Switching from Crib to Toddler Bed!!??!! He Gets Mad !! :(

Being potty trained and stuff sounds like he needs to be in a bed so he can get out if he needs to, plus if he's ready for underwear, I bet he's ready for a toddler bed! ....but kids can be funny about things. My 2 year old started crying fits a few months after we put him in a bed..and we moved the position of the bed in the room and it stopped. With each of my kids, we went out to the store and picked out a special set of sheets or something to make them feel special..then included them in the process of washing them, making the bed (not right before bed though), and it made them excited to be able to sleep in it!
My biggest suggestion is not to go back and forth! If you make a decision to put him in the bed, don't even dicuss the crib again...you'll loose credibility to him and next time he's just going to cry harder and think that he'll get his way! When you put him to bed, have a ritual that you go through, remind him you're proud of how big he's getting, tell him you love and and that you'll see him int he morning and goodnight! Good luck!! :)

Does he climb out of the crib? Is he uncomfortable in the crib? If the answer is no then maybe he could stay in the crib until he is ready to move to the new bed. Maybe if you set limits such as when you climb out of the crib you may not sleep in it anymore. You just need to stick to it once you say it. Good Luck!

What's the rush? If he's happy, and safe, in the crib thank your lucky stars that you're getting some sleep. If you're worried about him climbing out, you can always get a crib tent for the top. My nearly 3 year old loves his tent and seems to think of it as his play house. Best of luck!

Hi T.,
Try to think of it as a safety net for your son,he's been in that bed since birth. I remember when I started putting my daughter in her "big girl bed" she would go to bed fine and we never heard a word from her but in the morning we'd find her under the crib. Soooooo we took the crib down, that's when the crying started. We finally promised her that we would read her any book she wanted and that worked. Just remember, that 2 is pretty young and there is no time limit to when they have to be moved to a big bed, so if you have the room and can keep him ther for a while it's OK to do.
Good luck!
Chrissie
By the way my children are grown now 27 and 34, wow where did the time go.

Can you just drop one side of the crib and leave him in it?

Otherwise, I'd get him a twin bed, just put the mattress/box spring on the floor, and put it in the corner of a room. Perhaps he likes the closed in feeling a crib provides.

I would not suggest a toddler bed. It's just another transition for the child to make.

My youngest son did the same thing, only he would not stay in his crib either. My husband and I tried everything it seemed to keep him in bed. Finally, we went and let him pick out the bed he wanted from the store. That worked! He is now 10yrs old, but I still have that bed in my attic. I figure it will come in handy someday down the road.

Good Luck!

Then maybe it isn't time to change to a toddler bed. Maybe you should keep him in the babybed a little longer.
I have always heard that they let you know when it is time and personally I would want to keep them in the babybed as long as they will stay without climbing out and getting hurt for the simple reason they can't go anywhere.
Maybe you should rethink this and try it again at a later date.
I think the logical thing to do is to put the bed up while still in the babybed so they can get use to the new toddler bed and maybe even a few naps to begin the adjusting period. You can always use the toddler bed to sit on and read books on or play on so then when you offer to have him sleep on the new toddler bed, he wants to by then.
The key is to get him to WANT to do it.
Good luck

Every kid is different (even twins, from what I hear). Is there a real NEED to change him from the crib? I slept in a crib til I was at least 4 (maybe older. I'm 51, and the reason I remember is because it was made of tubular steel with flaking yellow paint [lead??) and I was old enough to climb out [I think the rail was partly lowered, but anyway . . .] I remember trying SO HARD on cold mornings to NOT let my legs [inner thighs, in particular] touch those cold railings! My husband's only sister slept in a crib til she was pretty big, too. My mother-in-law told me that a friend came to visit her and asked where her bed was, and she was embarrassed having to tell her it was the crib (so they got her a 'big kid bed' ASAP). It's just not a big deal unless you have an actual reason to switch (like someone else needs the crib or something).

All 4 of our kids slept in a crib until they could climb out, too, and they never got hurt (badly enough for me to remember, at least. I mean, they can get get HURT climbing on couches and falling on the corners of coffee tables!)

T.,
I switched ds who was 2 in May to the toddler bed about a month ago. I knew back in March that he was capable of climbing out of the crib but, I waited to switch him to the toddler bed until the day he climbed out of the crib with the rail up. I converted the crib to the toddler bed, and put 2 king size pillows on the floor just in case he fell out of bed. I keep the monitor on at all times so I know if he starts stirring. He has only rolled out of bed twice. I told him that he must stay in his big boy bed and if he needs anything to call for Mommy or Daddy. I also, did an extra check on his room to make sure that there was no chance of him getting hurt. I have had to maybe go back to his room 3 or 4 times since he's gone to the toddler bed and that was because either his stuffed animals or his water cup fell out of the bed. I would try and give your ds a special water cup, blanket or stuffed animal that he can only have at bed time to help keep him in the bed.

I am just wondering why you are rushing getting him out of his crib? The only reason I switched both my girls from their crib to a toddler bed was that they were trying to climb out of the crib. I was worried that they would get hurt. There are no laws saying when your son has to go into a toddler bed. If he likes the crib that much, then let him stay in there a little longer.

JMHO

Hi T. ,WHy are you putting him in the toddler bed if he likes the crib???Take the side down(if he climbes), put a rail so he does not fall out and let him be.Pick your battles ,girl:)Our youngest climbed out at 15 months:(

Maybe he's just not ready yet. I guarantee the first time he has someone to sleep over, he'll be ready to switch.

i would just leave him as long as possible if he starts to climb out then just take the crib out and toddler bed in good luck!

Try to find a toddler bed with some railing on it.
Also if you had anything hanging on his baby bed see if you can attach it to the new one.
The change his tramatic to him it sounds.
And give him allot of praise and love.

I don't make the transition from crib to bed until the child can actually climb out of the crib (for the sake of safety). If he's not ready, don't push it. (To me it was a sad milestond that they were growing up so fast!) If he takes a lovey, pacie, etc...tell him he can only have it once he is in bed, then maybe he will stay there and be comforted. Good luck!

Then don't switch him, what is the hurry?

If he's not climing out of the crib, I'd just leave him there until he's a little older. When we switched our eldest out of the crib, he was all gung ho until it was time to actually sleep, then he wanted to get back in the crib (it was still up for his younger brother to move into). But then we figured out that we had left the crib where it had been and put the toddler bed in another spot in the room. He wanted to be in his usual spot in the room, so once we put the toddler bed where the crib was, he was fine with it. Don't know if that applies to you or not, but I thought I'd mention it. Good luck!