My son is moving his bed (which is really just one of those convertible cribs) every time we put him in his room to take a nap! Sometimes he moves it to get to his radio, hide behind it to poop, or other reasons we can't pin down!!
But we've tried everything to get him to stop moving it, so we're giving up on that course of action and taking more drastic measures!!
We need help to figure out a way to make his bed unmovable!! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated no matter how silly or absurd it sounds!!
Edited to Add: His crib is one of those that go from a crib, to a toddler bed, to a full sized bed. It is not on wheels. And I know a furniture strape won't work. Keep the ideas coming though!!
Ok we ended up going out and buying plumbing PVC pipe 2" Brackets. Put them around the back two legs of the bed and screwed them into the wall!! He's not moving his bed anymore!!
If it's on wheels take them off! They typically come out easily. If it's not on wheels you may want to consider bolting the headboard to the wall.
Hope this helps.
If all else fails, the next time he does this, take the bed out of the room. Just leave the mattress on the floor and tell him, that will be the consequence.
Try it once, if it doesn't work, take it again but keep it out 2 or 3 days. I know it would be a pain, but sometimes drastic measures are the only thing that work. I had my 2 year old jumping off a rocking chair in his room. Nothing would stop him. I moved the chair out of his room and it blocked the hall way for 2 days. He never jumped on it again.
I don't know if it would work with your crib or not, but you can buy the kits that bolt furniture to the wall and bolt your crib to the wall. One Step Ahead sells them.
Good luck!
H.
My son used to push hi toddler bed around the room to get things on his dresser. I had to get rid of it and get him a full size bed and put rails on it. If you are going to spend the money to get a bed better get one he can grow in to! Good Luck!
