Moving to a Toddler Bed? - Garland,TX

We kept our daughter in her crib until around 30 months. Pediatrians recommend they stay in a crib until close to age 3... If your daughter is "flipping" directions while asleep, then that is one indication that she should stay in her crib--otherwise she might flip out of the toddler bed or land on top of the wooden corners/footboard.

I moved the crib to the middle of her room, off the wall. She couldn't climb out if it wasn't against a wall.

If you do introduce her to a toddler bed now, just be prepared that you may have several months of rough bedtimes, until she's closer to age 3 to develop the cognative milestone to understand imaginary boundaries (as in, "stay in bed"). Google "developmental milestones, imaginary boundaries" for more tips.

Well, two suggestions.... try wearing her out more, say an hour or two before bedtime, go for a walk or something. Not close enough to bedtime that she'll be hyped up when you lay her down though.

Or if you want to keep her in the crib longer, try a crib tent. Just google it, I tried to put a link but it wouldn't work (weird). diapers.com, walmart etc all should have it

Used one with my baby sister when she started climbing at 10months. She couldn't reallly climb yet, but she was trying and I was worried she'd get her foot or leg caught. Used it till she was 2 and we moved her into a twin bed with a safety rail added.

What Jackie S. said about telling the child that climbing out of the crib is very dangerous is what we did with our son when he was that age. He never did it again either. I'd try that 1st. It may or may not work for you since every kid is different, but it's the easiest fix if it does.

We have a cat too that likes to go in my daughter's room and I finally started putting the cat in the laundry room (it's a good sized room with room for storage- I didn't want anyone to get the impression she's being put in a glorified closet) and closing the door. That's where her litterbox, food dish, and bed are anyway. I give the cat a treat before closing the door, and now she knows when it will be bed time soon and is eager to get her treat. She follows me everywhere and meows at me until she gets it.
Hope it helps :)

OK this is going to sound crazy but it worked for us. Have you tried telling her to stay in the crib, that climbing out is dangerous? My daughter climbed out when she was about 20 months and I told her that it was too dangerous, she could get hurt, and if she needed out she should call mommy or whoever was watching her. She never did it again and we just moved her to the toddler bed at 3 years and 5 months. As far as keeping her in once we did move her, again we told her she has to stay in there and call someone if she needs out. But i've heard of plenty of mothers who simply lock them in from the outside. The analogy they make is that the crib is their protected space, now their room is that protected space once they are on the toddler bed so you keep them in the room. Good luck!

I used a dog gate at first and a lot of persistence, until she got the message. She is 3, and now she will get out from time to time at night for water on her table, or in the morning to play quietly until we go and get her "up". But nap times and time outs are in her crib and she stays in there until I tell her she can come out "till mommy or daddy comes to ger her". Even is she wakes from her nap, she stays in there. Good luck!

Try a crib tent first .
If that doesn't work, put a twin mattress on floor against wall with a mattress rail (made just for this) on the other side.
Since you have the door closed, you could get an inexpensive baby monitor that has a TV to view child in room.