Eli5 why grown ups do not fall down from the bed?

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I am wondering why small kids ( even a few years old) fall down from the bed while changing their position but bigger children /adults do not, no matter how much they move while sleeping?

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Humans are capable of perceiving certain senses even while unconscious. Such as where you limbs are and if they are being supported properly.

This is likely a reflex our ancestors evolved to prevent them from falling out of trees

It is a learned behavior, kids don’t have it innately.

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