For the last 4-5 weeks DS has been waking up at 4am crying. It started with him having a couple of little nightmares, but now I think it has turned in to habit. He cries, I go in, stroke his head, say 'go back to sleep' and he does. He doesn't come out of his cot and doesn't ask to be picked up. But its happening every night, sometimes twice or three times. I don't think its night terrors, because he knows who I am and he doesn't look particularly scared. However last night it escalated to him screaming he wants to go down stairs and he wants to get out of bed. I sat on his chair with him, and after 10 minutes he went back to bed. They are not major episodes, not difficult to resolve, but they are happening every night.
He has always been a good sleeper, goes down awake in the dark. Sleeps about 8-8. He is still in his cotbed because it is plenty big enough for him and he seems comfortable. He is a pretty easy going child, not overly anxious, definitely not clingy. He is generally a happy child, and happy in his own company. I've tried asking him why he is said in the night, but I don't think he really knows himself.
Can anyone help??