When would be the best time to put my son into a toddler bed?
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It's different for each child. If he is climbing out of his crib, then I would think that it would be safer to do it now. If he's still perfectly happy in his crib and not trying to climb out, wait. A toddler bed can be really scary for a little one. The younger they are, the scarier it can be.
What's the rush? If he still stays in the crib, let him be. My son is two and has both a crib and toddler bed. He chooses to stay in his crib rather than have the freedom of a toddler bed-who knew! We also have a 6 month old (which is why we bought a toddler bed in the first place). We ended up having to get a second crib. I am going to allow them to sleep in their crib as long as they stay in them, or they get too big, whichever comes first.
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trust me leave him in his crib for now my brothers are 3 and 2 and my mom let them sleep in their crib until like 4 in te morning then move them in the bed with her and now they have to sleep in her bed with her and in my bed with me
My suggestion is and this is from experience, not to change them to a toddler bed if they are sleeping fine in their crib. They find out they can crawl out of the bed and then their is a whole new problem in itself. 16 months is young I think, if things are working don't change them. They are babies so short of a time.
Unless he is climbing out of the crib i would wait. if your child is in a toddler bed he could get up in the middle of the night and walk around who knows what he could get into. I would wait.
usually when they are starting to put a leg up on the crib rail... it's definitely time. We put ours in a toddler bed at 12 mos, because he could put a leg up and then climb (fall) out. We put a baby gate in his bedroom door, and he stayed in his room all night, slept on the floor with his blankie for the first 3 nights, then got into bed. and slept there til we needed a regular twin bed, he's almnost 4 now.
Just like everything else - I am sure you have seen with kids- they are all ready for things at different times.
My youngest- which I remember the best was 2. We had moved to a new house and when we set up his room we sey up the crib and the toddler bed (we bought another mattress). We used the toddler bed for naps and the crib for bed for a few weeks (this way I wasn't chasing him back to bed every night- he wasn't a crib climber). I told him when he was ready to sleep in that big boy bed for night to tell me and he did. We left the crib up for another two weeks- just so he could see it was there. We never had a problem with him getting used to it. I think it's best when things happen gradually for kids and they don't feel it's being "ripped" away from them- that they can conform better.
Good luck- it's one of those big steps we see as parents.
No rush- if he stays in on his own- no problem! however as soon as he tries to start climbing out or can climb out of his crib on his own then its time. this way he won't fall out of the crib
None of my kids ever slept in their crib. We tried the crib when my middle child was 10m old. She had started walking at 7m and was everywhere... She climbed out and I said that won't work.
If his room is baby proof I would atleast buy one and put it together in his room. If he wants to try it then its available.
When he starts to climb out of the bed it is definately time...Until then that's just a personal choice. My daughter will be 3 in 2 months and she is still in her crib. It keeps her from fighting going to bed, she still fits in it, and she hasn't figured out that she might be able to climb out.
i put my daughter in a toddler bed when she turned 1. As soon as she started walking good on her own. I think that is the perfect time.
Until he starts to lean over the top of the crib or always triing to get out of it. We got my son a bed because he was always climbing into it and doing flips into it.
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