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Knowing when your child is ready for a toddler bed |
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by Kristen  (November 2006) (rank 17th) |
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How do you know when your child is ready for a toddler bed?
This is a tough question and there isn't no one right answer that fits every child. I have a friend whose daughter stayed in the crib until she was 3. In all that  time she never once tried to get out of her crib. Her brother was a climber and he was only in a crib for around 18 months. If your child is a climber, you need to be aware of signs that he is able to scale things taller than himself. If he can do this, he just may be able to get out of his crib. For us it was when Ethan climbed out of his crib at 13 months old. It was frightening catching him straddling the side of the crib. There was no telling if he would have been able to safely descend the other side of that crib. That night we took down his crib and replaced it with a toddler bed. The good thing about the toddler bed is that it is close to the floor, has sides and provides some of the same comfort that the crib provided.
There are important things to remember when transitioning your child from a crib to a toddler bed.
- Make your toddler's room a safe place. You never had to worry when you put your child in the crib. You knew exactly where he was at all times. Once he has moved to a toddler bed, all bets are off. There is nothing holding your toddler in now and if he decides to get up in the middle of the night and wander around, you need to be ready. If you sleep on the second floor, be sure to have a safety gate at the top of your stairs.
- Show your toddler how to get into and out of his bed. This may seem like stating the obvious, but this is something brand new for your toddler. Up until now, you have put him in his crib. Now it's his responsibility to get into bed and to know how to safely get out of bed. By going through it a few times, you help your toddler learn how to be safe in his bed.
- Remember that this is a big deal to your child. Your toddler might be frightened with his new freedom. You may have to take extra time to calm your toddlers fears.
Hope these help you with the transition from crib to toddler bed. Good luck!
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Toddler Bed
I am the proud mummy of 6year old twin girls, we took that BIG Bed step after about 6 months of taking the sides off their cots and putting them against the wall so it was kinda like a big bed, then when they out grew that, we went to the matress on the floor as i was terrified they weould fall out and injure themselve... there came a day when i was kinda thinking to myself, ok they are 2 now and asking when were they getting a BIG girls bed? After deliberation with my partner about this issue, we figured ok, they are almost toilet trained, so why not...
Day one...
We got them two single ensemble beds...Day time naps were so easy... they were so excited to be "big Girls" now and went to bed with no dramas at all, not that we ever had issues with that either however they werent in bed half an hour and they were sleeping like babies...
Day two...
Off to bed again, then out of nowhere, Taryn, crys.... i go into her, and she is sitting on her bed, tears streaming down her little face, i asked her what was wrong... she said nothing... i just figured, maybe a nightmare. it was the mid morning nap at this stage and the middle of winter so it was rather cool... i figured well i may as well run a fun bubble bath and maybe she will be ok after that. The tears stopped and all was back to normal ... UNTIL... i went to lift her from the bath and she screamed when i took her by the arms.... ouch mummy she said, i thought to myself,,,,, i didnt do anything that could possibly hurt you!!!! Taryn was cradling her arm.... i inspected it and seen no swellling no discolouration no blood no nothing.. looked perfectly normal to me.... she was till crying so i thought ok maybe we go to the dr and have him check her out....
Off to the dr's we went where he too couldnt see anything at all however as a precautionary measure, sent her for xrays... to my surprise she had croken her top bone in her wrist....
I Have no idea how this happened.... as far as i was aware, she had been sleeping along with her twin sister...
Later that night, at dinner, Taela, said no more monkeys jumpin on the bed... it was then that i figured oh maybe she had been jumping on her bed and hit her arm on the window sill or something to that efffect however that still didnt explain the no sign of any trauma to that area. At 2 years old, i figured that was plenty old enuf for the BIG STEP into a bed... Just depends on the child and how communicative they are... good luck with it all, hope nothing like this happens to you!
cheers
Sam and Rhys
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