ProudGrandma Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 if you have bunk beds, do you make the child in the top bunk make their bed? If not, how do you justify wanting the other children to make theirs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto3innc Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I do have my son on the top bunk make it daily. However, we only do a bottom fitted sheet, no top sheet so that makes it a little easier. The quilt on top is pretty forgiving so it's really not terribly hard. Honestly, he's just gotten used to it from doing it the last couple years and does it fairly quickly. I may pull on the edges when I'm in his room to straighten it a bit but he does do it himself well enough. If I didn't have him do it, I would have a very hard time with his little brother making his on the bottom bunk (my younger ds is all about "fair":glare:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 We don't have bunk beds, and I'm a bit inconsistent about bedmaking, sometimes I require them made, sometimes I just can't be bothered asking them again and again, other times I just make them myself. However, if I require beds to be made I would require it of all of them, if I decide to make them myself I'll do it for all of them. It wouldn't feel quite right to me to require something of one and not the others, unless it was something that was age appropriate for one but not the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Yup, I have them make their beds (DD is in a loft, and DS6 is in a top bunk.) I'm not exactly a stickler about neatness for it, though. A little effort is all I ask. The bunk and loft are pretty recent, though, and they were used to making their (floor-level) beds before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyOBoy Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 We just got bunk beds a week ago, and I have been having them both make their beds. They are young, however, and for now, I accept just pulling the covers up to the pillow, as long as it is carefully done. Our top bunk dweller is naturally rather meticulous and I find his covers neatly pulled up, snuggle blankie folded, and animals arranged on his pillow to hibernate for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I sew elastic straps to the bottom corners of the top bunk comforter (no top sheet - just fitted sheet and comforter). This keeps it pretty secure so all dd has to do is pull the comforter up and smooth it a bit. I've seen directions for mitering the bottom corners and adding elastic so that it's basically like a fitted sheet...but my way was quicker.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Yes, they have to make their beds, but I'm not persnickity on how well it's done. Covers pulled up is good enough for me, since goodness, even I can't make a top bunk all that neatly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My youngest ds has a loft bed and he is required to make his bed every morning. That is just part of the morning routine. Sometimes I will help him with the edges, but he's getting fairly good at doing it himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I'm going to be the odd ball out that doesn't require my children to make their beds. Any of them. I'm probably throwing myself under a train here, but I don't make MY bed. ;) Only every once in awhile when I'm feeling extra ambitious. I've never really understood the point in making beds unless it's just something that you need to do to make the room feel clean. :confused: If company is coming over I can understand making the beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasia Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My 9 year old acrobat is responsible for making his top bunk - I can't reach it and I'm not climbing up there. The other boys make their beds as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Cornelia Snook Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 For both my bunk bed boys, I put on a waterproof mattress cover, then they sleep in sleeping bags. It is TOO DANG HARD to change the sheets on their beds, especially the top bunk. Every couple of weeks, the mattress cover on the top bunk gets changed. That sleeping bag gets washed weekly. Bottom bunk boy still wets his bed nearly every night, so we wash the sleeping bag and mattress cover daily, and replace them nightly. Sigh. I'm so sick of pee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo_chickenlady Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I'm going to be the odd ball out that doesn't require my children to make their beds. Any of them. I'm probably throwing myself under a train here, but I don't make MY bed. ;) Only every once in awhile when I'm feeling extra ambitious. I've never really understood the point in making beds unless it's just something that you need to do to make the room feel clean. :confused: If company is coming over I can understand making the beds. We never make our beds either. About once every 3-4 days we make it right before we go to bed, just to straighten out the sheets and blankets. Oh, and we make it when company is coming over, but that is not very often (twice a year, maybe??). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 thanks everyone for your responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a27mom Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 My daughter folds her blankets at the end of her top bunk to make her bed. No crazy tucking in needed. We have solid colored sheets so it looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 We don't make beds. But in general I have no problem with requiring one kid do something that I don't require of another kid - sometimes I have a good reason, sometimes I don't, but I'm always willing to discuss my reasoning so long as the "wronged" child is willing to truly listen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Our boys have fitted sheets and large blankets. They just fold their blankets in the morning. Of course, they then unfold them for reading time. :lol: I make my bed daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Mom Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 We have bunk bed sheets that are sewn on one side so they are easier for making the bed. The boys are required to straighten the sheet and the comforter, it takes less than 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 My son with a loft bed makes his bed each morning. But it's just straightening up the duvet (we change the duvet covers rather than using a top sheet) so it's not difficult. When he actually changes his fitted sheet, dh or I will help him, because that is hard to do alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Oh, and unfortunately, the boys share a small room, and Nathan has many passions. So, his bed's perimeter is comprised of: a portable CD player/tape combo for audio books, a large box with art supplies, a wooden box full of wax seal kits, inks, calligraphy pens, etc. A file box where he stores completed drawings and extra drawing paper. Then there's a box of random things -- flashlights, pocket knives, compass, and other boy stuff. Then, there are coffee table size books that won't fit in his rain gutter bookshelves. It drives me batty, and I wish we had room for a different system. I'm pondering a system since their room is up for remodeling this winter. The problem is, they have two tall bookshelves already in their room, a tall narrow cabinet with audio books, and no room for a dresser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'm going to be the odd ball out that doesn't require my children to make their beds. Any of them. I'm probably throwing myself under a train here, but I don't make MY bed. ;) Only every once in awhile when I'm feeling extra ambitious. I've never really understood the point in making beds unless it's just something that you need to do to make the room feel clean. :confused: If company is coming over I can understand making the beds. :iagree: ODS straightens his out (he's on top) and I sometimes pull the covers up to the pillows, but I'm not a bed-maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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