Advantages: Large & Modern Style, Converts to Junior bed
Disadvantages: Not suitable for very short parents

...be converted into a nice junior bed which is suitable for children up till about 6 years Pros Nice light colour and Modern style Good instruction guide and easy to put together Large bed area(child could easily use as cot till 3 years) 3 position mattress base, top position excellent so newborn is not to low in cot, lowest position is a must once child can stand and because cot quite deep little monkeys find it harder to escape(my 2year old is quite tall and she couldn't climb out as found with previous experience and other models) Converts easily to junior bed(a bed guard is not included) Nice and sturdy, chunky design, good quality Easy to clean, no nooks and cranny's on the bars Has matching accessories Tall boy (drawers) £230 Storage Chest £115 Shelf £65 Bookcase £175 Cot Top changer £70 Prices are up to date from mamas... Read review

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Advantages: Comfort, choice, bed buying experience
Disadvantages: price, you may find you have to buy one for all your children

...Introduction --------------- Our four year old (three at the time but it takes a while to get products added….. if you know what I mean) was still in a Junior bed and resisting efforts to get her into a full size bed. She had picked out a princess mid sleeper bed with ladder and castle, altogether not suitable three and she wouldn't be able to climb the ladder. Getting her to accept something else was going to take some careful negotiation. Searching on the Internet came across Silentnight's My First Bed. Their logo is a friendly looking hippo in Pyjamas so it's a hippo bed. Finally I had something that would rate against the princess castle. A bed buying experience ------------------------------- My First Beds are put together from a series of option choices with a bed builder application on Silentnights web site... Read review

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Advantages: Fun, easy to use and great value for money
Disadvantages: None Found!

...My daughter recently grew out of her Samsonite Pop Up Bubble Travel Cot (which I have also reviewed) and we decided that, as she had moved from a cot into a 'Big Girl's Bed' in her room, it was time to make the move with our travel sleeping arrangements as well. We thought about just letting her go in a standard bed, but felt that as she was in a junior bed at home (which is only 90 cm off the ground) it would be a bit much to expect her to cope with potentially falling from such a great height when she is meant to be enjoying her holidays! So we looked around and found surprisingly little available. There are some roll out foam beds, some futon mattress style ones and the rest are just sleeping bags to go on top of standard beds to keep the child all tucked in. We didn't really like any of these options, so were really pleased... Read review

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Advantages: Imaginative and Creative and Funny
Disadvantages: None

...Bean which was published in 1999 and she hasn't looked back since. She has gone on to write over twenty children's books and win a Kate Greenaway Medal for her artwork, chosen to promote 2000's World Book Day. ***Who are Charlie and Lola*** (taken from I am absolutely too small for school) For those of you who haven't read any of the Charlie and Lola series, you may have seen the TV adaptation of the books on BBC or Nickelodeon Junior. Lola, is a cute little blonde girl with a wonderful imagination and a great sense of humour. Her older brother Charlie who is often left in charge of his sister (we never do meet their parents….) is possibly the most patient pre-teen ever! He is forever having to accommodate Lola and often has to call on his own equally vivid imagination in order to encourage her to do whatever it is he is trying... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of articles, full of information, gorgeous photography
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I have always seen this magazine in WH Smith whenever I go to pick up the other parenting magazines I buy every month, but to be honest I have never paid that much attention to it. I saw an advert on a website I belong to which said to ring a number and you get a free issue of Junior and then a further 3 issues for just £1. I couldn't resist and then the next month, my first ever issue of Junior dropped onto my doormat. The first thing I noticed was the quality of the magazine itself. The cover is lovely and glossy, and all of the pages inside are very thick and have that expen