Choosing Beds for Kids
When it comes to picking out the right kind of bed for your children, it can be quite a procedure.
However, the time spent on making such a big decision is well spent because when your child gets a good night's sleep, so do you.
It's important to research this decision well before spending the money on something.
Many parents find that bunk beds for kids work out quite well.
This is especially useful in a room that is shared by siblings.
Each sibling gets their own bed but you only need to give up the floor space that one bed needs rather than two since they are stacked on top of each other.
In most cases, the older kid will sleep in the top bunk but in the case where both kids are old enough to safely sleep on top, some type of sharing schedule might need to be worked out.
A variation of the bunk bed is the loft beds.
These beds can only accommodate one child but they do help save floor space just like bunk beds.
The top level is a bed but the bottom part is reserved for other types of furniture.
In most cases, it's a desk with plenty of drawers and storage space underneath.
This can work quite well in a small room.
Another good option for small rooms is a trundle bed.
During the day, it looks like a single bed but at night you can pull out a bed from the bottom of it that rests next to it and slightly beneath it, thus providing additional sleeping space for another child.
This is nice to have if your kids have lots of sleepovers.
If your budget is a little bigger, you can consider theme beds.
Young boys just moving from a crib to a toddler bed often find the transition is made easier when their new bed is shaped like a fun car or train.
Let's face it: getting a kid to sleep can be a lot of work and many parents are desperate enough to do whatever it takes.
That fire truck bed might not match the wallpaper but it's worth its weight in gold if your kid will actually want to sleep in it! If your child is old enough, try to get them involved in the process of making the selection.
You can let them run free in a bed store to get some idea of what they gravitate toward, or you can preselect three or four beds you think are appropriate and let them choose among those options only.
If they feel like they were part of the process, they are more likely to want to spend time in the bed that they chose.
However, the time spent on making such a big decision is well spent because when your child gets a good night's sleep, so do you.
It's important to research this decision well before spending the money on something.
Many parents find that bunk beds for kids work out quite well.
This is especially useful in a room that is shared by siblings.
Each sibling gets their own bed but you only need to give up the floor space that one bed needs rather than two since they are stacked on top of each other.
In most cases, the older kid will sleep in the top bunk but in the case where both kids are old enough to safely sleep on top, some type of sharing schedule might need to be worked out.
A variation of the bunk bed is the loft beds.
These beds can only accommodate one child but they do help save floor space just like bunk beds.
The top level is a bed but the bottom part is reserved for other types of furniture.
In most cases, it's a desk with plenty of drawers and storage space underneath.
This can work quite well in a small room.
Another good option for small rooms is a trundle bed.
During the day, it looks like a single bed but at night you can pull out a bed from the bottom of it that rests next to it and slightly beneath it, thus providing additional sleeping space for another child.
This is nice to have if your kids have lots of sleepovers.
If your budget is a little bigger, you can consider theme beds.
Young boys just moving from a crib to a toddler bed often find the transition is made easier when their new bed is shaped like a fun car or train.
Let's face it: getting a kid to sleep can be a lot of work and many parents are desperate enough to do whatever it takes.
That fire truck bed might not match the wallpaper but it's worth its weight in gold if your kid will actually want to sleep in it! If your child is old enough, try to get them involved in the process of making the selection.
You can let them run free in a bed store to get some idea of what they gravitate toward, or you can preselect three or four beds you think are appropriate and let them choose among those options only.
If they feel like they were part of the process, they are more likely to want to spend time in the bed that they chose.
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