5 Yr Old Wants to Sleep in Room

My house rule is you have to go to sleep in your room but if you wake up during the night you can come to my bed if you need to. (unless there is a storm, I always let them sleep with me but I let them know only during storms) My daughter is 6 and she used to consistenly come to my bed around midnight she doesnt wake up and come to my bed anymore. I also keep a baby monitor in her room so I can hear if she is calling me. That gives her a lot of security to know if she calls me I will be right there.

My mom said she went through this with my sister and me, and I remember it too! Like the other poster said, she would reward us in the morning when we stayed in our room all night. Also, we would have "special Friday nights" and holidays when we would all sleep with mom and dad. That gave us something to look forward to.
Hope it helps!

My kids all did things like that. My 8 year can still be found on our floor in the morning when he has had a bad dream in the middle of the night. he seldom wakes us up but does come in and makes himself a pallet and falls asleep.
I would tell him that he can no longer sleep in our room unless he takes a nap. PERIOD. That waking up that early is ok if he doesn't get grumpy, but he gets grumpy so he has to choose. take a nap and sleep in our room on the floor, or not take a nap and sleep in his own room. No compromise. If he takes a nap tell him to go to the floor or to his room, it doesn't matter, but he has to choose. So let him.
But if chooses your floor know that he will grow out of it. There was a time when all 3 of my sons were camped out in our room for various reasons. Even though they have their own rooms and beds. We just went with the flow. they are required to pick up pillows and blankets in the morning as I don't like them all over the floor all day. But i let them comfort themselves by sleeping near us. Not in the bed with us, but in the room with us. I wouldn't worry to much, he will grow out of it. All of mine did, and now we only have the occassional interloper.
good luck,
L.

Have You thought about offering him something special if he sleeps in his own bed for so many days?
And if he is going to be so awful I would make him take a nap. and tell him that he is napping because he doesnt sleep good when he sleeps in your room.
Good luck I go through phases like that here.

Hello J.,

Did you ask him what would he like to change so he can "love" his room? we have the same problem with ours too. no magic wand here... when they fall asleep my husband takes them to their rooms. Good luck! ~C.~