to keep children out of
their parents’ bed and even in a separate bedroom.
One study of white, middle-class, two-parent
families in Cleveland, Ohio, found that only 3% of the
babies slept in their parents’ bedroom during their
f
irst year of life, and only 1% after that.56
In other cultures, however, sleeping arrangements
are quite different. In a survey of many different non
Western, non-industrial societies, anthropologists
found that the norm everywhere was for infants to
sleep with their mothers.
Sleeping arrangements are also quite different, even
though most people regard their own sleeping
patterns as natural. For example, should small
children sleep alone or with their parents? In the
USA, the general practice is to keep children out of
their parents’ bed and even in a separate bedroom.
One study of white, middle-class, two-parent
families in Cleveland, Ohio, found that only 3% of the
babies slept in their parents’ bedroom during their
f
irst year of life, and only 1% after that.56
In other cultures, however, sleeping arrangements
are quite different. In a survey of many different non
Western, non-industrial societies, anthropologists
found that the norm everywhere was for infants to
sleep with their mothers.
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Sleeping arrangements vary widely across cultures. In the USA, many parents prefer that small children sleep separately, often in their own rooms. A study in Cleveland showed that only 3% of babies slept in their parents' room during their first year, decreasing to 1% afterward. In contrast, in many non-Western, non-industrial societies, it is common for infants to sleep with their mothers.