What type of bed should your child graduate to?

Our son has been begging us for a new bed for quite some time now. We started him out as a baby in a crib, then when he was old enough not to roll out of a todder bed, we bought him one of those with the railing. Now, he has outgrown the todder bed and we looked everywhere trying to decide, "what would be the best bed for him?" We looked at twin beds, we looked at full size beds, we looked here, there, and everywhere, and finally decided on a futon.

I got the idea from my brother. His son slept on a futonever since he was little and loved it. When they opted for bunk beds, they were able to keep the futon and use it as a couch by day, and a visitors bed when we came over. Plus, its roomy and my son likes to sleep on it the wrong way and he has lots of room to flop around. You can get a sheet and/or cover to go on it. Ours came with a coverbut we bought full size sheets for it. It's just perfect, because he will never grow out of this bed, and it was a really inexpensive way to go if you are on a budget like us.

Remember, every child is different. Listen to what he (or she) would like in a new bed, and do the best that you can. Chances are, they will love whatever you pick out for them, or if time permits, you can take them shopping for a bed with you. I can tell you my boy was more than exited when he came home from school and he had a new, humongous bed to sleep in.

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