Parenting Toddlers (1-3) Support Group
This community is focused on the joys, challenges and concerns faced by parents of toddlers (1 to 3 year olds). The major areas of child development include: physical development, perception and sensory development, communication and language development, cognitive development, emotional development and social development. Join to share your stories and get advice.
Hi,
My 17 month old daughter is a climber. Now she is working on climbing out of her crib. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? We put her mattress on the lowest setting. We also know she is too little for a toddle bed because she does wake up sometimes during the night. We know if she is able to get out she will be visiting people during the night. Does anyone have any suggestions? I read about canopies but also read they are dangerous. Thanks for all the help!
My 17 month old daughter is a climber. Now she is working on climbing out of her crib. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? We put her mattress on the lowest setting. We also know she is too little for a toddle bed because she does wake up sometimes during the night. We know if she is able to get out she will be visiting people during the night. Does anyone have any suggestions? I read about canopies but also read they are dangerous. Thanks for all the help!
Have you tried making it really dark in her room at night to where she can't see? That is what we had to do with our twins once they were in toddler beds. When they could 't see anything, they didn't get out of bed. I know it's mean, but we still have their light bulb in their room unscrewed. I'm just not a fan of waking up at 4 AM to two 2 year olds running around and jumping on their beds.
Good luck to you. This is a hard age for this kind of thing but it won't last forever.