We would let our 3yr. old finish out the night with us when she went through this phase. Everyone told us not to do it; that we would never get her out of our bed again. My hubby just laughed and said that he doubted she would still want to sleep with us when she is 16.

I found reasoning with her doing the day worked better than trying to force a tired toddler (not to mention Mom!) back to bed in the middle of the night. Plus, we have so little time left to snuggle with them! I grab all I can get now!