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