Yes, this is exactly what's happening in our household. And it takes a while for my 10-year-old to get to sleep, so I usually fall asleep with him (sometimes before him). 😂 The weirdest thing happened a couple of nights ago. I had fallen asleep next to him and was still next to him, and he got up and went to my husband to ask for me. My hubby gently told our son that I'm in his room, and he went back to his room and climbed back into bed with me and went straight back to sleep. My hubby followed him back to his room to make sure he was okay, but then he (hubby) could't get back to sleep. I slept through all of this, but during the same night, I saw my son get up to go somewhere and told him it was still nighttime, and he settled back into bed. Interestingly, I also used to sleepwalk and sleeptalk as a child, and my son talks in his sleep most nights. Sleep walking is his latest trick. 🫣 Could it be because it's school holidays and his sleep routine is out (he's going to bed later than usual, especially if he has a friend sleeping over). Or because he's doing too much digital screen time during the day? Is he about to grow out of the need for having me with him at night (you mentioned it's children from ages 8 to 11)? I've been loathe to withdraw because it makes him fearful... but now if he's waking up thinking I'm not there even when I am there, it seems a bit pointless to be there, right? 🤣
Yes, this is exactly what's happening in our household. And it takes a while for my 10-year-old to get to sleep, so I usually fall asleep with him (sometimes before him). 😂
The weirdest thing happened a couple of nights ago. I had fallen asleep next to him and was still next to him, and he got up and went to my husband to ask for me.
My hubby gently told our son that I'm in his room, and he went back to his room and climbed back into bed with me and went straight back to sleep.
My hubby followed him back to his room to make sure he was okay, but then he (hubby) could't get back to sleep.
I slept through all of this, but during the same night, I saw my son get up to go somewhere and told him it was still nighttime, and he settled back into bed.
Interestingly, I also used to sleepwalk and sleeptalk as a child, and my son talks in his sleep most nights. Sleep walking is his latest trick. 🫣
Could it be because it's school holidays and his sleep routine is out (he's going to bed later than usual, especially if he has a friend sleeping over).
Or because he's doing too much digital screen time during the day?
Is he about to grow out of the need for having me with him at night (you mentioned it's children from ages 8 to 11)?
I've been loathe to withdraw because it makes him fearful... but now if he's waking up thinking I'm not there even when I am there, it seems a bit pointless to be there, right? 🤣