Sanity Check Needed

[mrs_sweetpeach]

I don't have children but I fear one of my friends is being overly protective of her son. He's the only child she's likely to have and I get that he's extremely important to her. That being given, I have a question. Just in case parenthood makes a difference, I have divided the question, the first set of answers is for parents, the second for non-parents.

Edited after the first two responses:
What I'm looking for is the age at which a normal, healthy child should no longer have a baby monitor turned on in his/her bedroom. If never is a choice, feel free to leave a comment. I'll tally those by hand, later.

Edited again:
Upon further reflection, the question I want answered is "By what age should a baby monitor be removed from a child's room because if it isn't I will think the parent is a nut."

[Poll #1291613]

Comments

[polly-b.livejournal.com]

I didn't use monitors with my grown kids - we used one with Rachel until she was six or seven months old but we weren't fanatical about it. *shrugs* I think using one after the age of 2 (or 3 at the most) is pushing it, but I could see, if my master bedroom was on one side of the house and the kid's room was on the other, and it was a big house, where it could be a comfort.