Night Time Wake Ups

You are doing the right thing already. Walk him back (don't carry him) and keep any speaking to an absolute minimum. He will stop in time.

Try to look at it from another perspective: Be glad that when he gets out of bed at 3:00 am he comes to you, instead of sleepwalking out the back door, or helping himself to snacks in the kitchen. There are kids who do those things, too, and that is scary.

It is a phase he is probably going through and it will get better. Just keep doing what you're doing... walking him back to bed. Each of my kids (FABULOUS sleepers from the get go) went thru a phase where they would get out of bed and come to the side of my bed. It was short lived, but they both did this. One did it around 3 yrs old, the other did it closer to 5.

Just give it a little time. I don't think you need to resort to locking him in his room or anything drastic... he comes to YOU. He's not roaming the house...

Dr Ferber has some good suggestions on this. Try borrowing the "sleep training" book from the library or a friend.

Can you put a bell or something on his door to rouse him as he gets up out of bed? can you incentivize his remaining in bed? can you make him responsible for making sure that a favorite toy stays in bed all night long?

Good luck to you and yours,
F. B.

I have a nephew that is still doing this at about 9 years old. Sometimes he gets stuck in the corner, and once my SIL found him in the basement laundry room standing with his eyes closed just murmuring her name. He wasnt really sleep walking, but like you say, half in half out. She does exactly as you do and has asked many times for advice and help. They all say he will just grow out of it.