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Floor Beds for Toddlers

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Floor Beds for Toddlers

Floor beds: a genius way to help your toddler transition to their own beds

Our 6 year old preschooler have been sleeping in her own room since she was 4. Though we still co-sleep with our younger 2 year old, I’ve been toying with the idea of moving her from our bed to her own bed. I have long sold off her cot because she is a born climber and the cot we owned was a very basic cot that was easy to climb out of. She was also showing a lot of independence already: always wanting to explore on her own.

Children Custom Made Beds

Toddler beds and children beds are crazy expensive. Especially if you get those cute custom made ones. or play house beds as they call them. They can range anything from RM500 to RM5,000 and honestly I am not about to fork out that much money for something so temporary. Even if I were to buy a child sized bed, what would I do with it when she transitions to a single? And if I bought a regular single bed, I would still have to buy these bed rails .

Sleeping on the floor is nothing alien or new to us. In fact I slept on floor beds a lot too as a kid. But let’s face it, having a plain old mattress on the floor and in the corner with nothing else can look pretty boring.

credit : Pinterest

credit : Pinterest

 

But what of the benefits of floor beds transitioning your kids to their own beds?

#1. No rolling off the bed

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credit : www.burlapandblue.com

And even if they do roll off, it’s not much of fall at all!

#2. Room to explore

So be sure to baby proof the room first. Think of it as upgrading from the “cage” that was the cot, to a room (if they are getting a room to themselves). They may take longer to fall asleep at first, or they may fall asleep on the floor for the first few attempts but eventually they WILL fall asleep and they WILL stay in bed. It is newfound independence and a natural development that teaches them their own sleep cues and boundaries.

If you are co-sleeping in the same room then you can always guide them back to their beds.

#3. Extra sleep in Time

That newfound independence they are learning from having floor beds can also be your morning’s savior! Instead of crying from their cots, or crying to come down from their beds, they now have the freedom to explore in the bedroom. With our eldest then, we dedicated some low shelves that are within her reach, just for her favourite things and pretty much did all the baby-proofing to the bedroom. So when I am extra tired, I can still sneak another 15 minutes in bed because I don’t need to tend to her right away.

Check out some of these montessori toddler room ideas with ample open space for exploring and toddler height furniture for easy access.

cedit : Pinterest

cedit : Pinterest

credit: chezlespaschkowiak.wordpress.com

credit: chezlespaschkowiak.wordpress.com

credit: madreprimeriza.com

credit: madreprimeriza.com

 #4. Cheaper

This option can be a much cheaper option than buying a whole new bed and bed rails. We simply put a mattress on the floor and just like that, you have a floor bed. If you husband is handy with tools, together with the money you saved from NOT buying a whole new bed, both of you can get creative and decorate a corner without breaking the bank.

Just look at some of these floor bed ideas! I’m really loving these ultra modern monochromatic theme:

credit : www.remodelaholic.com

credit : www.remodelaholic.com

credit : Pinterest

credit : Pinterest

credit : Pinterest

credit : Pinterest

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And how cute are these pink girlie floor beds:
 
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#5. A Place of Fun

Their bed becomes an inviting place where they are eager to go. Not only just for sleep but for fun too. We have refrained our kids them from jumping on our bed because ours is on an old wood frame. But they are more than welcome to jump on their own mattresses on the floor.

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