At what age does a child need his own room

With the advent of the child, he is allocated a place in the parent's bedroom, where the interior changes beyond recognition: wallpapers with cute teddy bears, curtains with bunnies, and a crib appear. How to understand that it is time to move the crumbs to a separate room?

Some families all postpone the resettlement of the baby, while in others this process is accompanied by cries of children, tantrums and stress for all households.

There are 2 common approaches:

1. The sooner to resettle, the easier. Many almost from birth put the child in a separate bed and soon transferred to a separate room. In such families, they believe that the baby will grow up independent if, from a very early age, learns to sleep alone. We also read: We teach a child to sleep in his crib separately from his mother (video, real stories).
2. The closer the baby, the calmer. Some parents tend to keep their child close for longer so that they feel protected and, accordingly, grow up calm and confident.

Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages, and only parents can decide what to do with their children. Nevertheless, it is worth considering the characteristics of each age.

Up to a year

Moving a baby into a separate room is a serious decision. At the age of 1 year, the baby very much needs mother's milk, the warmth of her body and constant care.

This action has other negative aspects:

1. Hard to maintain optimum temperature in a separate room.
2. There are no parents nearby to cover or uncover the baby in time.
3. Mom will not get enough sleep, constantly running into the room to the little one who asks for attention.

Nevertheless, many parents who choose this option are satisfied and point to its advantages:

1. The kid immediately gets used to his room, and then nothing has to be changed.
2. The children's bedroom is always quiet. Nothing prevents Kroha from resting calmly, and mom and dad can watch TV, talk and go to bed whenever they want.

Having decided to move the child to a separate room, think about his safety. The baby has not yet learned to crawl - what if he accidentally bury his nose in the blanket? Do not leave soft objects in the crib, remove the pillow. Put the crib away from outlets, electrical appliances, and the battery. For the safety of the child and his own peace of mind, you can install a radio or video nanny to always know what is happening with the baby.

1-2 years

Most often, children are moved to separate rooms when they turn 1-2 years old. This is due to the fact that at this age:

• breastfeeding often stops;
• the mode is already formed;
• there is less crumbs at night.

Most children aged 1.5-2 years easily get used to their rooms. To facilitate this process, parents need to do everything gradually:

• at first to teach a child to sleep in his crib;
• then start putting the crib in the nursery for daytime sleep;
• for some time, mom or dad should sleep during the day next to the child (the child is in his crib, the adult is on the couch).

If the child is naughty, then it is difficult to agree with him, because persuasions and explanations do not work on him yet. Therefore, if the baby begins to write in panties again, often rolls tantrums, gets nervous, bites his nails, or does something else, then it is better to postpone the relocation to a separate room.

2-3 years and later

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When the baby is already about 3 years old, it is much easier to negotiate with him. You can come up with a fairy tale about a hare who needed his own hut, to explain that dolls or toy cars are cramped in the parent's bedroom. Physically, a three-year-old child is absolutely ready to move: all children of this age sleep the whole night without waking up, they no longer need nighttime snacks and dummies. Only such children quickly understand what is happening and begin to cunning, coming to bed in the middle of the night to mother. If parents do not mind, it will become an uncomfortable habit.

There are several important nuances associated with moving a three-year-old baby into a separate room:

• Do everything gradually, as is the case with younger children;
• If a child comes into your bedroom at night, do not let him sleep in his bed. Hold him on his knees, pat him on the head and calm him down, and then take him to the nursery and put him to bed.

At each age, children have their own characteristics. Psychologists recommend relocating the child to a separate room when he begins to strive for independence. It’s only important to take into account that each baby is individual, therefore the desire to do everything on their own appears already at 2 years old, while at others only 4. There are no universal recommendations for moving to a separate room. The main thing is that the whole family prepares for this - both the child and his parents.

We also read:

• How to equip a nursery for a newborn baby
• How to equip a nursery - 5 psychologist tips
• Interior, design, decoration and furniture for a children's room (boy)

The opinion of mummies from the forums

Nastiafi: My daughter immediately slept in a separate room. I hear every rustle thanks to the baby monitor. I don’t know how it would be if we settled it with us. But this state of affairs suits all family members.

Marquise of Angels: My little son will be 6 months old already, I want to rearrange his crib in the nursery, even if he sleeps in his room, all the more he sleeps better somehow.

Milena Farmer: From birth, the child should have its own room. Own space.
I understand that when you are sick, of course you need to be near him. And while quite small.
We immediately made the kid a separate room, but for now I am sleeping with him in the room. Husband in the bedroom. Senior re in his other room.

Nut: Since birth, our daughter sleeps in her room, sometimes I want to put her next to me and fall asleep, but my husband categorically does not allow it.

Lovealisy: My opinion is that after 3 years it's time. We are waiting for the apartment to realize this idea. For 3 years, in one room, honestly, she was already a little tired. Elementary no personal life ....

Marine: From birth, both had their own room. They always slept separately in their bed in their room, only at temperatures I take them to my bed.

AlenaSh: We resettled our children in 2 years, everything went smoothly. It can be seen because they were not accustomed to sleep with us in our bed.

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