My kid literally will not stay asleep at night…I am at a loss at this point. She is 5 and constantly leaving her room and coming into mine and waking me up…what can i do to get her to stay in bed?
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Let her make a pallet with blankies next to the bed so if she comes in at night she just lays down with no fuss.
Put up a gate or something. You’ll still be able to hear but they won’t have the fun of the house.
We just let our daughter play in her room until she gets sleepy and puts herself to bed.
With mine, we coslept until they were almost 5 and they were excited to become big kids in their own rooms. I took them shopping to pick out their own themes for their rooms, had them help me put it all together. I think having them personalize their rooms helped them a lot.
I places sleeping bags next to my bed. Come in and crawl into your bag and go to sleep. Do not wake me.
I have this problem with my grand daughter. Getting a king size bed and making the family bed. Way easier.
When my kids were little it didn’t matter where they slept as long as they slept. If they were awake everyone was. So they slept with me if they needed to. Sometimes we would sleep on the couch. Sometimes I would take them back to bed and sleep with them but in the morning we all were rested.
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Melatonin might help reset her routine. But honestly, most kids go through different sleep behaviours. I know its exhausting in the moment but time flies as well. My daughter went through similar around 4 so I popped a spare cot mat on the floor next to me and told her she can come sleep in my room if she wants but daddy needs sleep he has to be up very early so we have to be quiet. She was happy with that here and there. She never wandered off because she just wanted to be close at the time.
Keep putting her back she will figure it out
I have a babygate on youngests bedroom. But she doesn’t get out of bed until morning.
My son loves coming into our bed too but no one sleeps except him. So we had a talk to him and told him he needs to stay in his own bed or he loses his favourite toy or technology. He soon stayed in his own bed with the exception when he is sick 
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I had a daughter who was diagnosed with hyp we activity. She never slept and at 2. Just wandered the house.
Put a child lock on the inside of the door. Use a video monitor.
I found if my daughter is comfortable she will fall asleep and not wake up. If I dressed her too warm or too cool or if the pillow is not right or if it’s hot and she is covered or cold a she doesnt have enough blankets ect ect. She wakes up from being uncomfortable and then comes to sleep by me but if she is passed out and comfy she will not wake up. Also she falls asleep with me and then gets moved into her bed by her dad. Every child is different though but it could be helpful.
They’re only going to be young once, try doing some reading and snuggle time before bed, at the end of the day all your kids want is you and when they get bigger they want more independence, enjoy it while it lasts.