16th February 2011 17:27
Our dd was just over one when she moved from her cot to a bed. The reason we moved her so early was because she was a climber & it was getting dangerous for her to be in the cot, I caught her a couple of time climbing out of the cot & I wouldn't like to think what could have happened if she fell. We had her in her cot in the box room but felt this room was a bit small for her single bed (I didn't bother with a cotbed) so we moved her to another little bigger room we painted it 2 walls pink & 2 walls purple, stuck up winnie the pooh wall stickers & a few princess pictures she was delighted with her own room & bed

, I thought that because she was always so active (up bouncing in the cot & trying to escape

) that there was no way that she would stay in the bed, I had imagies of her banging on the stairgate wanting to come down stairs but I was wrong she loves her bed

only ever got out of it a couple of times when she was sick but thats understandable. Never once looked to come downstairs

, when we were assembling her bed we let her help aswell putting on the lats & screwing them in I think this really helped as she really loves her bed even now, she goes to bed at 8 & I have to drag her out of it at 7.45 in the morning

long may it last

P.S. sorry for babbling but just get her involved with picking out what to put on her walls, colour paint etc & im sure she will love her room