My 6 year old has been having nightmares and he’s now afraid to sleep in his bed and has started coming into our bed in the middle of the night almost every night. Any advice on how I can help him through this?

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I just let my kid sleep in my bed when that happens. She’s 6 and I figure she won’t do it forever. Also she’s very snuggly ☺️

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We dealt with this too and put a blow up bed at the end of the bed and it made it easier for all of us and eventually she went back on her own.

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Oh I’m so sorry. My 5 1/2 year old is going through the same. I find that if I can intercept him on his way out (note: I’m a night owl!) I can steer him back to bed if I sit with him in his room for 15 minutes.
Weird advice that may only apply to New Yorkers, it gets insanely hot in our apt in winter, so I have a fan in his room that I keep on low all night. I think the sound/circulating air helps! Good luck to you!

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We’re struggling with this with our 4.5 year old right now. For awhile we just let her sleep with us, but I got tired of getting elbowed in the face. We are now trying kids’ melatonin, a weighted blanket and a better night light. Fingers crossed that something works!

When our little guys do this one of us goes and lays in their bed. That way at least one of us gets solid sleep since they kick a bunch at night. Then we come back to our bed once they fall asleep. Often times they tell me it was a nightmare but they are really waking because they kicked off the covers and are cold or have to use the restroom. Now i try to make sure those are covered off in before bed and it seems to help.

We bought a little mat that folds up and when he has a nightmare he comes in and unfolds his mat and sleeps next to our bed. He's gotten to the point now that he doesn't wake me up anymore. I'm just hoping it's a phase and will pass. There's so much going on in their lives, I'm sure they're struggling too.

Mines 6 and has never left our bed. I feel for you 😔

Growing up my parents kept a sleeping bag in their room. That way if my brothers or I were scared we could come sleep in it, on the fluffy rug at end of their bed. That way we felt better and there were no co-sleeping issues ever. Everyone was happy but still sleeping separately.

We put a special toy in our sons room and tell him it’s his good dream moose and it brings him nice dreams. When he has nightmares we tell him he can talk to his good dream moose and tell him about them and the moose will take the bad dreams away and bring him good ones. Just started this... hoping it works.

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