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We did 4 of our's at approximately 24 months, one was a little older and one was a little younger than that, but the other 2 were that age. We just tried it out 2 at a time, so we could sit between them and pat their back and lay them back down each time. It took longer at first, and one of them would NOT lay still for anything so we put him back in his pack n play (on the busiest days of the week when we had more of the toddlers to get to sleep) for a week or two until the others were getting used to the idea. It took us a few weeks to get them all used to it, but now it is so nice having all of them in one room, sleeping all at the same time, with no pack n plays taking up room. We got rid of the highchairs about the same time, also. Good luck with yours! It can be done fairly easily. But for us it required us sitting beside them and laying them back down each time they tried to get up until they finally fell asleep. Now they even stay on their cot when they wake up in the middle of nap as long as no one else is awake and they can't see us moving around. We fake them out a lot too. Sitting down and closing our eyes as if we were asleep too. I know it wouldn't work for some kids, though because they'd think "if they're asleep, I can get up and they'll never know". But ours have been on cots now for at least 6 months
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I switched a dcb just a few months ago. When he was like 15 months and had no problems. He kept climbing out the pack n play. I keep a blanket on the floor at his spot. He takes a quick nap in the morning and a longer one in the afternoon, and for the most part, stays on the blanket. Sometimes, I do have to "swaddle" him in a blanket to keep him still, but not too often.
My own son and another dcg, (they are the same age) were a little over 2 when I switched them. They didn't want to transistion to the blankets.Comment
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so far up to age 3, I find its safer in a playpen then on the ground, but right now, no one is ready to sleep on a mat.Comment
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