Not used Mumsnet before so here goes:
My eight year old goes to bed at 8pm and is allowed to read until 8.30pm. He then spends the next two hours calling us up stairs for various reasons - usually to tell us that he can't sleep. Have tried ignoring him but he stands at the top of the stairs and the bangs bannister etc. Perhaps we are sending him to bed too early but we need to have some evening time ourselves - I don't think we are being selfish. Any tips? Thanks.