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

[ahavia.livejournal.com]

Once a child can get out of bed and come into the parent's bedroom, a baby monitor is worthless. Which would be around 2.
When my daughter was very tiny, she slept in the bed with us. I know, that is supposed to be dangerous but she was safe laying between 2 large breasted women. And when she was in the crib and cried, one did not need a monitor. She wanted her Mommies and bottle and to be held.
Ahavia

[mrs-sweetpeach.livejournal.com]

From what I've noticed among my friends, babies who sleep between their parents are both happy and safe. Babies have surprisingly strong legs and are good at kicking when they feel smooshed. There are days I'm convinced that the vast majority of our society's efforts to 'protect' children from all dangers result in children who are incapable of growing up to to become strong, confident, and capable adults.