How you handle the transition of your child to a toddler bed once you have made that decision is crucial. For a child, this is a significant adjustment that can be highly distressing. Here are some suggestions and advice that should assist you in making it as painless as you can for your young child.
If at all feasible, let your youngster participate in choosing the new bed and helping decide when it's time to move into it. Consider letting your youngster choose fresh sheets and covers for the bed if you currently have one and buying a new one is not an option. This will help them accept the change and make it more favorable for them.
Before allowing the youngster to use it, leave the toddler bed set up in the room for a few weeks. They will get a chance to adjust to it through this, making it less new to them. You could even start having the child get into the toddler bed as part of the bedtime routine and lay down for a short while if you need to. Perhaps while you read a story to them, and then enter their crib when they are ready to sleep. To minimize the real amount of change, transfer as much as you can from the crib to the toddler bed. You might try letting them sleep in their crib at night while still allowing them to take naps on the bed during the day. To make the transition easier, you should take down the crib and place the toddler bed in the same spot in the room as the crib when you are ready to use it exclusively.
The key to success is patience, especially if your youngster struggles to leave their crib. Some kids have no trouble transitioning to their new big boy or big girl bed, but for many kids, it is a very difficult move. Aim to delay doing it while your toddler's life is through any other changes. If they are just beginning potty training, if their daycare is changing, or if a new family member has joined them.
Your child might not be ready for this shift no matter what you attempt; in that case, you just need to be patient and wait a few months before trying again.
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