22 Month Old Keeps Sleeping on the Floor

Is she afraid to be in her room with the door closed? When my girls were little they did not like to closed doors and we had cats that i did not want in their rooms. So to solve the situation we put screen doors on their rooms on the outside to the hall so they still had their regular doors in the room. Then when they went to bed and wanted the doors left open it was ok to do as the screens kept the cats out and still they had "contact" with the outside to the hall. Funny we didn't take the screens off till they moved away and went to clooege-it was comfortable for everyone. Oh yes they stayed in their beds at night without a problem then.

Don't worry about it. My oldest would get out of bed but didn't have a favorite spot to sleep. Some mornings it was like a treasure hunt to find him -- maybe in his closet -- maybe under my bed -- just where ever he snuggled up that time. He outgrew it quickly and it didn't do any harm to him or anyone else. Enjoy your girls. They will turn life into a wild ride!

I wouldnt worry about it....as along as she is sleeping...leave her be!!! Make sure the floor is relatively clean for her at night so she doesnt trip and fall on toys etc and then just count your blessings that she is staying her room, quiet and asleep!!! She will soon figure out that her new bed is more comfortable than the floor!!!
R. Ann

It's actually quite funny if you think about it...my youngest did that too. She'll be fine. You'll laugh about it years from now and tell her about it cuz you'll think it's funny. My daughter even brought her pillow and blanket to the door. I eventually would go in and put her back in her bed. Probably not what you were looking for, but she will be fine. Good luck and God Bless.

Have you thought about letting your daughter help pick out some cute sheets, pillow, etc.? Make a big deal out of the bedding.
As long as she has on warm enough jammies, and you're not worried about her getting too cold on the floor, I guess I wouldn't worry too much.
At least she isn't getting hurt falling out of the crib!
The camera monitor is a great tool, it should be reassuring to you to be able to check on her.

my son slept on the floor a lot too when he was little and still does at age 16 although he does sleep in his bed more than the floor now but doesn't mind the floor either and most of the time when he is on youth group outings he sleeps on the floor. He just always preferred the floor over a bed. It isn't going to hurt her, in fact the floor is probably better for your posture than a bed anyway. I also had a friend in high school that didn't even have a bed because they preferred the floor.

My oldest daughter did the same thing. She would actually scream and cry at her door until she finally fell asleep. We would just go in everynight and put her back into her bed where she would stay the rest of the night. It was a little tricky getting in there with her right by the door, but she never woke up when we did go in. Eventually she stayed in bed! I would just keep letting her do it and put her in her bed b/c eventually she will learn that her bed is more comfortable. Sometimes with my younger daughter we would make a little bed on the floor for her so at least she had blankets to keep her warm!

Good Morning Z., I think it's ok if she sleeps on the floor sometimes. She will eventually stay in her bed. Corbin is 4 and sometimes he pulls his blanket on the floor and stretches out to sleep there. Sometimes he has gone to pp and stopped in the living room (outside his room) and slept on the couch.

I think as long as she stays in her room and won't be hurt she will be ok where ever she is comfortable.

God Bless you with a wonderful SONday
K. Nana of 5

As long as she is warm enough (per the season), who cares where she sleeps? Two of my boys preferred to sleep in bean bags on the floor instead of a bed. They went to bed well and slept all night so I didn't worry about it. Good luck!

don't feel bad my girl is almost 18 months and she will fall asleep anywhere if she is tired enough. Some nights she has fallen asleep by the baby gate and other nights in her little chair she has. wish i could show that picture cause it is just funny. she was playing so much she fell asleep in the chair with a bag of blocks in her lap. I could never sleep the way she does so count yourself lucky you don't have a picky kid that has to have everything just right to fall asleep.

I would not worry about your daughter getting up and falling asleep on the floor. I've often heard that when some kids transition to toddler beds, they get up in the middle of the night and end up falling asleep by the door, the bed, etc. As long as she's not crying or really upset for long periods of time before she falls back asleep (unless you are an advocate for CIO), then I would not worry!

If she's sleeping, who cares where! :) I think as long as she's in a room where there aren't any safety issues - no cords she could get tangled up in, no outlets without covers, no heavy furniture she could pull over on herself, etc., it's fine that she prefers the floor to the bed. Our 2-yr-old daughter has just recently been wanting to sleep on the floor. It's a long story, but we are staying at my in-laws right now, and their house isn't as child-proof as it could be, so I'm not letting her do it, but we'll be moving into our house this weekend, so at that time, if she decides she'd rather be on the floor, I'll tell her she can. I think it probably depends on the kid, too - is she hard-headed? If everything is a battle, it's probably not worth fighting her on this. If she's pretty easy going though, and you would have better piece of mind if she stayed in her bed, it might be ok to tell her that beds are for sleeping in, not floors. Does she have an aversion to dirt? Sometimes I can tell our daughter, oh, mommy forgot to vacuum today. The floor's dirty, you don't want to get your blankies dirty. Whatever works for you and your child.