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[quote=Anonymous]Our child is six years old and never had an issue sleeping through the night until two years ago.  Suddenly, she would wake up every night around 3-4am for 6-7 months and come into our bedroom.  Both of us would wake up and I would just walk her back to her bedroom and sleep in her room.  The problem is, most nights my spouse was unable to fall back to sleep.  I am a stay at home parent and my spouse works 50-60 hours a week.  We are fairly well off so I understand the need for sleep for my spouse (work wise).  But, I don't think waking us up at night is such a big deal.  My spouse disagrees.

A year ago my spouse got angry one night and screamed at our child for waking us up.  After that night our child slept through the night (or at least did not wake us up) for almost a year straight.  Only when she was ill or not feeling well would she wake us.  But, overall 99% of the time she went back to sleep if she woke up.

Last night she started waking us up again and two weeks ago she woke us up four times in one week.  Now, my spouse is frustrated and angry again.  We disagree on the problem.  I think our child is only six and it's not a big deal.   My spouse feels every night I go to sleep with her when she wakes us up it is supporting her behavior.  Therefore, I am not supporting my spouse and our need for sleep.  I will admit being a stay at home parent has its advantages.  I don't need to focus on work all day and have less outside responsibilities.  But, I do take care of the house and oversee our child's schooling, etc.

This has become a nonstop argument. What is the big deal if a six year old wakes up her parents at night?  The kid is six!  Am I missing something?[/quote]

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