[LoveRiddenDad]

I agree that kids are all different. We adopted all domestically, but even our two that are biologically related are different.

Our oldest daughter was pretty content to stay in her crib until she was about three and a half. She wasn't fully potty trained until this age, so not a big deal. She never tried to crawl out; we just transitioned when she started sleeping dry at night. She used a toddler bed until she was five. (She's very petite.)

Our son, second oldest, as soon as he could walk, was trying to escape. He was seventeen months. We actually went to a yo (little Japanese style floor mattress) for him. He liked it and felt safe.

Our second youngest is eighteen months and has been sleeping in a toddler bed for six months.

A lot of times our younger kids insist on co-sleeping for nightsleeping. (I slept with my mother and father until I was five as in our culture, this was pretty common, so it didn't bother me.) The second youngest sleeps with us five or six nights a week. (The youngest is still in the cradle.) This isn't for everyone, but can be very comforting to a child from a strange place if you're okay with it. Ultimately, it's something the child has to set or you'll go bonkers.