How to choose a floor bed for your child?

The advantages of a floor bed for children

Having your child sleep in a floor bed has many advantages. First of all, it encourages your little one's autonomy and confidence. By allowing him to get in and out of his bed without help, he gains independence from an early age. In addition, this type of bed ensures the safety of your child since it reduces the risk of serious falls.

A floor bed also promotes healthy and natural development, respecting the needs and rhythms of your child. An innovative alternative to traditional beds turns bedtime into an enjoyable adventure, while supporting your little one's overall development. Reading the little evening story becomes a real moment of sharing. You can sit very close to your child and gain proximity and comfort.

At what age can a child be placed on a floor bed?

I don't think there is a minimum age for sleeping in a floor bed. However, professionals recommend waiting until the child begins to sit up and move around on his own. The recommendation is therefore to wait until the baby is 5 to 10 months old to have him sleep in a floor or Montessori type bed.

How to choose a floor bed for your child? 

If your baby has always slept in a cot, don't wait too long to move him to a floor bed. Indeed, like all personal development equipment, you must present it to your child at the right time. If you talk to him too late he may not understand such a big upheaval.

The Montessori bed, with its low design close to the floor, encourages autonomy and self-confidence. It allows your child to get on and off on their own like a grown-up! and we know how much they like doing like the grown-ups on their own!

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Why choose a Montessori bed in natural pine wood

The beds offered by the brand LE CABANE BED, are ingenious, eco-responsible and eco-designed. The natural pine wood used is not only an ecological choice, but also a guarantee of durability, solidity, safety and health for your child. Choosing a Montessori bed means investing in a bed that supports your child's natural development.

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What is the best age to sleep in a floor bed?

The ideal age, it is said, to place your child in a floor bed or in a single bed is around the age of 2. Indeed, during this period your child sleeps well at night and appreciates the little story at bedtime. What is very practical with a floor bed is that you can lie down with him for the last cuddle, the little story or to help him fall asleep.

Create a safe space with cushions around the floor bed

If you chose a floor bed from the start, no worries. Initially, newborns do not move much. But very quickly babies learn to roll over and do not necessarily control their movements during the night. You will then need to install cushions all around the bed to create a soft barrier.

Ensuring the safety of your child between 6 months and 1 year

The most complicated thing, if I can put it that way, will be ensuring the safety of your child. In fact between 6 months and 1 year your child discovers that he can move around on his own. You must therefore choose a floor mattress and consider that your child will leave his bed alone. Be careful of the stairs if the bedroom is upstairs. It is therefore a matter of ensuring that no dangerous objects are lying around: no small objects on the ground, secure electrical outlets, etc.

Encourage independence and rest with a floor bed

Around the age of 6-8 months, your child will have understood very well that his bed is a place of rest in which he must remain quiet. Of course there will always be some adjustments to make but don't underestimate it. Your child understands many things very quickly.

What is the first argument of mothers who choose a floor bed?

The first argument that often comes up when purchasing a floor bed for children is the encouragement of autonomy and confidence by allowing the child to get in and out of the bed on their own. same.

How to secure a bed to the ground?

If baby moves around and sleeps on the floor, you will need to secure the bed with a barrier. There are several types of barriers. The classic models with bars attach under the box spring. There are also wooden versions, without bars, to slide under the bed frame. The weight of the box spring and mattress is enough to hold the barrier.