Almost 4 yo turned into a nightmare at night!

[LittleDonkeyKong]

My DD is 4 in October. Up until a couple of months ago she was an angel at night. Going to bed at around 7.30 sleeping through and not getting out of bed until I went into her room.

She now goes to bed ok but throughout the night while I'm downstairs she is getting out of bed and either coming downstairs or trying to get in my bed. I put her back in her bed and tell her she needs to be a big girl and stay in her own bed.

Every night while I'm asleep she gets in my bed and is there when I wake up.

I don't know what has brought this change in her. me and her dad separated last March so it wasn't recent.

Any tips on how I can get her to stay in her own bed. The behaviour change was so sudden it took me completely by surprise.

Hi! I'm having the very same problem with my son! He turns 4 in Sept, and the nighttime routine has hit bottom :( he was fantastic At sleeping, going through the motions to get up the stairs to bed but Not the last few weeks has been a nightmare, putting him to bed at 7.30pm as normal and then the trouble beings... Wandering in and out, screaming that he hates sleep and bedtime :-( we've tried night lights and more stories but he takes around 3/4 hours to settle :( do you think it's a 'milestone' Thing? :-o
I'm sorry I'm not much help in advice giving, just letting you know your not alone ;)
Xxx

I have just come on mumsnet for the first time in a year because my 4 yo ds just won't go to sleep. He fights it until 9 or 10 pm every night and wakes up like clockwork at 7am, grumpy as a snake. Thankfully he doesn't get out of bed but he calls us to come see him about every 15 minutes for 2 hours a night and it's driving us insane. We do a pretty strict bedtime calm routine where the tv is off and we don't have any stimulating games while he has a bit of warm milk then off to bed with 2 stories and his gro-clock for company.

Maybe it is a milestone thing as he has been a great sleeper from about 1yo. We're sticking to our guns with the routine but I'm not one to let him cry so have to go up and see him EVERY bloody time, even if it's just to say goodnight at the door and come back down. Please say it's just a phase!!!

If there is anyone who has more knowledge about this stage?