Transition from Crib to Twin Bed

yep, that crib is a safe ,comfortable place. It sounds more like she doesn't want the new freedom... but rather is scared of the change.

My son was ousted from his crib at 17months.... pending the arrival of his younger brother and sister....
We would first read books while sitting in that new bed..... then worked up to naptime. We let him play in and around it for a good month before really expecting him to sleep in it...
I also put glow-in-the-dark-stars around the bed, to make it more interesting. We also picked his favorite character for the new sheets and comforter.
I would think "reasoning with her" is not the answer... but rather some sort of reverse psychology has better chances of success.....
Maybe have her help you dismantle the crib and put it in a box to give away to a new baby or whatever story you come up with.... something that makes her feel good about letting it go.... good luck.

When we transitioned our oldest boys, we put the mattress on the floor. It made it less scary. Just the mattress...not the boxspring.

Is it that she doesn't want to GO to bed, or that she doesn't want to STAY there? I can't help you with going to bed, but we had the staying in bed issue (although, the bed rail is a great idea - both for feeling safe and actually being that way - you'll find that now that your daughter has more room, she's "sleeping all over the bed." At this age, chances are high that she'll fall out in her sleep).

I always wonder, why do they have to stay there? She suddenly has this freedom to move around the room - let her. If you make it an issue, you give her power to aggravate you. Just close the door (if you did before), and put a childproof doorknob cover on the inside (this is assuming you still have a baby monitor in there?). (If you didn't close the door before, you might want to use a gate.) Start her out in bed, but know that you'll go in in the morning or after naptime to find her lying on a pile of stuffed animals, or having pulled all the bedclothes down on the floor (or her clothes from a drawer), and her sleeping in a "nest" on the floor. But kids are smarter than we give them credit for. Let her learn on her own that the bed is the most comfortable place to sleep. Pick your battles. Whether she sleeps on the bed or the floor - not a worthwhile fight. We eventually instituted "if you stay in your room except to go potty, you can leave the door open," but not until potty training was in full swing. Now she's four, and goes to bed like an angel. Hang in there, mama - you (and she!) will be alright!

I'm sure people will think this is too young or whatever, but we just changed our 15 month old's crib to a day bed and purchased a rail that goes almost 3/4 of the length so he can still get out, but it still feels just a bit like a crib. He loves it, but it's a bit of a battle to get him to go to sleep. we are trying to keep as much of the same routine as possible. But with any transition, it takes time. He has all of his animals and his blankey with him. I figure it is just going to take time for him to be able to just fall asleep like before. It has eliminated some morning crying and upsetedness for us. Hang in there. This too shall pass!

Yeap, being there.
We actually move her to her day bed (you can put one side of her twin bed against a wall and will be the same) because she was trying and succeed getting out of her crib when she was 18 months old!!
I can tell you that for almost a week we had to keep bring her back to her bed, until one point she wouldn't even come out but stay inside and play!!
We put a gate outside of her door because like other mom said, we were afraid at night she would come out and fall or walk around the house in the dark.
This is another milestone, and like all others it takes time and patience.
I think you are doing right, follow her routine, making her bed as comfortable and similar to her crib, perhaps like the other mom said, buy her new sheets with her favorite things would help.
But other than that I think you just have to keep bring her back without adding to much extra attention, I mean, no sleeping with her now that you can fit with her, no to leave lights on (if you didn't before).
I think very soon you will found out that she would not come out but stay and play inside.
This too, will pass.

My daughter is 2.5 years old.

We went to Mardi Gras in March and she stayed with my mom. She told me she was going to try out a twin bed. I told her to go for it. It worked out well. When we got home, we switched her baby bed into the toddler bed.

This is what we do every night.

I kept with the same routine just like you but I added the talk about how we do not get out of our bed. Also, I allow her to take to bed 2 to 3 books that she can read (in the dark).

The first few nights after putting her to bed I was the hall monitor. I would watch the monitor and everytime she got out of bed I would go in her room and tell her that we do not get out of bed. It took a few nights but she got it.

As for the nap thing, she sometimes takes a full nap and sometimes she reads her books for 2 hours. I would not worry about that.

How long have you been trying to get her in the toddler bed? It'll take more than one try. Be patient. Set up a new routine and stick to it. Change is hard and not always easy. Does she have railings so it's harder for her to climb out and keeps her from falling? Having a railing might reassure her. A daybed is different from a toddler bed, which is smaller, has railings and probably more like her crib than an adult twin daybed. Get a toddler bed.

What I did was try to get my son excited about being a big boy. I told him that we had to go and get him new stuff for his big boy room. We went and got sheets and curtains and some new decor. Also, how would you feel about trying a toddler bed? They aren't that expensive and you can use the same mattress from the crib. It isn't as overwhelming as a big bed. My son loves his bed, he thinks of it as just for him and he used to show it to people every time they came to the house. What characters is she in to? Maybe talk to her about going and getting her princess stuff for her room, or whatever she likes. Maybe even a special little outfit to go with her big girl room. Just get her on the big girl bandwagon and it will go better I think. Of course the transition is still a bit tough. It took us about a week of just taking him back to bed several times. Naps were harder, but really after a few days it was much better, after a week we were good to go. We just led him calmly back to bed every time he got up. She will comply, she just has this whole new world of the freedom to get up. But once she figures out that you guys are still in charge, she will do fine. Good luck!!!

Mine stayed in her crib until she was 4 years because she is so small. Then when we bought the twin bed, we just put the mattresses on the floor for several months, so she could get used to it and no big deal if she fell out of bed. My advice is to keep her in a crib as long as possible. Maybe you could borrow another one. I found one cheap at a consignment store that I used. My daughter loved her crib and we just took the front rail off when she was 3 and put a toddler rail on it to keep her from falling out. Not sure this is the advice you are looking for. Kids don't like changes in the routine too much, so it might just take a week or two for her to get used to it. Stay with her and rub her back or sing songs while she goes to sleep. I layed on the bed next to mine a few times to help her through the transition.

Oh boy, do I feel your pain. It IS a big deal to them. It's FREEDOM! For the parents, it's a nightmare. We ended up gating our son's room because once he did get to sleep (usually beside/under the toddler bed many hours later) he could just roam the house at night! How scary is that?
If you can't replace the crib, you might want to gate the door or try the mattress on the floor.
For many months, my son's room was like a room-sized crib--blankets and pillow everywhere b/c he HATED his toddler bed, but really, he was too young for the transition. He was about 2-1/4. THEN I read the advice to leave the crib til 3 or climbing out. Sigh.
You could try a story CD or music to keep her put.....

Here are some ideas with more details at the link from Dr. Kyle Pruett:
http://blogs.goddardsystems.com/Cedar-Park-TX/2010/01/09/...

* To instill good sleep habits remember that consistency matters so much:

o Bath Time
o Goodnights
o Tuck and Talk Bedtime Story
o Lullabye (yours are best)
o Goodnights

We did this transition before my second was born and my oldest was about 2 1/2. We got the railing on the side to help with the falling off the bed, security for him, etc. We also got him really cool Transformer and Spiderman bedding, however it still took a good couple of weeks of him coming in our room during the night, taking him back to his bed, sometimes he wanted to sleep on the floor-which was fine with me. It takes time and you just have to be patient, it is a scary thing for them so just be patient and soon enough she will start sleeping in their permanently.

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every kid is different but for us we took things very slow. We showed her the bed when we changed it to make into a toddler bed. We were lucky that my daughter had fallen in love with horses so I bought sheets and stuffed animals all of just horses and made it into a horse bed just for her she loved it and we had her lay down and see it was just for her and not anyone else. Since we had her sleeping with us a lot we made it as uncomfortable for her as possible (no pillow, no stuffed animal, made as much noise as possible with tv, radio even let my 1 year old cry next to her for the noise and it worked she wanted to sleep in her room where it was all hers and had soft music. Hope that helps. We plan on doing the same thing for our son when he 2.

our son is also two and a half and we recently switched him. our son got out of the bed the first night when i went to get his milk. i did not look at him simply used my mom voice and said " you better get BACK in THAT bed RIGHT NOW" . i could hear him take off and he was snug in bed when i went into his room. he hasnt got out with out us going to get him since.

his crib is a transitional one where it can be made into a toddler bed. if your crib was recalled because of the sliding thing (forgot what its called, where is my coffee? ) perhaps it will still be safe as a toddler bed. i think most cribs can be switched. if not and thats not an option make her bed the majic big girl bed. tell her storys of the princess and the pea. let her lay in bed and float the blanket above her head and let it come down on her. (hope that made since, something my mom use to do and it felt majic).

We also get away with a lot as parents by telling our son " I got it". We use this when ever he dosent want to do something. Just this morning we were walking to daycare and he said he didnt want to go. I told him I was going and I would watch Barney. He quickly changed his mind about going to daycare. Good luck. Hope you find tips that will help you.