Breaking Co-Sleeping

[AmF75]

Our 6 yr old was Co-slept from a baby. He has a good night time routine in his own bedroom and bed , has done for a few years but when he always got up he gets up he gets in with us and would sleep the night with us. We are trying to get him to sleep through now though (reclaiming our bed is important for our marriage, plus he is just too big and fidgety now !) But he will not settle back in his bed in the night . He will eventually drop off if we stand and hold his had but he is awake half an hour later wanting "cuddles". My wife and I have not slept properly for years now. He says he can't sleep without cuddles now... yes we made a rod for our own back. Our eldest who is 12 transfered to his own bed at 5 and never came to us again. Why is this one a pain!
Please , any tips to get him to settle and sleep through .

A few quick ideas you may have already tried:

• Does he like his bed? Bedroom? Bedding? Could a trip for him to pick out some new big boy sheets or blankets help? Or a different bed? Make the room & bed somewhere ge wants to be?
• You could try it gradually with one of the glow alarm clocks which turns green at a set time, so you set the time and tell him he can come through to you when it turns green (could set this for early morning)?
• Rewards chart for nights spent in own bed?

Camp bed next to your bed that you gradually move back towards his room after a few good nights at each interim position?