Tips for transitioning a child from a crib to a toddler bed. My 27 month old wants nothing to do with the idea, but baby sister needs the crib.

Buy a bed that provides the option to add guard rails. If you are at all interested in investing in bunk beds here is an interesting article discussing such an option http://hubpages.com/hub/Bunk-Beds-and-Toddlers

Try putting the same design of bedding onto the bed. i.e. if you have a Mickey Mouse theme of bedding on the crib, use the same theme on the bed, It will make the transition from crib to bed a lot easier as your child will be sleeping in famaliar bedding. Same feel, same design, just a bit more room to move about in.

I hope this helps

Dorothy Slater

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