My 2 year old is still in a crib?

Question

she is 2 years and 4 months and she is still in a crib. I have tried to put her in a toddler bed about 4 times and she just keeps getting out of bed over and over. she could get out of the crib if she wanted to because i have seen her put het leg over the top of the rails but she hasent yet. please help i need advice on getting her out of the crib

Answer 1

I had the same problem with my daughter.

I'm assuming that her crib and toddler bed are in the same room. Take the toddler bed out and tell her its for big girls. Let her know that when she is old enough to lay down and go to sleep in a big girl bed you will bring it back in.

When she decides she is a big girl, bring it back in and tell her that if she doesn't stay in it, you will have to put her back in the crib. It might help to put her crib mattress in the toddler bed so it feels the same as her crib when she goes to bed.

When she did become a big girl and want to sleep in her bed I made other changes in her room also so it was less a baby room and more a big girl room. I let my daughter help so it was her room done the way she wanted. It could be as simple as removing obvious baby items and replacing them with something a little more mature such as the baby quilt goes and she gets a new Dora one.

Answer 2

My pediatrician recommends keeping a toddler in a crib until they climb out.  We took my son out of his crib and put him in a toddler bed at about 27 months because it was too difficult getting him in and out of the crib (he weighed 38 lbs. at the time).  As long as she is content in the crib I would let her stay in it.  

Answer 3

My son is two and a half and still sleeps in a crib. We have thought about toddler bed, but his doctor told us he is not ready, since he is active and clearly will not sleep in a bed where he can get up all the time. Whats the rush if she is happy in her crib why not wait it out some more. My son climbed out of his crib once, has not since he is perfectly content where he is.

Answer 4

my daughter is almost 2 and she loves to play in her crib. When she gets up in the morning and after nap she plays for like 30 min. some days she wants me to put her in there out of the blue.    She doesnt understand yet that you lay on a bed and sleep, she wont even relax on my bed or the couch so until she understands that she has to stay in her crib.  They say unless shes climbing out then let her be.  They will let you know when they are ready...kids are pretty smart.

Answer 5

we just converted my daughters crib into the daybed (took the side off and put up the guard rail) about 2 months ago and she'll be 3 at the end of this month. She loved her crib, played in it all the time and the only reason we converted it is because she started climbing in and out. So we talked with her one day and asked if she wanted us to make it into a big girl bed and she wanted it, so we changed it and never looked back. She LOVES it.... so honestly, I would just leave things the way they are if it's working for you. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!! Your daughter will let you know when she's ready. We have also never had problems at bed time and that didn't change after the conversion, she's so good at bed time....I'm so spoiled!!

Answer 6

Get rid of the crib! she wont have another option but to sleep on her bed. Or you could wait for her to fall alseep and then put her on her bed,  

Answer 7

She may not be ready yet, you can keep trying but if your going to stick to the toddler bed you have to get rid of the crib. My mom told that my siblings and i stayed in our cribs till we were about 3 and then went to a twin bed. SO you might want to give her more time , all you can do with t he toddler bed is one block the door to her room with a baby gate so she cant leave her room without two just keep putting her back in the bed till she finally goes to sleep it will take time. WIsh you the best