For many children it is a dramatic change to have to leave the well known crib for a toddler bed. There are a lot of actions you can do as parent, to make sure that your child can cope with this change as easy as possible.

Normally the transition to toddler beds is made when the child is somewhere between 1,5 years and 3 years old. The simple rule in this case is, the later the better. If the reason is that a new baby needs the bed, you can think about two different options. The first would be to let your child change bed 6 to 8 weeks before the new baby arrives. That way, the child will have plenty of time to get used to his new bed. If you do it too close onto the time when the new child needs the bed chances are that you will get problems. One reason for those problems would be that there are too many changes at once. The first born gets a new sibling as well as a new bed at about the same time. This is going to trouble the kid. It can also happen that he then says, it’s my bed! Small children can be very posessive.

If you can, let the child stay in the bed until the baby is about three to four months old. The first months you will probably not let the newborn baby sleep alone in a large crib anyway. This way the older child can get used to his new brother or sister. Then he can change bed.

Toddlers beds sometimes have to have some precautions to prevent the child from rolling out of it. All the time, until now the child has had rails on the crib which has prevented him from rolling out. It can be good to use a toddler bed rail in the beginning to make sure that he doesn’t hurt himself by falling out of bed. Of course, if he is potty training and should learn to stay dry in the night too, a toddler bed rail could be a obstacle that would bring him troubles.

Toddler travel bed

If you want to travel and at the same time want to make sure that your child feels comfortable and safe, you can choose to use a toddler travel bed. Your toddler can sleep a few weeks before travelling in this toddler travel bed and thereby getting used to it.

Princess toddler bed

To make the transition even easier you can try to motivate the child to using his new bed. Especially if you have a daughter, you can try it through buying a princess toddler bed. This way, your girl will feel like a princess when sleeping in it. A princess toddler bed is the dream of many small girls.