I havea  26 month old and he's been in his toddler bed for the past 6 months. For the first 5 months he was great, he didn't get out of bed, continued to sleep through the night like he has been, until the last month.  He started getting out of bed in the middle of the night and wants to come in bed with my husband and I.  We were so startled the first time he came in we made the mistake of letting him in our bed thinking it was a one time deal. Since that time we have been really "working" hard to get him to stay in bed. We don't let him sleep in our bed at all and we have been doing the "tough" love by putting him back (sometimes taking up to 3 hrs in a night) until he stays in his bed. We don't yell or get angry we just pick him up, give him a kiss and put him back.  We seemed to have some luck with that approach since we were having some nights that he sayed in his bed all night and we made sure that we provided positive feedback in the morning when he did that. Other times we (usually my husband) ended up laying down on my son's floor until he fell back asleep. We're finding that it's not actually about our bed, but rather just being with us. I guess my question is, how long do we need to do this until he finally "gets it" that he needs to stay in his bed?  Do other moms have this same issue and how long did it take to "train" your child?  I have to admit I can see why partents give in. It's exhusting and I'm pregnant so it makes it doubly exhausting being up several hours in the middle of the night.  Any insight would be REALLY appreciated.