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Transitioning 2 Year Old to a "Big Girl" Bed
Asked by D.G. from San Diego
on July 3, 2009
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My daughter is 2 years and 2 months old and we are getting ready to transition her into a "big girl" bed beacuse we will need the crib for baby #2 in January. She cli...
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- we were trying to transition our 2 1/2 year old son into a bed a couple months ago because of the need to use the crib for our baby who is due in just a couple weeks. ...
- Sounds like a great plan. Go to the library and look for books that show kids sleeping in "big girl" beds and books about moving -- ask Librarian for help.
- I think making the transition with the move is a great idea! I also think letting her pick out the bedding and some stuff to go in her new "Big Girl" room will really ...
Switching Rooms/Being Fair
Asked by R.K. from St. Louis
on May 16, 2009
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I have two teenage daughters who want the same bedroom. I want to be fair. Here's what happened. About 2 years ago my then 15-year-old niece came to live with us. She ...
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- hold a contest give them a chance to earn tickets by doing chores being honest helping around the house put the tickets in a bucket and have someone that does not live...
- I am going to disagree with the previous response. I was also the oldest and went through everything she mentioned while growing up. But the way I read it, you told ...
- First, I'd call in an exterminator and get on a maintenance plan for taking care of the spiders...depending on what you have the bites can be serious. They can litera...
New Room for New Baby??
Asked by C.M. from Washington DC
on July 13, 2009
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I've read about how to introduce my almost 19-month old to our new baby (due any day) but I haven't figured out whether or not we should allow them to share a room or ...
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- Keep the new baby stuff in the guest room for now, so there's no confusion as to who owns what on your 18 month old's point of view. When the new baby is 5 mo. and yo...
- I have a 20-month old daughter and gave birth to twins 4 weeks ago. I keep the twins in a pack and play in our bedroom, as well - and we have no issues with jealousy....
- Mine are 19 months apart and we faced this as well. I kept the baby in our room for about 3 months along with her all her pjs and some diapers. That way I didn't hav...
Looking for a Dresser for My Son's Room
Asked by M.H. from Sarasota
on February 13, 2008
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We are decorating a new room for our 3 year old son and I need to get some furniture for it, probably just a dresser and a bookshelf. The biggest issue is that I want...
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- I just bought my son whom just turned 4 a big boy bed, dreeser and book shelf. I got his from Broyhill in Sarasota which is on the right past the Sarasota square mall ...
- Hi M.: Congrats on the upcoming birth of your #2 in August! What an exciting time for you, your hubby & your son! I live in the Parrish area and when I first move...
- Try the Women's Exchange, Goodwill, other thrift stores as well as ads in the local paper. You'll find exactly what you need! G.
Getting 3 Year Old to Sleep in Big Girl Bed
Asked by L.A. from Minneapolis
on June 13, 2009
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In December, we painted and decorated a new room--complete with a toddler bed--for my 3 year old daughter, so she'd move out of the nursery and make room for baby brot...
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- You may be asking too much from your daughter. For some kids just getting out of the crib can be tough enough. You want your daughter to leave her crib and her room ...
- I didn't read all the responses, but I would take down the crib and put it away while she adjusts to her new toddler bed/room. Not sure how quickly this all needs to ...
- I am always amazed on how hard it is for some kids to move into their own room or change into a toddler bed from a crib. I never had trouble with my kids moving from ...
Sleeping in Our Room
Asked by G.L. from Miami
on June 8, 2009
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We live in a small condo and our daughter(2 yrs. old) sleeps in our room. She falls asleep in our bed, then I transfer her to her toddler bed. We are currently moving ...
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- My recommendation would be to only make her transition once. In other words, don't move and let her sleep in your room in the new place, and then have to transition h...
- I decorated my sons room with Mickey Mouse which was his favorite at the time. From his bedding to stickers on the wall. We also installed a flast screen tv ad a dvd p...
- Go to Supernanny.com I helped me alot with our daughter who at first fought not to sleep in her own bed and then again middle of the night after waking up. Finall...
Transition to Big Girl Bed
Asked by N.H. from Cleveland
on September 29, 2008
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We are attempting to transition our little girl who is 25 months into a big girl bed. We are expecting a second girl in Feb. and we need her current room and crib. W...
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- Maybe try nap time in the new room? If that doesn't work right off the bat, I would try to put her to sleep in her old room & move her when she's asleep. Then she's ...
- Is there a reason for moving her room? Our older daughter would not sleep in her "new" room, so we ended up putting her stuff back in the "old" room and just putting ...
- Did you let her pick out her sheets and bedding? The first night my daughter was going to sleep in her big girl bed, we let her fall asleep on the couch and put her i...
Switching Bedrooms When New Sibling Arrives
Asked by E.T. from Dallas
on February 26, 2008
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My daughter will be 2 1/2 when our baby arrives. She now sleeps in the bedroom next to our bedroom. When we are ready to move the baby into their own room, we will nee...
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- Hello E., I recommend you move her to her new room way before the baby arrives so she doesn't see it as her being displaced. that way if every so often she still wa...
- well i kind of went through the same thing recently, we moved into a new house while i was pregnant,and i was convinced i was having a boy so i moved my son into the l...
- You've gotten some good advice. Especially about her not thinking she's having to give up her room. Try to move her way before the baby arrives so she won't get that...
Transitioning 2Yo to New Room
Asked by E.S. from Boston
on July 25, 2008
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My son turns 2 on Monday and will be welcoming a baby brother in October. I am looking for advice on how to transition him not only into a "big boy" bed but also to a ...
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- Hi. We actually moved my daughters crib into the new room first and let her sleep in the new room for a few weeks in her own comfortable crib and then after about 3 we...
- Congrats on the new addition! We had transitioned our daughter to a big girl bed before we had our son. We bought her the bed for her 2nd b-day, made a big deal out ...
- Make the new room nice, something he would like, and don't move him in right away. Let him check it out, read books in there and say "this is going to be your big boy...
Moving into a New House...
Asked by L.G. from Philadelphia
on November 28, 2006
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Hey everyone...
We are moving into our new house finally and I have anxiety of my son not wanting to sleep alone in his new room. He is 19 months old ...never slept ...
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- I have a perfect idea. Its in the Right Start catalogs I get. Its a small cot to put right next to your bed so your son will be sleeping by himself but also have you r...
- kelly we just moved to our new house 4 weeks ago. my girls (two yr old twins) back in FL used to sleep in separate bedrooms. when we moved here to MD i decided to mak...
- First of all, nothing is your "fault." Co-sleeping with your child is a loving thing to do, not something you did wrong. Millions (if not billions) of people around ...
