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From: peg@linus.UUCP (Margaret E. Craft)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: From crib to bed, and potty training
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Date: Mon, 23-Jul-84 21:16:05 EDT
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Crib to bed:  I'm making the same decision - my first child will be two when
the second arrives - I will either move her to a bed, or put the new one in a
port-a-crib for as long as is needed.
More responses would help me get an idea of problems and solutions.
She likes to go to sleep, and isn't waking up during the night.
Of course, a new baby may change all that...
And what about jealousies if I move her from "her" crib when the new one
outgrows the port-a-crib?  That would probably happen when the oldest is
about 2 1/2 or 3...
And what about the mattress on the floor versus one on a frame?
And single or double?

Potty training:  One clue that helped me - have as many potties as are needed
to be sure one is always handy.  For me that was just two - one in play room
downstairs, and one in her room upstairs.  Unless your bathrooms are very
large and are also handy, don't make that the location...  The child will want
books and'or toys for quite a while before getting used to the idea of
on-and-off-quickly...
The other thing that seems to be the only "universal" aid is other kids who
are already there.  My daughter is daytime-trained now, only because the 2 1/2
year old at her sitter's was trained, and not much bigger than her, so she was
really into imitating him.  I'm sure luck played a role also, but I find
myself sort of hoping that the next one has a just-enough-older child to
imitate too!