Help - 5 Year Old Suddenly Refuses to Sleep in Her Room!

Personally, I would try to accommodate it for now. My 5yo is also afraid to sleep alone right now (luckily he has a brother to sleep with) and has terrible nightmares where he thrashes around and cries in his sleep and can't wake up. He also just started Kindergarten (he's also doing fine and has lots of new friends). I think they just have a lot of anxiety at this age.

One thing we've done is to let him fall asleep in our bed and then carry him into his bed before we go to sleep.

i am having the same issue with my 5 year old son...loves school and lots of friends too...i talked to my mom about it who had been a preschool teacher and in early childhood development and she said that this is the time they begin to "fear" things...scared of everything...mine was in twice last night, i just take him back each time...if someone has something more effective i would love to know as well...

My daughter has had some similar issues. What is sticking out to me in your letter, is the new furniture. Is is making different shadows or giving the room a different appearance at night when she wakes up groggy. This might make her a little bit scared. If it will help her, maybe try a flash light, or a music box that she can wind up to help calm her nerves. Since she's in kindergarten, she's old enough to get up and turn the light on, take a look around for herself and see that there is nothing wrong. Maybe an extra night light or something? I know my daughter is very particular about how open her bedroom door can and cannot be. Hopefully, this stage will pass soon!

My five year old is getting increasingly scared at night too. I think that the imagination is catching up AND halloween fear can make this two months kind of tricky. All we talk about for a week is ghosts and goblins and things that go bump in the night and of course our kids will be scared.

for this month (even last year) we relaxed our sleep in your own bed rules. Once she fell back asleep again we put her in her bed. after a couple weeks she will settle back in.

that being said - if this

Somewhere in kindergarten and all the other life changes comes more information and she might not actually be able to identify it. They hear something on the news that we don't know they did, such as Haunted House stories, or see ads, or hear other kids talking and they might get a little anxious. So that's one The next is that kids, even the ones with lots of friends can be anxious with all sorts of newness.
The next thing maybe the pink room is gorgeous but too bright? One of my sons rooms just never seemed to get dark enough.
Talk,talk,talk. It might go away on its own, but you will never look back and say I wish I would have talked to my child more. And if you know you are doing that, then you will be okay. All of you.
I remember my sons getting scared and we would let them sleep on the floor beside us until this passed. Believe me they do not want to sleep with you the rest of their lives. The important part is needing sleep. So sometimes you do have to adapt. MY heart goes out to you.