How can I stop my toddler waking at 5.30am every day?Get a nightlight and connect it to a timer switch. Explain he should only get out of bed if the light is on and, if it isn't, he should try to go back to sleep or lie quietly in his bed until

bed in the spare room.He wakes around 5am and is hysterical for about 10 to 15 minutes before we can get him to sleep again - in our bed. Sometimes he goes into hysterics at night and nothing will comfort him. We have wondered whether it could be bad

are one of the most common problems raised with health visitors, and research shows 15-25% of pre-schoolers wake in the night. So don't assume your child is the only one not sleeping through the night. Also, other mums may offer advice on the matter

My son Oscar slept soundly until he was 18 months old, when we moved house for the third time since his birth and I started a new job. For six months afterwards, he woke every night at around 2am, and usually screamed for anything between one