4 year old won't sleep at night

[Claire0587]

For 4 weeks my 4 year old dd hasn't wanted to sleep at night. It started off when she had a nightmare, and for the nights following she hasn't wanted to go to bed and when she finally does drop off wakes up within a couple of hours and is sometimes awake for 4+ hours a night not wanting to go back to sleep. When i ask her what's wrong and why she doesn't want to sleep, she says it's because I'm her best friend, she loves me and we're a family. I've tried to reassure her, stayed with her while she falls asleep when she first goes to bed, used sleep mists, use a nightlight and nothing seems to be working. It's now come to the point where I feel anxious about what the night will hold and where I'm so exhausted for work that for the last few nights I've slept on her floor on an inflatable bed but know I can't continue to do that. Does anyone have any suggestions to try?

Will she sleep in your bed?

Is there any reason why she can't sleep with you. Do you have a partner?
The world is a scary place for a small child. I remember being 4 and being terrified at night but I'd never have dared to wake my mother up as she was a very unstable single mother.
I temember feeling that the best thing in the world wod be to be in bed with my mother. The flat took on weird shadows and was a scary ace at night.

Yes I have a partner, he starts work at 1am most days and has a driving job so needs to have had some rest. I've been sleeping in her room so that we don't disturb him when he has work.

She'll sleep anywhere where she knows I am.

My four year old ends up coming into my bed every single night. And has done since he moved to a bed at 22 months.

I think it’s easiest to roll with these things as he’ll stop eventually (and I agree with the PP who said nighttime can be scary for small kids).

Has she got a full size bed? Let partner sleep in there and she sleep with you for a while.