Transition

15 months or so. My son went to a futon with a spring mattress which was what we had. He'll be in a regular bed soon. I think a toddler bed is a waste. I know of 1 mom who needed to sometimes sleep by her son in the toddler bed. Can you imagine? I was glad we had room so I could lay down by my son.

I consulted w/a sleep expert and she recommended the crib til age 2 1/2-3 and to go straight to a twin size bed. It worked great for my little ones. Good luck! :)

Boy moved from crib to toddler bed at 22 months because he somehow jumped out and walked to our bedroom one morning. He then moved into a twin size bed at 3.5 yrs because his little sis was moving in. Girl is 2.5 yrs old and still happily sleeps in a crib. We recently went on a trip and for the first time, girl slept in a twin size bed. She fell out twice the first night, but after that, she was fine. She's mellow by nature and didn't come running out of her bed after we tucked her in. We plan on moving her into a regular bed soon. Youngest boy is in a crib, but I imagine we will be moving him into a toddler bed before he turns 2 because he's the most active among the three. If we didn't have so many kids, I'd go straight to a twin with a bedrail and wouldn't bother with a toddler bed.

Just after he turned 2 years old. Went straight to an adult twin bed with a railing installed on the side.

My DD's crib turned into a toddler bed... when she was around 15-16 months we just switched it. (She was trying to climb out, and kept getting her legs stuck in the slats...) She did fall out a couple of times during the first week, so we put a blanket down for a softer landing.

I would just move him to an adult single bed... Start with a mattress on the floor, until you are confident that there will be no falling out while sleeping or climbing on/off. :)

My kids were in crib till about 2 and a half give or take, my oldest went to a twin beds my youngest went to a toddler bed some gave us one and I like it because it gave us more room in his smallish bedroom. He is a little small for his age and stayed in toddler bed till 5 and a half, then went right to loft bed, again giving more room in his bedroom than a twin.

We started with a mattress on the floor with all three of our kids, at around 18 months. They could easily get in and out and there were no worries about falling :)

My son was 2 when I changed his crib to a toddler bed. He didn't get a twin bed until he was about 3 in half years old.

At age 2 we went from crib to toddler bed. They are still in toddler beds, probably to age 6. My girl is almost 5 and it fits great! It leaves more room to play in her bedroom, too. Good luck making the transition!
With my one child we went right to big boy bed. No special reason. I found a twin bed (XL) that will be good until college, so that's his forever bed! :)

A toddler is a child that is between 12 months and 24 months. A toddler bed that uses the baby bed mattress is not made for kids that are larger than a 24 month old child. If the child is on one by 18 months and is sleeping comfortably they can stay on it a bit longer than their 2nd birthday. But if they are heavy chances are they will be uncomfortable and keep waking up all hours.

It is better to move an older child directly to the bed they will age out in instead of trying to move them too late. My niece moved each of her children to queen beds at 2 yrs of age. That is what their room size could comfortable hold. The kids went in and slept fine.

My grand kids were all in the toddler bed by 15 months and by 18 months they were sleeping full time on it. They went to a regular bed by 2 1/2. They were not large kids so they were not uncomfortable.

In child care baby's start taking their naps on cots at about 10 or 11 months so that when they transition up to the toddler room when they turn 1 they will be used to sleeping that way. The baby room also gets them down to one nap per day. With all my years in child care it seems to me that this 15 -18 months is the ideal time to have them fully used to sleeping on the toddler bed.

They younger they go to them the less likely they are to realize they have a lot more freedom. To the younger child it's just bed and sleep time. To an older child it's freedom to get up and go play.

I never had that issue but all my friends who waited until the kiddo's were 2 or older had to be up and down and up and down all night with a child who wanted to get up and play. I never ever had that issue with non of the 7 grand kids. They went to bed and slept.

We were atypical, in that we coslept until Kiddo was three or so. (We have a king sized bed and religiously followed safe co-sleeping rules.) Then, we moved him to a 'cozy nest' on our floor until he was four, and at that point, his own room. (The bedrooms are on different levels-- the master is our converted attic and Kiddo's is on the ground floor, plus we just love being together, he is our only, hence another reason we weren't in a hurry...we're only doing this once.) He has a full-sized futon in his room. Great for bad dream nights or when he's sick--one of us can easily sleep with him.

Our now 6 yo son slept in his crib until age 3. He did not climb out, but sometimes would climb in. For his 3rd birthday we bought him a regular single set of bunk beds--wood frame, the kind with drawers on one side/desk on the other and the beds can be moved apart. He has never fallen from the top bunk and only once from the bottom bed. I would not waste your money on a toddler bed and IMHO keep your child in that crib as long as you can.

J.

Mine went to a twin bed, skipped the toddler bed fiasco. Age 2 approximately.

14 months. Straight to a twin size mattress, but on the floor until we were comfortable that she wasn't falling out, then put up the bed.