DD, 9, is having trouble sleeping at night. This is fairly new - she has refused her own bedroom for a few months now since a friend told her scary stories about it. She now sleeps in her brother’s room (younger, they had shared before).
We try all sorts to encourage her own room, spending time in there with her in the day time and at weekends. I’ve listened to the scary stories and we’ve talked about how to make the thoughts less scary.
We’ve tried no pressure regarding the room, which is where we are at the moment. But now she’s begun not being able to fall asleep, coming down to find us and crying. This is really new.
DH and I get about 2 hours together in an evening. We are up very early and both work full time. The evenings, selfish as it sounds, are really important to us, for our relationship and our own well being. So it’s hard to remain as patient as I would like, and I don’t want to make DD’s situation worse.
How do other parents deal with this?