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Toddler Not Staying in Her New Big Girl Bed
Asked by C.C. from Portland
on September 4, 2009
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I have a 2.5 year old who showed several signs for needing to move into her big girl bed. She would start night waking in her crib, cry more, seemed she felt trapped, ...
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- The way that we did it (which worked very well) was to put the new bed in the room, but leave her sleeping in her crib. Let her just play on the new bed during the day...
- Hi C., I moved both of my boys (now 2 and 3) to big kid beds when they were about 1 1/2. I just put the mattress on the floor up agains the wall, and put a tupperware...
- I also have a 2.5 year old. We got her a toddler bed and she did the exact same thing...still from time to time she will get up in the middle of the night and climb in...
How Do I Transition My Toddler to a Toddler Bed?
Asked by R.A. from Omaha
on August 14, 2006
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Recently our son has been trying to climb out of bed at every nap time. He does not try this at night. He has gotten scared once, and fallen out twice. Now his atte...
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- R. WE WENT THROUGHT THIS SAME THING WITH OUR DAUGHTER A FEW YEARS AGO... THE KEY IS TO BE CONSISTANT. IF YOU WANT TO SWITCH TO A "BIG BOY BED" THEN YOU CAN'T GO BACK...
- I know this approach may seem not so right but it has worked with my 5 year old and my 19 month old. I just put them in the bed went through the bedtime ritual told t...
- I am so thankful we insisted our toddler stay in her bed. It wasn't easy. But she is now 5 and still stays in her bed once she is in it. (Getting her there is anoth...
Toddler Bed
Asked by L.S. from Evansville
on September 1, 2009
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Our daughter will be 3 in November and we recently switched her to a toddler bed b/c she was climbing out of her crib consistently. She would sleep 12-13 hours in her ...
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- We had a nightlight and a radio/CD player in their rooms. After climbing in bed, getting the story or chapter of a book read, saying prayers and getting their kiss, w...
- Thanks for posting this. I am sure I will ne going through this as well. I plan to let her sleep whereever as long as it's in her room but was concerned about her gett...
- Toddler proof her room. Remove most/all of the toys, books, breakable stuff, etc. Then just make sure she stays in her room. Basically the entire room becomes her 'c...
Seeking Help to Get My 4 Year Old Out of My Bed and in His Own
Asked by A.F. from Rochester
on November 7, 2008
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Ok - It's definitely my fault he has bad sleep behaviors and wants to sleep with me every night, but now I really miss my husband. My 4 year old son sleeps in my bed ...
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- Plan to do what your mom suggests during a vacation time when you stay home. This way you can keep bringing him back to his room, but not worry about having to go to ...
- I dont know of any other way that will work at this point except to keep putting him back in his bed over and over as long as it takes. Tell him from now on and expla...
- He's 4 and way old enough to understand consequences. Put him in his room and when he wakes you in the night tell him not to wake you up or else. Then give him a conse...
Transition to a Toddler Bed
Asked by J.C. from New York
on August 8, 2008
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My daughter is a little over two and we just bought her big girl furniture. She is a very good sleeper with an excellent go-to-bed routine. She does wake up fairly e...
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- Hi JC, I would not mess with the good routine you have right now. if she is not climbing out of her crib and is sleeping well... and you do not have another baby o...
- I'd leave her in her crib as long as possible. The worst thing I did with my first was moving her into a toddler bed. She had just gotten to point where I would let ...
- I would leave her in her crib for a while longer if she's happy sleeping there. Right now she can't climb out but if you put her in a big girl bed she probably will. T...
Transitioning to a "Big Girl Bed"
Asked by S.S. from Denver
on June 16, 2008
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Help! This weekend we transitioned my daughter (just turned 2) into a "Big Girl Bed" we are expecting baby #2 in August and I did not want her to not want to get out o...
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- We are expecting #2 as well and we just transitioned our 2.5 year old girl to a toddler bed. When we did, we talked about it first and went shopping and she looked at...
- Why exactly is it a bad habit to lie down with her to help her go to sleep? Especially since you'll be going to your room once she is asleep. I did this with all my ki...
- We bought one of those rails to keep our daughter from falling out of the bed and I think it gives her a sense of being enclosed like the crib. Also, one night she th...
When Do I Make the Toddler Bed Switch?
Asked by L.S. from Columbus
on June 8, 2007
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My daughter is 17 months old. She is the best sleeper, i mean she will get mad at me and her dad when we dont take her for a nap or to bed for the night when she is r...
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- Absolutely! You are blessed with a child that actually WANTS to go to bed. If you can put a toddler bed in the room without dismantling the crib, that would be ideal...
- Funny story...We (my husband and I) were ready for a switch with our son at 20 months. He LOVES bedtime. We decided to use our bed to compare to his crib. He said h...
- If she is still safe sleeping in the crib, she is not trying to get out on her own or anything, I would enjoy the crib as long as you can cuz once you go to a bed all ...
Moving 2 YO from Family Bed to His Own Bed
Asked by L.F. from Cleveland
on October 15, 2007
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Hello,
My two year old has slept inbetween my husband and I since he was 8 months old. He sleeps through the night very consistently (10-12 hours a night). I am pre...
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- Hello Laura, I know exactly what you're going through. We went on vacation to Disney when my daughter was 2 yrs and while on vacation we allowed her to sleep with ...
- Good Luck getting him to slee in his own bed at night. When he cries at night, I would not bring him back to your bed because that will only prolong the process, I wo...
- Is it possible for him to share a room with his brother, it was the only way my boys would sleep after my youngest left my bed, but it made the transition pretty easy....
Trying to Get Soon to Be 3 Yr Old to Sleep in His Own Room
Asked by T.R. from Detroit
on October 13, 2008
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I am having a very hard time getting my Soon to be 3 yr old to sleep in his own room! We moved in a new home a year ago and he will not for the life of me sleep in his...
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- I found that with my step daughter.. obviously going through a lot of changes after the divorce staying at Dad's house etc.. that going to her room helped. If she cam...
- Gotta love their imagination at this age! We used "monster spray" (water in a cool spray bottle) before bed and presto! No more monsters. It worked. Good luck! ...
- I dont really have any advice for you because my 3 year old son does the same thing so if you really find something that works please let me know
Sleeping
Asked by B.W. from Richmond
on September 26, 2007
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I have a 16 month old son that I can not get out of my husband and I's bed. This all started when he came down with RSV in Decemeber 06. At this point he takes the who...
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- Now that a pattern has started it needs to be broken. Like creating the pattern took time, so will breaking it. I would suggest finding a way to make staying in his ...
- my son has the same issue right now. my husband and i have found that if one of us goes into his room and lays in his bed with him until he is asleep he is more likely...
- Buy the book "Toddler Wise". It gives great advice and has helped my daughter with the same issue (until the recent birth of a sister to my grandson). It is a hard hab...
