She said, "the whole time we were painting and getting his room ready, we kept talking about how he was going to sleep in there. It was easier talking him into it, and getting him ready mentally than just making him go cold turkey one night".

My best friend did a "room makeover" for her son. She rearranged the furniture, not a new bed set, painted one wall, got some new decor (all fire truck themed) and her 6 year old was so stoked he had no issues transitioning into his "new big boy room".