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2 Global Pediatric Health sharing can help providers support families and help them develop alternative strategies. For many families, bed sharing may be an economic necessity rather than a choice. In the United States, bed sharing is more common among low socioeconomic status (SES) families, often attributed to lack of available beds, rooms, heat, or cooling. 5 Parents with limited education are more likely to bed share with their toddler than better educated parents. 12 Compounding the risks of bed sharing, children of low SES families are at increased risk for sleep deficiencies, such as insufficient sleep duration, irregular sleep times, and poor sleep quality. 13 Such deficiencies in toddlerhood could ultimately lead to chronic sleep deprivation and poor sleep and health outcomes across the lifespan. Poor sleep has been linked to chronic health outcomes such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular …