Sharing a Bed With Your Kid? It’s Totally Normal in Asia.
Sharing a Bed With Your Kid? It’s Totally Normal in Asia.
Bed sharing tends to be unpopular and contentious in the United States. But in many Asian countries, the question is often not whether to do it, but when to stop.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article makes a broad claim about bed-sharing in Asia, which is partially supported by anecdotal evidence and cultural observations but lacks specific data. The article presents a slight bias by framing bed-sharing as normal in Asia while contrasting it with Western views, potentially oversimplifying the issue.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Bed sharing tends to be unpopular and contentious in the United States.
- Assessment: Unverified. While generally true, this requires a source to confirm the level of unpopularity and contentiousness.
- Claim: In many Asian countries, the question is often not whether to do it, but when to stop.
- Verification Source #1: A Reddit user mentions that in their culture, cosleeping is the norm until kids decide to sleep alone, around age 10-11.
- Verification Source #3: This source mentions that many eastern cultures find the separation of mother and child to be akin to cruelty.
- Verification Source #5: A Reddit user mentions that in their Asian culture, it's perfectly normal for relatives to share a bed.
- Assessment: Partially supported. The claim is supported by anecdotal evidence from Reddit users describing their experiences in Asian cultures. However, it's a broad generalization and lacks specific data to confirm the prevalence across 'many' Asian countries.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: 'Yes its norm here till kids decide to sleep alone on their own. I moved to my own room at 10-11.'
- Source 3: 'Many eastern cultures find the separation of mother and child to be akin to cruelty.'
- Source 5: 'In my culture (Asian) it's perfectly normal for relatives to share a bed.'