My 6 year old step-daughter wakes up several nights a week. When she stays over at other people's houses (cousin, for instance), she does the same thing. She usually comes in, goes to her dad's side of the bed, starts crying, and then wants to be tucked back in. She had sleep apnea as a toddler and had her adenoids removed when she was 3 but still didn't actually sleep through the night once till she was about 4. Her usual complaints are that she woke up and can't get back to sleep or that she just can't sleep period. We have tried telling her that she needs to just relax in bed and not come in our room but that doesn't work. I have told her that if our door is closed, she can't come in unless it's an emergency (sick, nightmare, etc.) but that doesn't work either; she will just cry in her own room or at our door until my husband gets out of bed. My 3 year old has been sleeping through the night since she was a very small baby and now wakes up only once every couple of months, usually due to a nightmare or an accident. We are expecting a baby in just 3 weeks and I am really worried about my step-daughter coming in our room crying & waking up the baby. I want to teach her to stay in her own room but she refuses. How else can I get her to stay asleep more often? My husband says that she has always had sleep problems but just brushes it off as it being "the way she is." Is there anything we can do or do we have to just wait for her to eventually outgrow it? Would it help if we closed our door and didn't come to her rescue when she cries? As a baby, her parents never did the "let them cry it out" method; they came to her side whenever she woke up. I'm not sure if this has stuck with her and might be part of the reason she has a hard time getting back to sleep on her own.