Buying cheap childrens beds (or not so cheap beds) is an important part of furnishing their room. The bed you choose may not stay with them for a very long time (especially if you buy a small bed, considering the rate children grow) but the first bed they sleep in, having transitioned from the crib, has a substantial emotional effect. It should be a move they want to make, rather than instinctively resisting. As you decide what kind of bed to try, you could involve your child in the process to help ease them in to their new sleeping arrangements.

A small single is, as the name suggests, smaller than the average adult single bed. Although your child will eventually grow out of it, tempting you to just go straight ahead with a full size single, going from the small space of a crib to a big bed can be quite intimidating for someone with quite a small body to begin with. Adding in a small single to the transition may help make the process that much easier, so consider it as a possibility, especially if your child is already unhappy about leaving their crib.

As children get older, you want their bedroom to be somewhere that they can sleep but also play and have fun. The bedroom should be somewhere that children enjoy being, so that overnight they don’t feel banished to an isolated space. There are lots of beds specially designed to stimulate children, such as beds in the colours and shapes of racing cars, fairytale castles and so on. You may also consider beds such as bunk beds or cabin beds, for children to climb up a ladder and enjoy the experience of sleeping up high. Bedding in bright colours featuring your child’s favourite cartoon characters can also help them to feel happy and comfortable in their own room.

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