MamaBlogga » transitions http://www.mamablogga.com mom's search for meaning Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:25:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The big transition: a big boy bed http://www.mamablogga.com/the-big-transition-a-big-boy-bed/ http://www.mamablogga.com/the-big-transition-a-big-boy-bed/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:57:19 +0000 Jordan http://www.mamablogga.com/the-big-transition-a-big-boy-bed/ Haydiebug is growing up! Sometime in the next few months, we’re really thinking of getting him into a “big boy bed.”

I’m worried, though, about helping him understand that he would have to stay in the bed. In his crib, he’s quite contained. But he’s not always asleep. Today, for example, it took him more than an hour before he fell asleep for his nap (during which time I usually have to repeat a mantra about not being emotionally invested in whether or not he sleeps ;) ). I’m not terribly fond of the idea of him spending that time (and more) out of his bed, playing with any- and everything in his room.

Is there any way to teach him to stay in a big boy bed? What worked for you with this transition? What didn’t?

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