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Re:Older Americans are alone half their waking hours, on ave... by cylinder on Friday July 12, 2019 @10:32PM (#20426152)
They're even alone as babies. Americans have this weird obsession with putting babies to sleep in separate rooms as soon as possible, including newborns, as if this develops some rugged independence. All the research (and common sense) shows they need to sleep as close to the mother as safely possible. Yet this mentality persists. And then the move to kick them out of the house at 18, why?
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Re:Older Americans are alone half their waking hours, on ave... by paulryanrogers on Saturday July 13, 2019 @12:00PM (#20428686)
Really, babies need to sleep next to parent?

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2016/05/24/health/cry-it-out-sleep...

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Re:Older Americans are alone half their waking hours, on ave... by 0942v8653 on Saturday July 13, 2019 @12:08AM (#20426443)
18 is a good age to begin the transition from being dependent on parents to bearing responsibilities themselves. Keeping the kids in the house too much longer than that can make it more difficult for them to adapt.
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