Bed Rails: Preschooler
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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...
When to Remove Guard Rails from Bed?
Asked by T.M. from Phoenix
on June 22, 2009
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My daughter turned 4 in January and has been in a big bed since she was 2 years old (her choice - refused to sleep in crib). We still have her guard rails on her bed....
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- Hi T.: I have a 4-year old son and he also has a double bed. We finally took off the guard rail a few months ago when we put his mattress into a captain's bed (dra...
- My son was about 2 1/2. He had been sleeping in a twin mattress and box on the floor since he was 18 months. I noticed he was not a big mover.
- This is a GREAT question as I have the same question in mind myself. :-) My son is four 1/2 years old and I still have one guard rail on his bed. His bed is against t...
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...
3 Year Old Sleeping Arrangements in Hotels
Asked by T.L. from San Francisco
on May 20, 2011
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Hello everybody~
My husband and I are taking our 3 year old daughter to Hawaii in July. We will have 2 queen size beds in our room. My daughter currenlty sleeps in ...
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- If after trying the already great advice given below and she still manages to fall out of bed.......then hubs and I have taken turns sleeping with the youngest child w...
- You might try asking the hotel if they have rails for this purpose. Or...ask for a king size fitted sheet that you can put extra pillows or blankets under to create ...
- In my opinion, she is old enough to sleep without a bed rail. My youngest turned 3 last week and has never had a bed rail on her twin bed. Yes she fell out 2 or 3 time...
What Chores Can a 4 Year Old Do?
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on May 29, 2010
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I would love to make a chore chart for my 4 yr old, almost 5 years old in a few months. She loves to help me around the house and 'please' us. What type of rewards can...
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- Tasks I have passed on to my 3 year old son... Making his bed -- straighten blankets, pillows, stuffed animals Putting dirty clothes in the hamper Sorting soc...
- My kids have these jobs since age 3. I don't really give out rewards -- just lots of praise and positive attention. If my daughter surprises me with doing something ...
- 4 yr olds can help with lots of stuff here are some things ours did at that age empty trash in bathrooms (we kept grocery bags under sink for this) feed the pets ta...
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,
br...
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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...
Travel Bed for 3 Year Old Who JUST Transitioned to Toddler Bed
Asked by M.Y. from Chicago
on August 5, 2008
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I'll be visiting my parents' home (on the West Coast) for 2 1/2 weeks and am wondering what the best sleep arrangement would be for my 3 year old daughter while we're ...
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- Hi there! I travel to Arizona to visit my father annually with my two children and I found the BEST travel bed for my little guy at One Step Ahead. It's a blow up ai...
- We have travelled with our toddler several times and have tried various sleeping arrangements, depending on what was available to us. We have made a bed on the floor ...
- We just traveled with a 2.5 y.o. who had never slept in a bed before, and had good success putting her in a twin bed bordered on one side with a wall and the other sid...
Toddler Bed or Full Bed?????
Asked by A.K. from Columbus
on November 3, 2008
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My son will be two the 30th of this month and we have another baby due in February. My question is should we buy a toddler bed or just put him into the full size bed ...
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- My son just recently turned 2 and has been in a twin bed now for bout 6 months. He does really well with it. I never put him in a toddler bed. The only problem we have...
- I don't know that there is any advantage to a toddler bed except that it is lower to the ground and usually has higher head and foot boards. Combined with the rails t...
- My 2yo went from her crib to a twin bed. The downside is that she can climb out of bed and escape bed time :) I suggest getting a baby gate to put at his door so he...
3 Year Old Moving into Her Own Bed
Asked by J.M. from New York
on February 28, 2011
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Hi all,
I know that this question will seem ridiculous to those who live in spacious homes, but here goes. I have a wonderful and tall 3 year old daughter who is, th...
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- I lived in a one bedroom with my daughter until she was 7 yrs old. At first we had the same arrangement as you. When she outgrew her crib, I got her a twin bed and l...
- I don't know if this would work, but is there room under your bed for a mattress? Some bed frames are up higher, and perhaps you could get a kid matress that could eas...
- IMO you should sell off the full size bed, get two twins and put them in the room together OR don't get her a bed, sell the crib, and let her sleep with you ...
3 Year Old; Bedtime ISSUES...I Don't Want Him to Go to Bed Every Night Screaming
Asked by L.K. from San Antonio
on June 4, 2010
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So we've had our 3 year old (3 next week), and our 15 month old in the same room since the little one was 4 months old. Never had a problem up until about 2 months ago...
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- Well my son is turning three and I am amazed at how different three is from two! We didn't have half the issues at two as at three. Our son has always been a champ s...
- SAME THING HERE!!! My daughter just turned 3 two weeks ago, and was always a wonderful sleeper, easy to go down, sometimes we would even hear her singing to herself a...
- Ditto Christina Q. anytime a child is on the cusp of being a new age... it tweaks them. The book "your 3 year old" is real good, from Amazon. Although written years ...
