7 Benefits of Moving Your Toddler Into a ‘Big Kid’ Bed

April 22, 2015

1. There’s more room to cuddle. My kids were never big cuddlers. They didn’t sleep in our bed and crawl in with us in the morning. But once they moved from a crib to a big kid bed, we definitely had more cuddle opportunities with them because, frankly, we could now fit in bed with them. From those “I’ll just lay down with you for…

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