I used to have one in my room as a teenager/early 20s living with parents - so I could build it up into a sofa during the day (although in reality, me actually MAKING the bed would have been progress)... the only thing that would worry me with the one I had (the metal-framed Ikea one, if you've been looking in Ikea you'll know the one I mean) would be that the gaps between the bars look a good width for kid's heads possibly getting stuck in - a bit too wide for comfort for my liking.