It gives the children the independence to explore the room, while at the same it teaches them their own body sleeps.Įspecially if your little ones are fighting bedtime, a floor bed is a perfect opportunity to learn their own schedule and that the bed is something they can relax in and eventually rest. The floor bed is an extension of the idea that everything a child needs should be accessible and at their level. While Montessori bed is mostly known as an elaborate house bed as seen on Instagram, let me tell you that the concept is much simpler and unless you want to make it fancy, it doesn’t have to be expensive. Therefore, a child shouldn’t be restrained by being in the crib and rather sleep in a “big kid” bed. Everything must be within the child’s reach and at their level.
Montessori philosophy says that everything in the room must be safe for the child to explore on their own, freely and independently. Children are not meant to explore on their own during toddler stage, and especially not during naptime or bedtime. Especially in the US where children are kept in cribs until they’re 3, ideally also with a sleep sack on them. For most modern parents the idea of a floor bed is somehow crazy.
