Bed Rails: Child
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Bed Rails
Asked by A.C. from San Diego
on November 2, 2011
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At what age did you take off the bed rails from your child's bed? Both of my kids sleep in a full size bed (each has their own). They move around a lot, so I am not ...
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- We never put them on the real bed, so when he moved from the toddler bed to the real bed at age 4, no more rails. We did put the boxspring and mattress directly on th...
- My two kids who don't use them anymore, we removed them when they were roughly 5 and in Kindergarten.
- depends on the kid LOL - for a while we were convinced that one of our kids would be bringing a bed rail to college b/c she moves around THAT much (funniest incident w...
Bed Rails
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on February 10, 2011
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When did you take away the bed rails on your child's bed (if you had them)? I am thinking about getting a frame for my daughter's twin mattress (now it's on the floor)...
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- My daughter is 4.5 and still has up one bed rail. Her night stand is so close to the bed I am always afraid thet she will get hurt if she falls out. The last two ni...
- My 4 year old is still in a toddler bed with an extremely small bed rail at the head of her bed. When we first transitioned her to the toddler bed (2 yrs)she fell out...
- I didn't have rails on my son's bed. He was in his toddler bed with no rails at 2 1/2 (for night-time potty training) and we just switched him to a twin bed on a fram...
Bed Rails
Asked by K.J. from New York
on October 20, 2008
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Hello to all,
We've ordered a "big boy bed" for my son who will be 3 in January. He's still in a crib, but he's ALL over the place. I want to buy bed rails for him...
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- Can you cancel the order for the big boy bed and go shopping at a new place? I recommend Kiddie World in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ -- they have great juvenile furniture, ...
- Hi K., First I have to say, I understand your worries. But I also want to assure you that the chances of that happening are low. I had 2 toddlers at the same time, s...
- Hi K.. Congrats on new baby! I have 2 sons (23 months apart) when oldest was 18 months he switched to a toddler bed, in anticipation of new baby. Did great, stayed in ...
Bed Rails
Asked by J.R. from Los Angeles
on March 23, 2008
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Any suggestions for a bed rail for a thick full mattress? Opps sorry I should add to keep my daughter from falling out of the bed at night. Thanks!
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- We have a VERY thick mattress and the bed rail we use is by Safety 1st. I just looked for a picture of it online and the closest one I could find is http://www.target...
- hi. hmm by bed rails i would guess your looking for ones that keep you from falling off the bed... theres a lot you can find online... heres a wal mart site that has o...
- They have one that actually attaches to the TOP of the mattress. You push it down and lock it in. They are great! the others are too small.
Crib/Toddler Bed vs Twin Bed with Side Rails for 18 Month Old
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on August 14, 2008
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Hello,
My son is almost 18 months old, and he just started to walk last month. We are due with our second son in 7 weeks and trying to decide what to do with our fir...
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- We used the toddler bed. The big thing for us was that we didn't want him to become dependant on bed rails in a regular size bed. This way it's a transition from cri...
- I would make the change as soon as possible. A new baby, new room and a new bed and seeing his crib go to the new baby might be too much all at once. Let him know wh...
- my kids were 20 months apart. i barrowed another crib for the new baby.(or you can buy one cheap on craigs list or a mom to mom sale) you dont want him to think the ba...
Bed Rails for "Big Girl Bed"
Asked by B.C. from Chicago
on February 14, 2009
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Hi! Originally I'd planned on moving my daughter to a matress on the floor when we transitioned her to her big bed, but there's not really space in the room and the b...
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- Hi B., I bought my daughter double bed rails in pink and white that I think are by Safety First. We have been very happy with them for nearly two years now. I fou...
- I love our First Years bed rail. For my first child I had a different/cheap rail that didn't attach to the opposite side of the mattress. Useless, it just slid away ...
- Hi! My daughter is turning 3 this week and has been in her big girl bed for 2 weeks now, and we did not use rails. Her mattress is up on the box spring and it's pret...
Need Bed Rail for Crib - Side Rails Can Be Removed to Use like Toddler Bed
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on February 27, 2008
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We have a crib that is about 10 or 11 years old. The side rails can be removed to be used as a toddler bed, but it doesn't have a conversion kit like some modern ones...
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- I just went through this a couple of month ago with my 2 year old. Although her bed has a conversion kit it does not have a safety rail. I bought several different r...
- We have a crib that converts too but have not had to convert yet because our daughter is only 19 mo, but.....I was ready the info on the conversion the other day while...
- I'd check with the manufacturer. Otherwise, as long as it's sturdy, I'd say use a bedrail for bigger beds. Then it can transition to your next bed if you still need ...
Age Specific Chores for a 3 Year Old and 5 Year Old
Asked by S.T. from Salt Lake City
on August 17, 2008
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I need some chore ideas for my 3 year old and 5 year old boys. Other than the basics of feeding pets, putting dishes in sink, dirty clothes away, picking up toys,
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- They can take their own laundry to the wash room and help you sort it. My kids loved this "game." I'd tell them to put all the whites together, all the blues together,...
- I think you have great chores already in place. I have a four year old and seven year old, they have to put their clothes away after I have folded them, clean up thei...
- Some early childhood educators did a little study in their 4 year old class about chores that children can do. The parents hesitated, but the children were able to do...
Difference Between Regular and Mini Side Rails for Convertible Cribs
Asked by L.B. from San Francisco
on May 11, 2010
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My sister in law bought my daughter a convertible crib for her 1st birthday and she has never slept in it. She would wake up in the middle of the night and cry out unt...
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- we never used side rails of any kind.... not sure why you need them, you can put the mattress on the floor if you are worried about falling...
- find ot where she bought it and buy toddler rails for a toddler bed or full size rails for a full size bed- u should be able to call where she bought it or the manufac...
- My personal preference is that no rails be used. That's because my kids were always climbers. If I had put rails on their beds, they would simply have climbed over t...
Need Bed Rails to Fit a Bed with No Box Springs
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on March 24, 2008
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I just bought my 2 yr old son a twin bed, but it has no box spring and only slats (no hard surface) under the mattress. He is quite a mover, and will surely fall out ...
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- Dear C., We tried the removeable bedrails by Safety First and they were OK. In the long run, our little guy didn't fall out of bed much even though he is quite a mov...
- When my son was younger and I wanted his bed closer to the floor, we just used a sheet of plywood instead of a boxspring, actually I think it was two separate sheets t...
- Can't help with this request, but I live in Grapevine and wanted to say if you need any help finding services, etc. my email is ____@____.com live near Dove Elementary...
