My nearly 7 year old has started only wanting me at bedtimes. Will scream and cry if Dad tries to take her and because we have a 9 year old too I usually give in because she’s so loud and then stops her sister from getting to sleep. I realise this probably doesn’t help the situation. If I’m not here she will go to bed with Dad because I’m not an option but I don’t want to go out every bedtime because I’d like to put her sister to bed some nights too. About 8 weeks ago, she became very attached to me and started waking in the night and wanting to sleep on our bed. We would spend hours refusing and then out of exhaustion gave in and now it’s pretty much every night. Bedtimes are really hard because even if I take her to bed it’s stayed taking 1-2 hours because she doesn’t want me to leave the room. I either have to wait until she’s so tired she accepts me leaving or she’s asleep and I creep out the room. I hate doing this because I know there is evidence out there to say she will then wake in the night and need me but this is happening all the time anyway. I just don’t know what to do anymore. We always had a really good bedtime structure before this and now I feel we have none. I’m exhausted, my husband is too and feeling helpless and my 9 year old is starting to feel really tired from it all as well. Any advice would be appreciated.