My mother and Father used to put me to bed of a night in our hotel room when we were on holiday, whilst they went down for dinner in the hotel restaurant. In the 70's that wasn't seen as something out of the oridinary. Not in our family anyway. You could quite happily have your evening meal/drinks in the hotel with the other guests and be happy in the knowledge that your child was SAFE and sound asleep upstairs. Knowing that when they came up to check on me, I'd still be there! I know it's a slighty different set up here, but nowadays even behind a locked door your child still isn't safe. That I think is the saddest thing.