Will Not sleep...Advice Please

McK4's experience is pretty much the same as ours.

Our son has only stayed in his bed a few times since moving into it almost 18 months ago. Every night, he finds his way into our bedroom and into our bed. My Mother-in-Law suggested putting a sleeping bag in our room as his place of haven when he comes into our room.

We don't know what prompted his fear of being in his room, but we've not been able to abate it either. So, for now, the easiest path is to let him come in when he's ready so we can all get some decent sleep.

Put a floor mattress in your room, for him to sleep on when he needs to.
That is what we do and it is a happy medium. And we do not have bedtime battles with our kids at all. And they do sleep in their own beds too. Sometimes they are just scared or don't feel well. Its fine.
Yes... Kids at this age, developmentally, do begin to have night-time fears, fears of the dark, scared of being alone etc. Its normal.
When I was that age and older, I did that too. My parents let me. I grew out of it. Its normal kid stuff. MANY kids do that.

All the best,
Susan

I think more than lack of sleep, I might be more concerned about a 2 year old waking up and walking around your house while you sleep (safety issues). You may want to consider gating his door so that when he gets up, he'll most likely call you then you can go to his room and put him back in his bed.

We went through the same thing with our daughter. She won't stay in her own bed no matter what. She went to sleep fine but would wake some time in the middle of the night and come and get into bed with us (and then keep us awake all night thrashing around and kicking off the covers). After months of unsuccessfully bringing her back to her room multiple times a night we made her a "Mouse Bed" at the foot of our bed. We call it that because she has to be as quiet as a mouse when she is in it and she is not allowed to come into our bed. It is not ideal but we are all sleeping better and she feels safe and happy. She'll grow out of it one of these days!