Not sure if anyone can help. My son is nearly 3 and for the past few months he's been frequently night waking and coming into our bedroom. When we return him to bed he says something along the lines of "stay here mummy or sprinkles will come". When I talk to him about the "sprinkles" he says their pink and blue sprinkles up on the roof and he is genuinely scared of them.
I went to him the other night and he was almost hysterical, hyperventilating and sobbing saying "sprinkles are scary" - I have absolutely NO idea what he's referring to - but he seems genuinely scared.
He loves his room, his bed and is an easy to bed/easy to sleep boy with a great night routine, he is just become a frequent night waker and this seems to be the issue when we return him to bed. I am not really interested in letting him sleep with us or in our room because he's always had his own room and when we've ever had to share a room (when staying at friends etc), I just don't sleep well as I wake every time he turns over or makes a noise!
Any ideas/suggestions?
