3 Yr Old Will No Longer Sleep by Self, Help?

I just went through a similiar thing with my now 4 yr old when he was 3. He started getting his night fears and thats why he wouldnt sleep by himself. He thought there were monsters and some nights he thought we were all gonna leave in the middle of the night without him, not sure why.
We dealt with him in our bedroom for almost a year till he turned 4. We got him out of our room by using the Big Boy talk. He got a brand new bed and CARS bedding for his birthday but the deal was if he wanted big boy stuff he needed to sleep in his room like a big boy. It worked for us. Good Luck!

I think he may be going through a temporary phase of separation anxiety. Has there been a change in the routine at home at all?

He's probably going to grow out of it, but what I would do is to make him stay in his room. If he comes out, he goes back. If he comes to your bed in the middle of the night, he goes back to his own. I would give him reassurance during daytime hours with extra hugs and kisses, but at night I'd be firm with the bedtime thing.

Good luck.

My 21 month old just started this too. He's NEVER had any sleep problems before. He's old enough now so I just let him CIO (Cry it out), which I'VE never done before (and boy is it hard to do). But after a couple of nights of trying everything to make sure nothing was wrong (including a night light and the "it's still your room in the dark" speech, just in case) I've come to the conclusion that he's being stubborn and doesn't want to go to bed. After he stops throwing a fit at the baby gate in his doorway, I go put him back to bed and he goes right to sleep.

My daughter is two. She wakes up about once a night - not such a good sleeper. She would love it if I would pick her up and put her in our bed, but I won't do it unless she's sick. I will, however, go in her room and sit beside her for a little while until she drifts back off to sleep. It sounds like he may be going through a little spell. As I'm sure you know, consistency is the key. I read an article that said if you don't want to create the pattern, then don't do it. Maybe just go in and sit beside him and rub his back for a few minutes and then go back to your own room. Does he have a nightlight? Just wondering if he might be afraid of the dark? Best of luck.

My son is Two and has also just stated coming into my room at night to sleep. The first few nights I let him sleep on my bed but I wasn't getting very good sleep because he moves around alot so I put a sleeping bag down on my floor next to my bed and told him if he wants to sleep in mommy's room he had to sleep on the floor. He only did that for a couple of nights then must have decided his bed was more comfortable because he stays in it now.