Hi and my total complete sympathy! I was in the same situation until my daughter was 4. We ending up putting a clock radio near her bed. (luckily, she could read numbers) so we made a rule that she had to stay in her own bed until the first number...
I think you want to be consistent. If you don't want the family bed scenario, you must get up and put her back into her bed. Try not to turn on the lights, or make the situation exciting in any way - just put her back in her bed and soon she'll re...
I have heard of moms having great success with the 'get out of bed free' card. My daughter used it when she was having sleep issues with her 8 year old. I think the trick is to customize it to fit your family.
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