I don't know how it would work with the child you're babysitting, but my wife and I always had our daughter sleep with us in our bed. Our daughter hardly ever, ever cried at bed time or acted up. When mom and dad went to bed and went to sleep she knew it was time for her to go to bed and go to sleep. She was always able to enjoy the security and closeness of being near us as she slept so she usually slept very soundly. Also, she usually slept all the way through the night after she was about a month old.

She moved into her own bed when she was ready to go there. She was about two when she decided to sleep in her own bed.

She was and still is a very well adjusted person.

Dan