We moved my girl out of her crib a couple of months before her second birthday. She was starting to indicate that she would try to climb out of her crib (putting her leg on the top of the rail) so we decided she would be safer in a bed. We really emphasized that she was a BIG girl now and got her some Little Mermaid sheets (that's her fave movie). She loves it. We also bought some posters for her room (princesses of course) to make it less "baby" and more "girly". She LOVES her new room and bed.