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To wonder why having a bed is a cp issue?

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BrittaPerry · 08/11/2012 21:21

I keep reading that one of the main things checked when ss visit is if the child has a bed and what state it is in.

Would they be upset if the child shared a bed with a sibling or the parents, or had a mattress on the floor?

(My two have their own beds, but both regularly sleep in my or each others beds - it isn't a huge leap to imagine this happening so much that someone wouldn't bother with wasting the space for another bed. Me n my sister shared a bed when we were under 5 in the late 80s, because my mum was worried I would hurt her climbing into her cot every night for a cuddle and we turned out fine.) (we are also thinking of getting that Ikea bed where the bottom mattress is on the floor to reduce the possibility of the kids hurting themselves falling out of the top bunk) (we have just started HE and I have a history of mental health problems that have led to a surprise SS visit in the past, so there is the slight possibility of the wrong end of the stick being got)

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RainbowsFriend · 09/11/2012 11:27

Thanks justgettingonwithit - that's a great reassurance as I do worry. And I want to take home and cuddle your younger self :(

YerMaw1989 · 09/11/2012 11:31

That 'protecting our children' shocked me when the parents had a bed but the child didn't. I think it depends what context it is in.

Spero · 10/11/2012 00:30

Justgettingonwithit, that is a brilliant post and says it all. I am sad for your younger self and sad that no one rescued you. I hope you are a case of 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'.

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