What is "reactive co-sleeping"?

What is "reactive co-sleeping"?

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Reactive co-sleeping is when your child is waking up in the middle of the night and you're sick and tired of going to their crib or going to their bed to meet whatever their need is. It is much easier to just pick them up and bring them to a bed, or when the child wakes up and has the ability to climb out of their crib and walks to their parents bed. You're so tired that you grab hold of them and bring them into your bed because we are all so exhausted and we just want to get some sleep. It is not really a good idea to do reactive co-sleeping, because you are not solving the problem. The whole reason why it occurs is because your child is waking up frequently. Your child's sleeping habits are broken. It is liking painting a wall when you've got moisture, and you are just painting over the moisture. It is just going to come through again. It will just be coming up again and again and again - it just doesn't solve the problem.