At what age will kids separate to their parents when sleeping?

Is your daughter afraid of the dark or something under her bed? If so then you can possibly prove to her that their is nothing to be afraid of. Show her what is under the bed, an that nothing will harm her. Tell her if it makes her feel better to curl her feet inside the covers, I know that made me feel better as a child. Also, does she sleep near a window? Is she afraid of what's outside? Tell her that their is nothing to be afraid of, and let her look out the window one night with you or her mother by her side. This may alleviate any fears she has. Buy her a nightlight to put in her room.

I've always followed the notion that a child needs to know their own place from a VERY young age - as young as possible. My daughter only slept in our room while she was in her bassinet - about 6 months & it was only that long because we were waiting on a cot, once we had the cot she went in to the nursery! She's just gone 2 & is in a big girl bed & will even fall asleep on her own now without anyone being in there with her until she falls asleep. I was one of those people who agreed that children sleeping with their parents wasn't a very good idea because the older they get the harder it is to get them out of that bad habit - unfortunately 8 is WAY too old to still be sleeping with their parents & that is why she wont sleep on her own - you have allowed her to have her own way for far too long. I'm not sure how you are supposed to go about getting her out of this habit since it's been going on for so long now. However, i have heard that getting them involved in creating the perfect bedroom can be of some help. Go to the hardware store & let her pick out some paint colours, decorate the bedroom in her favourite characters & help her to pick out a quilt set etc that she loves. You may end up spending a little while in there at night but get her all set up & have her get comfortable in her bed, then you can sit there with her until she falls asleep - you should be ok after that! Good luck - i hope it works!

I am wondering my self when that time comes. My eldest will just turn 6 so I somehow include this moving out thing from time to time when we do our bed time stories. This is my way of slowly mind setting my two girls (and for me too), I don't really know if this will work though. I hope by that time it would be easy for us all. Good luck to yours.

When I was a kid,I hoped to sleep with my mum every day.I clearly remember my mum's facial expressions.She didn't like to sleep with me cause I rolled around the bed when I was sleeping.But now things got changed.Evert time I came back home,my mum would invite me to sleep with her.Now it's my time to say "no".Aha~It's funny.

hi..i think at the age of eight your daughter must sleep in her own room..you have to teach her that if you want her to be independent..try to be with her in her room, read her story books..or pretend that you're going to sleep with her and if she's sleeping go to your own room...but it's okay if sometimes she makes request to sleep in your room maybe she's just making lambing and being sweet to both of you..hope it'll help you...