Not sleeping all night

[roseymom]

My 4 year old old has recently decided over the last month, that she doesn't want to sleep in her bed all night. She will go to sleep perfectly fine in her own bed, but after midnight she gets up and comes into us. We have used bedtime bath to help her sleep better but it hasn't worked. Has anyone else had this trouble and how did they tackle it?

Depends - is she coming in to you because she's scared? Is there a noise waking her up? Is her room too cold/hot? Streetlight waking her? Getting up to wee?

If she's scared, comfort and reassurance, in her own room. If there's something waking her, try sorting that out and then putting her back to bed. If she's just messing about, kind but firm return to bed.

The key is to be ruthlessly consistent. Pick a starting point, talk to her at bedtime about how big girls sleep all night in their own beds and get such lovely rest ready for a big day of fun, tell her she has to stay in her own bed at night, and then when she comes in to you, take her back. Every time. Google the Supernanny method for this, it's a good one. Steel yourself for a bunch of bad nights, get your partner to share the load, and do not give in. You can do this!

Could she be getting cold? Night walking is entirely normal and most humans do it. The difference you've noticed with DD is that she's started coming to your bed when she finds herself awake. I'd try another blanket on her, or warmer sleepwear, as the weather's been cold lately. A bed with nice warm parents in it is enticing if you're cold!