I am always keen to discover what people do to transition children out of the family bed. Since I have recently shed the oldest member of our family bed, I am looking around for ideas to get the last nestling out of the nest. Kimberly, at Sanity and the Solo Mom, has a novel idea of how to extract that extra body from the bed. It is none other than a lovely product from the people at IKEA.This cool loft bed would be the dream of many a child. No, it is not for a toddler or a super active sleeper. But for the right child, this bed would definitely entice them out of the family nest. The loft bed leaves ample amounts of play space for a child accustomed to a room void of a bed and it offers a super cool environment in which to hang out.
I might have to introduce this sleeping arrangement to my last co-sleeper, she might just jump at the chance to sleep in something so fabulous.
1. To be fair, Diva Girl did ask for her own bed. But that thing sure enticed the Shaolin Toddler to make the move with her big sis--she's now sleeping underneath in the toddler bed that was the bane of my existence with the older one.
I highly recommend the loft though. I kinda dig it myself--unfortunately, it's too close to the ceiling for some more *ahem* adult activities.
Posted at 12:35PM on Jan 23rd 2007 by Kimberly