For parents wondering whether sharing a bed with their infant might affect their child’s emotional and behavioral development, a recent study provides some reassuring news. The research, published in the journal Attachment & Human Development, found that bed-sharing at 9 months old is not linked to emotional or behavioral problems later in childhood. This finding is significant as it challenges long-standing concerns about the potential negative impacts of this common parenting practice. Bed-sharing, where parents and infants sleep in the same bed, is a practice deeply rooted in many cultures….