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TOPIC: Bunkbeds- how old for the top bunk?

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expat_dad

Bunkbeds- how old for the top bunk?
3 Years, 11 Months ago

With the rare gift of foresight, my wife and I bought one of those new-fangled bunkbeds that set diagonally and includes the chest, shelves, desk et al. within. My son is now 4 and half, and is able to scale and descend the bunk's stair set with bonobo-like agility. My wife thinks our son is too young to take on the top bunk, even though it comes equipped with built-in rails (the whole thing is made of wood). My daughter will eventually take the bottom bunk, but not for a few years yet- she's about to reach the three-month mark. So any thoughts on what it the right age to take the top bunk? Cheers, Daddy Sean, expat dad

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Daddy Clay

Re: Bunkbeds- how old for the top bunk?
3 Years, 11 Months ago

With rails, it's pretty tough for a kid to roll out of a bunk bed, though it can be done. When was the last time your kid went THUMP in the night? 4.5 seems like a reasonable age, given his ape-like gifts. I think we were forced by the arrival of the third child to bunk up the other two. Bubba was 6 and Ri-ri was 3 at the time. We're just about ready to upgrade to an Ikea loft because Bubba has outgrown his single top bunk (he's 9 now, almost 10).

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