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A lot of parents wonder when is the best time to move their little one from a crib to a bed. A lot of children love how safe and cozy their cribs make them feel. If your child is happy and content in his/her crib and he/she is not climbing out, then I would keep him/her in the crib for as long as you can. The majority of children move out of their cribs around age 3, but there is certainly nothing wrong with keeping your child in his/her crib until around age 4. Children who move into a bed too early do not typically have the verbal skills to understand bedtime rules such as "stay in bed all night" and they will repeatedly get out of bed throughout the night. If your child starts trying to climb out of his/her crib you can lower the crib mattress as low as it will go, try dressing your child in a sleep sack so that he/she cannot lift his/her leg high enough to climb, remove any large stuffed animals that might serve as a catapult, put pillows on the floor for safety in case he/she actually makes it over, and be loving, but firm and let him/her know that there is "no climbing". Once your child is ready for a bed you can have him/her pick out some special sheets, remind him/her of the bedtime rules (stay in bed all night) and consider putting up a bed rail and/or pillows on the floor in case he/she falls out.
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