Guest guest Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Kathy, When my son Noah was about 3 and I purchased a Little Tikes twin red car bed. Â The mattress has two levels of adjustment, so it sits down in the bed where they can't fall out. Â Now that Noah is older (11), the mattress is at the regular level for a twin bed. Â You need to think about when your son is 5 and if he will be in school full time, nap time will probably be gone. Â We never had a problem with Noah getting him down at night time. Â I love our Little Tikes car bed and has held up with the moves in the Navy. I have a friend whose son has ASD, is 5 years old and likes a clock in his room. Â They have the minutes covered up with duct tape so he knows that he can't get out of bed until the 6 shows. Â He was getting up in the middle of the night with the minutes were showing a 6. Â Didn't know if this is something that your son could use to keep him in bed? Â Hope some of this information helps. Â Good luck. Â LynnCamp Lejeune, NC Subject: Ideas for bed? To: Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 7:01 AM Â Hello All, Our son is almost 5 years old with DS/ASD. We've had him in a sizable European-size wooden " crib " while we've been living in France. We're hoping to return to the USA in the next couple months. I wanted to take the " crib " with us but did a little research and found out that mattress sizes are different in the USA so I couldn't re-sell the crib over there anyway when he outgrows it. HOWEVER - I LOVE putting our fellow in there for naps and at bedtime because it keeps him in one place until slumber overtakes him. I had tried taking one side off the crib for awhile and about went NUTS with him popping out of his bedroom all afternoon instead of sleeping. I realize he can't/won't be in a crib his whole life and will eventually need to graduate to a regular bed, but I have a 2 year old too (NT) and it's more for me that I need some time alone each afternoon without worrying about . Any ideas? What do the rest of you do to keep your fellow in his bed/room when it's time for sleep? Just lock the door and let him do what he wants in there for an hour (sleep or not)? I'm sure there are some inventions in the USA that I don't know about. So, please educate me. Many thanks, Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Kathy,  We also have a Little Tikes car bed for our daughter and it works great. She can get out of it if she really wants to but we only have the bed and a very sturdy high dresser in her room and nothing else for her to get in to. She hasn't figured out how to open doors yet so we just shut the door and leave her and she eventually falls asleep on her own. Sometimes on the floor but usually in her bed.  Good luck with your move.  Ali To: Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 6:02:35 AM Subject: Re: Ideas for bed?  Kathy, When my son Noah was about 3 and I purchased a Little Tikes twin red car bed.  The mattress has two levels of adjustment, so it sits down in the bed where they can't fall out.  Now that Noah is older (11), the mattress is at the regular level for a twin bed.  You need to think about when your son is 5 and if he will be in school full time, nap time will probably be gone.  We never had a problem with Noah getting him down at night time.  I love our Little Tikes car bed and has held up with the moves in the Navy. I have a friend whose son has ASD, is 5 years old and likes a clock in his room.  They have the minutes covered up with duct tape so he knows that he can't get out of bed until the 6 shows.  He was getting up in the middle of the night with the minutes were showing a 6.  Didn't know if this is something that your son could use to keep him in bed?  Hope some of this information helps.  Good luck.  LynnCamp Lejeune, NC Subject: Ideas for bed? To: Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 7:01 AM  Hello All, Our son is almost 5 years old with DS/ASD. We've had him in a sizable European-size wooden " crib " while we've been living in France. We're hoping to return to the USA in the next couple months. I wanted to take the " crib " with us but did a little research and found out that mattress sizes are different in the USA so I couldn't re-sell the crib over there anyway when he outgrows it. HOWEVER - I LOVE putting our fellow in there for naps and at bedtime because it keeps him in one place until slumber overtakes him. I had tried taking one side off the crib for awhile and about went NUTS with him popping out of his bedroom all afternoon instead of sleeping. I realize he can't/won't be in a crib his whole life and will eventually need to graduate to a regular bed, but I have a 2 year old too (NT) and it's more for me that I need some time alone each afternoon without worrying about . Any ideas? What do the rest of you do to keep your fellow in his bed/room when it's time for sleep? Just lock the door and let him do what he wants in there for an hour (sleep or not)? I'm sure there are some inventions in the USA that I don't know about. So, please educate me. Many thanks, Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Reselling a crib in the states could be a problem with the new rules of fixed sided only, distance between slats, etc. But the matress size probably isn't a problem - I know I have made sheets for years to fit weird size pack and plays . What we did with Elie who was not in a crib from age 3, was put first a half door on his room (my husband cut down a dorr.) And then after that an old fashioned wooden screen door and locked it from the outside. > ** > > > Hello All, > > Our son is almost 5 years old with DS/ASD. We've had him in a sizable > European-size wooden " crib " while we've been living in France. We're hoping > to return to the USA in the next couple months. I wanted to take the " crib " > with us but did a little research and found out that mattress sizes are > different in the USA so I couldn't re-sell the crib over there anyway when > he outgrows it. > > HOWEVER - I LOVE putting our fellow in there for naps and at bedtime > because it keeps him in one place until slumber overtakes him. I had tried > taking one side off the crib for awhile and about went NUTS with him popping > out of his bedroom all afternoon instead of sleeping. > > I realize he can't/won't be in a crib his whole life and will eventually > need to graduate to a regular bed, but I have a 2 year old too (NT) and it's > more for me that I need some time alone each afternoon without worrying > about . > > Any ideas? What do the rest of you do to keep your fellow in his bed/room > when it's time for sleep? Just lock the door and let him do what he wants in > there for an hour (sleep or not)? > > I'm sure there are some inventions in the USA that I don't know about. So, > please educate me. > > Many thanks, > Kathy > > > -- Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Hi Kathy, & nbsp;I bought my son a car bed that was hard to get out of it fit a smaller baby mattress and had a car track that went around it so it was harder to climb out of if and it kept him busy, now it fits a twin mattress. & nbsp;Now that he 9 we just started putting see through babygates at his door. & nbsp;We have to stack them 3 high so he won't climb out or reach over to undo them & nbsp; Hope this helps & nbsp; Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint On Jul 16, 2011 2:01 AM, Kathy & lt;kdudero@... & gt; wrote: & nbsp; Hello All, Our son is almost 5 years old with DS/ASD. We've had him in a sizable European-size wooden " crib " while we've been living in France. We're hoping to return to the USA in the next couple months. I wanted to take the " crib " with us but did a little research and found out that mattress sizes are different in the USA so I couldn't re-sell the crib over there anyway when he outgrows it. HOWEVER - I LOVE putting our fellow in there for naps and at bedtime because it keeps him in one place until slumber overtakes him. I had tried taking one side off the crib for awhile and about went NUTS with him popping out of his bedroom all afternoon instead of sleeping. I realize he can't/won't be in a crib his whole life and will eventually need to graduate to a regular bed, but I have a 2 year old too (NT) and it's more for me that I need some time alone each afternoon without worrying about . Any ideas? What do the rest of you do to keep your fellow in his bed/room when it's time for sleep? Just lock the door and let him do what he wants in there for an hour (sleep or not)? I'm sure there are some inventions in the USA that I don't know about. So, please educate me. Many thanks, Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hi Kathy If you look under Asher in the photos you will see the custom bed that my parents made for Asher. It is a lifesaver, and because of it we are all sleeping better than we ever did. If you have questions about it feel free to ask me. Amy in CT mommy to Asher 6 yrs DS/ASD and 2 hrs ASD Sent from my iPad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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