She is 6... can’t you talk and explain? I can talk to my 6 year old and she understands. None of your daughter’s friends sleep in bed with their parents. Tell her that. Tell her that she is too old (And too big) to sleeP in your bed. Time to grow up!

I slept in the same room as my kids until they were 2 and 4 so I am not against co-sleeping, but 6 it’s just too old!
My 6 year old DD is very long and moves around a lot... the only way I could actually sleep with her in the same bed is if she took my husband’s place

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Anonymous wrote:You are not alone. A bunch of my friends have this issue. If it is bothering your sleep then work on correcting it but I don't think it is something awful or that you have to change if you are ok with it. Your child will eventually want to sleep in their own bed.

Can you elaborate on this because I find it baffling. A baby has to sleep in a separate crib. Presumably at some point when they start walking, the crib is converted into a child bed or a new bed is purchased. At what point does a child suddenly start sleeping in the parents' bed and why? And why would the parents ever let this happen? I'll jump off my roof if one of my kids were to sleep in my bed

I coslept with my kids from birth to 3 1/2 with the older one, and birth to 2 with the younger one. It was all fine. They sleep independently now and are teens. Babies don't need to sleep in a separate crib.

Limit night waking. We play white noise type thing super loud and that makes us all sleep better. My ds is not waking at night since we found one that works. We got the headspace app and he picks a sleepcast to fall asleep to and then when that is over, I put on one of the sleep radio things. They are all nature-y things - ocean waves, rainforest, etc He is sleeping through the night now.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not alone. A bunch of my friends have this issue. If it is bothering your sleep then work on correcting it but I don't think it is something awful or that you have to change if you are ok with it. Your child will eventually want to sleep in their own bed.

Can you elaborate on this because I find it baffling. A baby has to sleep in a separate crib. Presumably at some point when they start walking, the crib is converted into a child bed or a new bed is purchased. At what point does a child suddenly start sleeping in the parents' bed and why? And why would the parents ever let this happen? I'll jump off my roof if one of my kids were to sleep in my bed

I don't pretend to understand it. My child actually slept with me most nights as a baby because he would not settle in his crib. I value sleep so he slept lying on me. People can say what they will, it worked for us. He was fine. Now he sleeps in his own bed and does not sleep with us. He only gets out of bed if he has an accident or a nightmare. He is 7.

I have no clue what my friends kids sleep patterns were when they were babies but I can think of three people who talk about their kid getting into their bed at 2 in the morning or waking up and finding the kid in bed or the kid calling out in the middle of the night and ending up in their bed. That might not work for you and you don't allow it and that is fine. My friends seem to be ok with it or at least see it as more of a pain in the ass to send the kid back to bed. It seems to work for them. I doubt that it will last into teenage years, heck I would be surprised if it makes it past 8 or 9.

OP: If your child sleeping with you is problematic for you then you should be trying to encourage independent sleeping. If it doesn't bother you, then don't worry about it.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not alone. A bunch of my friends have this issue. If it is bothering your sleep then work on correcting it but I don't think it is something awful or that you have to change if you are ok with it. Your child will eventually want to sleep in their own bed.

Can you elaborate on this because I find it baffling. A baby has to sleep in a separate crib. Presumably at some point when they start walking, the crib is converted into a child bed or a new bed is purchased. At what point does a child suddenly start sleeping in the parents' bed and why? And why would the parents ever let this happen? I'll jump off my roof if one of my kids were to sleep in my bed

Co-sleeping. Ever heard of it? Happens all around the world that's not the US of A.

No I haven't but now I will google it. And, my kids are all one half european, so, it doesn't happen all around the world.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not alone. A bunch of my friends have this issue. If it is bothering your sleep then work on correcting it but I don't think it is something awful or that you have to change if you are ok with it. Your child will eventually want to sleep in their own bed.

Can you elaborate on this because I find it baffling. A baby has to sleep in a separate crib. Presumably at some point when they start walking, the crib is converted into a child bed or a new bed is purchased. At what point does a child suddenly start sleeping in the parents' bed and why? And why would the parents ever let this happen? I'll jump off my roof if one of my kids were to sleep in my bed

Co-sleeping. Ever heard of it? Happens all around the world that's not the US of A.

Sticker chart is good, but depending on what your concern is you could also put a pad on the floor next to your bed. She's free to sleep there or in her more comfortable big girl bed.

We didn't have this exact issue but my 6 year old DD loved those star projector night lights. She has two, plus the Hatch. It would be too much light for me, but it helps her.

Also check out the Calm app, it has bedtime stories you can leave playing.

Anonymous wrote:You are not alone. A bunch of my friends have this issue. If it is bothering your sleep then work on correcting it but I don't think it is something awful or that you have to change if you are ok with it. Your child will eventually want to sleep in their own bed.

Can you elaborate on this because I find it baffling. A baby has to sleep in a separate crib. Presumably at some point when they start walking, the crib is converted into a child bed or a new bed is purchased. At what point does a child suddenly start sleeping in the parents' bed and why? And why would the parents ever let this happen? I'll jump off my roof if one of my kids were to sleep in my bed

Sleep lady shuffle. Just keep walking her back to bed and don't talk while doing it. Once she sees there's no alternative, she'll stay there.

The hatch light works very well with my 4 year old. She doesn't leave the bed until it turns green, but she's a pretty compliant kid.

Anonymous wrote:Say more about the situation. Does she start in her own bed and then get into yours in the middle of the night? Or is she refusing to even start/stay in her bed at bedtime?

Agree. Need more info.

You are not alone. A bunch of my friends have this issue. If it is bothering your sleep then work on correcting it but I don't think it is something awful or that you have to change if you are ok with it. Your child will eventually want to sleep in their own bed.

Anonymous wrote:Bribe and sticker chart. She stays in her own bed for a night and she gets a sticker. X number of stickers she gets a toy or more screen time. Whatever her currency.

There has to be something she wants.

Say more about the situation. Does she start in her own bed and then get into yours in the middle of the night? Or is she refusing to even start/stay in her bed at bedtime?

Bribe and sticker chart. She stays in her own bed for a night and she gets a sticker. X number of stickers she gets a toy or more screen time. Whatever her currency.

Talk to me about this situation. 6 year old who needs to sleep in her own bed. I know we are late to the game, she had RSV as a baby and then always seemed sick but this isn't sustainable anymore. Any tips, tricks, plans to encourage her to stay in her bed? How to make it stick? We aren't above bribery or sweets or anything. I'll even pay her.