Goodbye Cot Hello Bed and big Bed Problems!

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Goodbye Cot Hello Bed and big Bed Problems!

If you are planning to move you your child from a cot to a bed or you have moved them and are now having problems, this article will help you. It covers toddlers moving to a big bed and the problems you will come across in the first few years after the move.

·        What age to move

·        Preparation

·        Where to put the new bed

·        Why not a toddler bed?

·        Bedding

·        Sleeping without a Safe Sleeping Bag

·        TESTING THE BOUNDARIES

·        TWO STEPS BACKWARD AT THE SIX-WEEK MARK

·        Night wandering

When a child graduates from sleeping in a cot and starts to comfortably sleep in a bed it is highly probable that sooner or later they will start to test the boundaries of their newfound freedom. This is what many people call night wandering and in my experience, it generally happens a few months after the big move has taken place. In this article I will explain what I have done when this occurs.

·        Night-time visitors

This article discusses children, who like to visit the master bedroom in the middle of the night, and how often they were good sleepers and then one night came into their parent’s room, where allowed to stay and before long the odd visit had become an every night occurrence.

·        WHEN REWARDS DO NOT WORK

·        FAQ ABOUT BIG BED SLEEPING