For many babywise moms the transition from a crib to a bed is much easier than they anticipated.
Transitioning from crib to queen size bed.
While some toddlers are able to switch into a bed around 18.
What do you suggest for my fear of her falling from the sides and end of bed.
My toddler used to stand in her crib so i m worried she might try to stand and fall.
With over 10 years of experience working with families i recommend you try to wait until between 3 and 4 years old to transition from crib to bed.
Tips to transition from a crib to a bed.
The ages for making this transition vary from family to family.
While most little ones begin transitioning to a big kid bed somewhere between ages 2 3 there really are no rules about making the switch.
And we re thinking about moving him more for his size than for him getting out of the crib so a toddler bed wouldn t really solve that problem anyway.
If you need to take the crib out of his room to fit the new bed in then put the bed in the same place as the crib or on the same wall as the crib was on.
There is no best time to move your toddler from a crib to a bed.
Begin the transition one to two months before the new baby is due to arrive assuming that your toddler is at least 18 months old says dr.
We didn t buy the toddler bed conversion kit for his crib so that is not really an option.
Moving from a crib to a bed is a huge transition for little ones that can result in night wandering new fears and new insecurities.
We re probably going to switch jacob from his crib this weekend.
At the same time he also moved to a new room.
That is how it was for us with brayden we moved brayden from the crib to a twin size bed when he was 21 months old but close to 22 months old.
If your toddler s life is already chock full of change new baby brother or sister new school weaning potty training wait before introducing the big kid bed.
Just like with other major baby or toddler milestones the transition from a crib to a toddler bed also comes in a range of ages.
There s no right or wrong answer.
We have put a bed rail on the side but not on the end.
Climbing out of the crib is not necessarily a reason to transition to a bed.
First let s talk about when to transition your toddler from crib to bed.
If you make the change too early prepare for night wakings and wandering and perhaps an unwanted nighttime visitor in your bed.
Widome by getting your older child comfortably situated.
If you are moving your child to a new room then i would suggest you decorate it spend time in his room with him and talk about the change a couple of weeks before you actually change rooms.
How to successfully transition your child from a crib to a big kid bed.
We plan on moving him straight to a full size bed with side rails.