While parents think they are taking away their child s fears by allowing them to co sleep even if it s on the floor this decision is actually doing more harm than good.
Toddler sleeps on floor instead of bed.
The concept is confusing enough but after a few nights of trying to convince your toddler to sleep in their read more 8 tips if your toddler sleeps on the floor not a bed.
There is nothing wrong with sleeping on the floor it does not hurt a child.
When my son trip was about 3 weeks old still waking up every two or three hours around the clock to nurse and sleeping in a bassinet next to our bed he had the first of a few episodes in.
My son is now fourteen and would still rather sleep on the floor.
I went through a phase as a child where i truly believed switching ends was the only thing that would really help me relax.
We purchased so many different mattresses and beds and still he prefers the floor.
Lear says as long as a child is in a safe room and getting out of the bed isn t disrupting anyone s sleep i can t imagine that sleeping on the floor by choice would cause any psychological harm.
This is something you don t have to stress about with a floor bed because even if they do roll of it snot much of fall at all.
Alternatively kids may shift pillows toys or blankets around.
Why would they choose the hard floor when they have a perfectly comfortable bed they could be using.
My son started sleeping on the floor as a toddler we would put him back in bed because we felt that is where he should sleep.
It actually has helped us now with traveling with both kids.
One of the first worries you have as a parent is his or her child rolling out of bed after transitioning them out of a crib.
After a week of this i again consulted the sleep psychologist who said that basically he is going to sleep on his own and if you don t mind him sleeping on the floor then leave him.
The first benefit of a floor bed for toddlers is probably the most obvious of reasons.
According to the canadian pediatric society there is a real medical term called behavioral insomnia.
Answers from phoenix on july 08 2009.