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- From: dlin@weber.ucsd.edu (Diane Lin)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Crib to Bed Transition--New FAQ File
- Date: 20 Nov 1992 21:47:19 GMT
- Organization: University of California, San Diego
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- Summary: experiences, advice needed; please e-mail!
- Keywords: FAQ, crib, bed
-
-
- As the keeper of the FAQ File Index, I was chagrined to find that
- there isn't an FAQ file on this topic! I know that there was a lot
- of discussion in this newsgroup a little while ago on transitioning
- a child from crib to bed, so if someone kept any of the articles,
- please pass them on to me. I am also willing to compile the
- responses into an FAQ file, so *please e-mail* me your comments on how
- best to make the transition. All responses will be placed in the
- FAQ file, along with names and e-mail addresses, so if you want your
- response to be kept anonymous, please state so explicitly.
-
- Please feel free to structure your response in any fashion you wish.
- However, the following questions might help you in formulating your
- comments:
-
- (1) What age was your child when you transitioned him/her to a bed?
- (2) Was the transition motivated by the arrival of a new sibling?
- (3) If the answer to (2) was no, why did you decide to move to a
- bed at that time? (Aside from the obvious sign of child
- climbing out of his/her crib, what factors conspired to make
- you decide to transition your child when you did?)
- (4) How did you go about preparing your child for the transition,
- and did you find that the preparation paid off?
- (5) Did you encounter any problems with your child wandering out of
- his/her room in the middle of the night or early morning? If
- so, how did you solve the problem?
- (6) Did moving your child from a crib to a bed result in any
- changes to his/her sleep routine? (Specifically, my husband
- would like to know if sleeping in a bed will encourage our son
- to stay in bed longer in the morning :-0.)
- (7) Did you make the transition from a crib to a toddler bed or to
- a regular sized bed (please specify what size)? Were you happy
- with the decision (i.e. crib to toddler bed)?
- (8) If you had it to do over again, would you have made the
- transition earlier, later or at the same time? That is, did
- you feel the timing was right for your child?
-
- Thanks in advance for any input. Again, PLEASE E-MAIL your comments
- to me at dlin@weber.ucsd.edu.
- --
- Diane C. Lin "Live now; make *now* always the
- dlin@weber.ucsd.edu most precious time. Now will
- (Dylan's mom, 23 months) never come again." (ST:TNG)
-