The Benefits of a Floor Bed for Kids

The Benefits of a Floor Bed for Kids

Having your child sleep in a floor bed has many benefits. First, it encourages your little one's independence and confidence . By allowing them to get in and out of bed without help, they gain independence from a young age. In addition, this type of bed ensures your child's safety since it reduces the risk of serious falls.

A floor bed also promotes healthy and natural development, respecting your child's needs and rhythms. An innovative alternative to traditional beds transforms bedtime into a pleasant adventure, while supporting the overall development of your little treasure. Reading a little bedtime story becomes a real moment of sharing. You can settle down very close to your child and gain in proximity and comfort.

At what age can you put a child on a floor bed?

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

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 have to introduce it to your child at the right time. If you tell him about it too late, he may not understand such a big upheaval.

The Montessori bed, with its low design close to the ground, encourages autonomy and self-confidence . It allows your child to go up and down by themselves like a big kid! and we know how much they like doing like the big kids all by themselves!

Montessori bed / Montessori cabin bed

Why choose a Montessori bed made of natural pine wood?

The beds offered by the LE LIT CABANE brand 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 accompanies 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 move your child to a floor bed or a single bed is around the age of 2. Indeed, at this time your child sleeps through the night properly and appreciates a little story at bedtime. What is very practical with a floor bed is that you can lie down with him for a last cuddle, a little story or to accompany him to sleep.

Create a safe space with cushions around the bed on the floor

If you have chosen a floor bed from the beginning, no worries. At first, newborns do not move much. But very quickly, babies learn to turn over and do not necessarily control their movements during the night. You will then have 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 say so, will be to ensure the safety of your child. Indeed, between 6 months and 1 year, your child discovers that he can move around on his own. You must therefore choose a mattress on the floor and consider that your child will leave his bed alone. Be careful on the stairs if the bedroom is upstairs. It is therefore a question of ensuring that no dangerous objects are lying around at his height: no small objects on the floor, secure electrical outlets, etc.

Encourage independence and rest with a floor bed

Around 6-8 months of age, 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 do not underestimate it. Your child understands a lot of things very quickly.

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

The first argument that often comes up when buying a floor bed for a child is the encouragement of autonomy and confidence by allowing the child to get in and out of bed by themselves.

How to secure a floor bed?

If your 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 have bars to fix under the bed base. There are also wooden versions, without bars, to slide under the bed frame. The weight of the bed base and mattress is enough to hold the barrier.