their kids. dad has mason in their bed. a lot of the time they all end up here together. tired yet? not the durrelles. i love waking up in the morning. i get little soft kisses all over me. get up, daddy. it s the best. maria carbonnie wouldn t dream of sleeping any other way. you ll find a foot here and a head over there. but it works for us. she and husband geno usually wind up in bed with 6-year-old anthony and 4-year-old daniel. i d rather them be in the same bed with me and sleep continuously for, you know, seven or eight hours a night rather than having to wake up every few hours. reporter: most medical experts say children need to sleep in their own beds alone. after two years, it s just not appropriate from the child s perspective, it s not giving them what they need. autonomy is very important at this 18-month to 3 to 4 years of