sleep problem

My daughter who is five sleeps with me every night I can not get her in her own bed ever since my husband and  i split up if I mention it she gets very distressed and I dont know how to get her in her own bed she gets up even when I put her in my bed so she does not go to bed with me and goes to bed alone in my bed. My boyfriend is planning on moving in in November and visits and I do not want her to sleep with us. I work full time and am to tired to argue at night. What can I do?

[Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.]

You're looking for an easy way to accomplish this and there is no easy way. You've got to bite the bullet and stop allowing her to sleep with you. Set a firm limit and stick with it. Yes, you may be tired, but don't expect that this problem will solve itself unless you get serious about stiucking with a plan to stop the behavior. Take the bull by the horns and be strong.