DD is nearly 7 and I am still having to sit with her for bed every night, I don't mind this as she shares a room with DD3 so they generally go down around 7.30 and settle pretty quickly if I am in there, usually DD3 is the first asleep but occasionally it's DD7.
the thing is even if she's been asleep for a bit, the minute she hears me move she is up asking me where I am going and begging me not to leave. I tell her to lie down and that I am just going to the toilet etc and will come back to check on her in a minute but usually before I do this she is up looking for me refusing to go back to bed herself. I put her back to bed and rinse and repeat. Bedtime can sometimes take up to 2 hours and I am exhausted.
if it was just her I'd be leaving her to it and letting her get on with making a fuss but she will wake her sister at the moment if I do this which really isn't fair.
Has anyone dealt with this and has any advice?