It's why even as I write this, there's a pain in my heart.
He's never asked for a"big-boy" bed. I've never suggested one. His crib, passed from his sister, now 10, to his brother, now 8, has been our 5-year-old's since a few months after he was born.Courtesy Genevieve Brown
It's the same reason I can't unload our strollers though they haven't been used in a year. It's the reason I keep portable cribs in my closet. It's why I don't gift hand-me-downs. Somehow, social media knows this about me and I'm inundated with posts from mothers who are having similar trouble letting go.
"If you have been feeling that you aren’t ready for your child to transition to a bigger bed, your child will likely feel that and respond to that as well," said Kelly Oriard, licensed family therapist and co-founder of, which offers resources to promote well-being for all and foster a bond between parents or caregivers and children.
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