How do I get my 2 yr old girl to transfer from her crib to her bed?

Answer 1

We just recently moved my son from the crib to a toddler bed. We went to the store, picked out the bed, and took it home. Both my husband and I, along with him, put the bed together, put the sheets on it, and a pillow, and put it in his room.
He was so excited about the process, felt like he was part of the decision to have a big boy bed. He called it his new bed for about 3 months. It seemed pretty easy for him.

But if you are having problems, or not going to a toddler bed, you can try putting the mattress of the bed on the floor first. If she is used to going to sleep by her self you should try to follow the same routine. Try to put her stuffed animals, blanket, music maker, or what ever she had in the crib on the bed, or nearby so she has the comfort of those items.

Good luck. It can be hard the first few weeks.

Answer 2

Make sure to put the new bed in the same spot that the crib was/is. Also try getting a bed made from the same material and color as the crib ex. White metal-cherry wood ect. A daybed really helped with our daughter because it's surrounded on three sides and "feels" more like a crib. It will help her adjust better if you can keep as much of the new bed the same as the crib. Let her pick out some beding for it too. My 3 year old daughter won't sleep in her bed without her DORA bedding.

Answer 3

Try focussing on the positive -- being a big girl, means sleeping in a big girl bed, not a crib. Reinforce that she is getting to be a big girl as much as possible, and make the bed as similar to her crib as possible (similar sheets, blankets, toys etc.)

Also, a twin bed can be VERY big to a toddler. Toddler beds may seem like a waste, since the child will only use them for a year or two, but can make the transition much easier.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Make sure your daughter is part of the process. When we changed my daughter to a regular bed, I had her go to the furniture store and pick out exactly what she wanted, so she would feel like this was her decision. Prior to that, she kept saying she wanted her "same bed". Anyway, I also gave her some choices in bedding and had her decide what she wanted. We ended up going with bedding that has kitty cats on it - which she LOVES.

Even if you are not planning to buy a brand new bed, see if you can have your daughter pick out something - a quilt, bedspread, special pillow - something that will make it seem special to her. Allow her to think that this is her decision to move to the big bed. My daughter was so excited, she never mentioned the crib again. Now she is a "big girl".

Answer 5

Put the bed against the wall on one side, & get a railing for the other side. Lay with her the first couple of nights till she goes to sleep.

They make railings that go between the mattress & box spring, & stick up so it still looks like she has the security of the sides of the crib.

My 8-9 year old son even used a stiff camping sleep pad, to raise the height of the side of the top bunk railing, until he got used to it. It is truly a security issue for kids.

Answer 6

why not try what we did and introduce the bed by putting it in her room for a week or two to let her get used to it call it the special big girl bed and slowly get her comfortable with the idea by playing on it maybe taking a nap on it until she wants nothing to do with the crib anymore

Answer 7

first go to the frount office and get a transfer notice, instruct your 2 year old your sending this in, make sure its in triplakit, ask for her signature (an x will work fine)...im teasing, make sure you explain what being a big girl is, do naps on the big girl bed, try it together at first

Answer 8

start by taking naps in it with her. Make it a "safe" place to be. Dotn force her to get in the bed. And reward her (very small) ie.. extra bedtime story if she gets in the bed. it has a to be a comfortable and slow transition

Answer 9

i just started putting my son in the big bed for naps to see how he would do i did that for about 3 weeks now he is in there full time..

Answer 10

Hi there, tell her it is a big bed for a big girl which she is. :) Make her bedspread, etc. fun for her age, put lots of stuffed animals, etc. That way she'll want to go to that bed! :) Good luck!