Yeah, these “dream beds” are cute and all….but how do you make a kid go to sleep when they sleep in a playstructure?
I believe that you sleep in your bedroom. If done right, the only things in your bedroom are books and stuffed animals. Call me preachy….but I have 3 incredibly good sleepers. Ever. Since. Birth. And 2 of them share a room. And one of them has Echolalia, stims a bit and sometimes yells cartoon scripts at the top of his lungs. And the baby knows dang well that its more exciting in the other bedroom than it is in hers, but somehow manages to fall asleep instantly every night.
Its a little sapling we cultivated for many, many years. And it started right from the first night. I think if you make a bedroom into a playroom, you are asking for trouble. And you deserve it. Imagine your biggest weakness. Could you dutifully fall asleep if you knew there was 3 of your favorite cookies on the nightstand? Or if you knew that you could roll over and play just one more song on Guitar Hero? No. And kids cannot fall asleep when they know there is a playhouse and slide just inches away.
If you want to buy a dream bed, go ahead. But put it in your basement for special sleepovers.
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Makes perfect sense to me. Bookmarking this one for later.
I think that a bed should be able to last a kid until they are at least a teenager. I would have loved a bed like that…until I was about 10, and then it would have been the most embarrassing thing EVER. I think you should spend whatever you would have spent on that thing and instead put it towards one of those cribs that goes from crib to toddler bed to double bed, some cute bedding, and some cute wall paint. I bet you would even have money left over. They are cute but they are pretty over the top.