Both of my boys were crate trained, but after I had them for a couple of weeks, I just let them sleep with us. This was before I had my children -- so why change? They always wind up jumping down off of the bed (via "their" stool) and sleep in their doggy beds which are beside my bed, but that's definitely why we bought a "King-sized" bed -- sometimes it's 6 of us in there at one time!
They run loose during the day, but sleep most of the time. Since I had my oldest son 4 yrs. ago I've been a stay-at-home mom, but prior to that, when I was working, the never ran amok or tore the house up! |