Check for scary shadows. Maybe start taking out some of those things you put in his room-because there are so many it might actually be working against each other. Be careful with humidifiers that use water because they grow water really fast. Maybe that’s going on? When my little guy was struggling staying in his room I just kept walking him back. It was more stressful for me however he was back to his own bed after about a week. Good luck mama!!
I’m praying for this sweet baby. I don’t know what his little heart is scared of?? But I’ve got a 2/1-2 yr old granddaughter, we went through the same thing. It was rough, but she finally got past whatever it was
Have you tried letting him sleep on the couch. Maybe watch TV
I’d see if his room is haunted. Try sage the room
I gave my 5 year old a chocolate milk shake
i wanna know what happened while you were gone for surgery. who was he with?
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Obstructive sleep apnea …
Try CBD oil! My son had a phase where he had night terrors. I had someone do energy work on him and they recommended CBD. It’s legal, no thc, and we did the one with lowest dosage (500mg) and it did WONDERS for him! We wouldn’t make him sleep alone at first. Don’t force him 
Hold him close, reassure him. Let him sleep with mommy and daddy for a bit to feel safe and so that he (and you) catch up on sleep. Eventually as some time went on after the night terrors stopped, my son felt comfortable sleeping in his own room again (I would lay with him til he fell asleep) but once we started CBD at night, NO MORE night terrors! I also loaded a lullaby album on an iPod and turn that on when he gets in bed and it’ll play for an hour and 15 min or so then turns off after it plays through. I should also mention we no longer have needed to give him the CBD too since he grew out of that stage. Kids are all different, keep trying mama and don’t get discouraged! You’re doing great
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Lay with him till he falls asleep …
I would start by getting him to express what scares him then sage the house and cleanse him as well.
Try sleeping in bed with him
So I don’t know how you feel about the paranormal, but it could be that. My 2 year old started freaking out over the summer and waking up every night at the same time. We thought it was moving into a toddler bed. We got her a night light and tried for weeks to help her. Then she started telling us a name. Turns out it was the name of a little boy that had died in our neighborhood when she was an infant. No way she could have known him or his name. We didn’t even know. Just make sure to ask non leading questions and let him tell you what is bothering him, it may not be what you think.
Edit: To add now when she is upset she is very good at telling us what it is, and if she is too upset we have set up and counting routine. Seems crazy, but it works, we count 1 to 10 as many times as it takes her to calm down and see that it’s not scary. Usually it’s just a bad dream, and she goes back to bed.
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Get rid of the white noise 
Do you stay a while? I would try to adjust to staying for 30 minutes or so, rubbing hair or back, while he’s in his bed. Just letting him fall asleep with your presence, but not removing him from his room. If this does not calm him down, there could be something else happening or that has happened on one particular night that gets stuck in his mind. I think the trick is to create enough good nights that whatever he’s scared of is forgotten.
I don’t think it’s a good idea to bounce around different methods or beliefs of protection because in the end, they eventually need to sleep when it’s time to sleep and we all need to know how to shut down without a handful of coping mechanisms.
In my opinion, I think your presence is best. And if you are a believer, assuring him of Christ’s presence always keeping him. Assuring him that your there until he falls asleep. As moms we give off quite an aura for our babies. It lasts.
When you had surgery, was he separated from you at night? And who put him to bed if so? Did he have issues sleeping then if so?
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maybe there a ghost in his room
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Try melatonin for kids
This is what u need momma! Melatonin for kids
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This may sound ridiculous coming from a new momma, but spirits/ghosts things like that are more “drawn” towards kids because the veil is thin with little ones (and even thinner on halloween). My mom used to say “goodnight, it’s time for bed” out loud when I was younger so any noise in the house would stop (a spirit would throw a ball and let it bounce and catch it) and all noise would stop and everyone would go to bed peacefully. Get a priest to sage your house and bless holy water and above every door and every window dab your finger in the water and draw a cross. There’s so much you as a mom can do now to help him later on, because he may be seeing things (spirits and ghosts and things of the supernatural world) that not many people know about. Talk to him about what’s scaring him, if there’s just a certain spot. However go through every single possible logical reason before you go saying it’s a spirit or ghost.
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Get the house and him blessed. My son was a baby when this happened to him. We had come back from a funeral and he was always a good sleeper. When we arrived home he would not go to bed, he wouldn’t lay down and he was absolutely petrified. We got our house and him blessed and that day was the first time he went in his cot, in his own room and slept in a couple of weeks 
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Kids can see spirits. I actually have a little boy spirit in my house. He’s not mean. Just likes to play tricks on me because he knows I hate it. He would open doors after I close them, turn the tv on and off over and over, put randomly things in the bathroom to where I would see it, and randomly turn the bathroom sink on. I then got a kitten a few months ago and he hasn’t come out since besides on Halloween to play a few more tricks. He Hasn’t bothered my 7 year old daughter once. Cats are known to draw in the energy from spirits, hence why they sleep a lot. Also you could try melatonin. My daughter had trouble taking asleep so I started giving her that and within 30 mins she’s out cold for the night and didn’t wake up till I get her up in the mornings.
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My youngest son is almost 13 now, but he was about your sons age when he went through something like this too. He had 3 big fears/anxieties that were quite severe.
Fire- specifically house fires, although he had never met anyone who’d gone through it, so I don’t know why that became such a sudden one.
Dying- anyone dying in general, including himself
Dreams- good or bad dreams. He did not like the idea of not being in control of his subconscious.
All of those things are out of his control, and ours. We bought him a life sized, realistic looking Melissa and Doug dog. We bought this dog a collar, and had a dog tag printed with “Chief - Chase’s Guard Dog”. We explained to him that there is always a Fire Chief when there is a fire. And it’s the fire chiefs job to make sure everyone gets out safely. So he had his own “chief”, that we’d prop up in the corner of his bed, and whenever Chase was sleeping, Chief kept watch all night. He’d also pray every night, “no fires, no dying, no dreams”. Having Chief actually comforted him really well. It seems silly, but it worked. Chief wasn’t just a toy to him. He had a job to do, and Chase took it very seriously, like he was his own service animal. When his sister started having sleep anxiety, we implemented something called “quiet time”. It sounds like you already have a bedtime routine that isn’t currently working. Quiet time isn’t bed time, it’s a distraction from the reality that bed time is coming. It’s important for them to do this independently, and if they share rooms, no talking. It started at 7pm, bed time was 8pm. They would get into their pajamas, and be ON their bed, not under the covers unless they choose to on their own, our requirement was just ON the bed. They could choose between books, a short movie or a show. Sometimes it was a book first, and then a show. For the first 30 minutes the light could remain on, the last 30 minutes were lights off, but still with no expectation of sleep. I was willing to read a book to them prior to quiet time starting, but the whole purpose was to relieve the anxiety they had about bed time. Usually after 30 minutes on the bed, they’d want to get comfortable, and would get under the covers on their own. They almost always chose to finish quiet time with a show or movie. Their minds transition into sleep mode gradually, and they start to feel tired on their own. Having something else to keep their attention, completely took their mind off of what was coming. We have never had a struggle with bed time since. Zero anxiety about it at all. They look forward to quiet. Some moms may think it’s ridiculous to have children watch TV of any kind, especially having one in their rooms, but they don’t watch TV during the day. I can say with certainty that “quiet time” was the smartest thing we’ve ever done for them and for us. There are no tears, no fears, and everyone is ready to sleep by the time it’s over!
Mine had issues with talking and laughing in the middle of the night at our old home. Freaked everyone out so we invested in a camera for his room and caught some pretty weird stuff. Smudged with sage and blessed the house, no issues sense. He’s 3.5 now and has a slight speech delay but on nights that he has issues sleeping, I lay with him and we have the closet light on and point out colors around his room. It takes his mind off of whatever is keeping him up. Hope this helps.
Children melatonin gummies? I mean I’m not one to force a child to sleep, I try and let them naturally fall asleep… but my two nieces use to have “night terrors” and they would wake up screaming and bawling etc… the mother started using the gummies and they sleep pretty much all night long without an issue. Maybe give that a shot? I definitely noticed a difference when I had them overnights a lot
Why don’t you take some books and powders and lay down with him and read to him. Rub him down real good to relax him with the powder and wait till he falls asleep. Or you could make a pallet downstairs and let him fall asleep downstairs and then carry him to bed.
A puppy or kitten would liven him up.
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Just let him sleep with y’all…everyone gets to sleep.
Dreams are very real. Teach him to pray to God. He can ask for God and his angels to protect him while he sleeps.
Praying for your family.
Sleep with him during the day
Stay with him until he falls asleep
Let him sleep with you
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It could be tons of things. Is he a super hero fan that he would believe a stuffed super hero could keep him safe at night. Also I had a friend who filled a spray bottle with water labeled something like monster be gone and would spray her kids room before bed so he felt safe. If it started around the time you had surgery maybe it’s an anxiety thing. They make natural pills for kids with stress shaped like dinosaurs I believe called stressosaurs amazon sells it.
My daughter did this when she was around 6. We live in a small town. Talked to the sheriff and he came over and took her to inspect the house. They checked everywhere. Any place she was scared of. He gave her a badge and her own flashlight. Also for the next few days, he drove by when it was time to go to bed to let her know that he was keeping an eye out on our house. A lot cheaper then Counseling and she was so much better after a week. Good luck
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I know you cant afford counseling for him but if you have insurance it should cover some of it. If not< maybe a church counselor. Its horrible to see your child suffer. this is some kind of anxiety disorder and isnt going to disappear on its own
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My little one (almost 3) went through this recently, she said it was ghosts in her rooms so we shooed them out, but the real scary point was when she had a dream about the rubbish truck coming to take her, then she was terrified, so when they came the following week, we waved out the window at them and they waved back… Problem solved, they aren’t as scary as she thought, if you can find out what is truly scaring him you can fix it, let him know you are always there for him but I wouldn’t recommend Co sleeping if it’s not something you’ve previously done, it’s more of a bandaid than a solution x
Maybe he is worried something might still happen to you. Need to find a way to get him to communicate why he is scared to go to bed. Maybe let him sleep on the couch a few nights.
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Leave the television on playing his favorite cartoon movie along with a night light.
Have you talked to him? Ask him if its dreams or what he is afraid of? It could be that he scared of losing you? What a sin, poor baby! There are a lot of good suggestions in these comments. But maybe put him in bed with you for a night or two just so he can get some sleep. The more sleep-deprived he gets the harder it is to make a positive change. Did someone show him a scary movie while you had surgery. With little ones it doesn’t take much to mess them up. Be patient and good luck, I hope he gets better very soon!!
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I went through this and actually still do somewhat with my 8 year old daughter. She was a preemie and was told they tend to have separation anxiety. There would be no way I could just lay her down in bed and she fall asleep on her own when she was younger. So I would have to lay down in her bed till she fall asleep. Now that she is older it has gotten better but there are still days where she wants me in the room with her. Maybe laying down with him till he falls asleep will help him. Good luck 
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My grandson did this up until he was about 10,I swear he had me crazy with his fits,and peeing the bed,and he had to sleep where he could touch me,omg it was awful, he had everyone fighting in the house at night, I had to go to bed early every night up until he was around 10 years old,good luck with your son
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My kids used to be scared of monsters, so I bought them a baseball bat at the dollar store, and told them if the monster come for them to beat him up… my kids sleep way better. Now they know if they afraid of something they sleep with the bat…
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I’m confused - how long did all of this start? And how long has it been getting worse?
Have you tried sleeping with him?
My daughter had a brief period of being afraid to go to sleep (nothing this severe) but I just put her to sleep on the sofa until I went to bed and then I’d take her up to bed with me.
If it’s a new thing, it might pass with time. If it’s something that has gotten progressively worse, it will buy you some times to deal with the underlying anxiety.
I would try at least staying in the room with him until he falls asleep. Even if it’s sitting in a rocker reading while he lays in bed and drifts off. My oldest is 2 and 99% of the time refuses to sleep in her bed and sleeps in ours. She still wakes up in the middle of the night I swear it’s just to climb into our bed and falls right back asleep.
Any luck with books about friendly monsters or stuffed animals that make monsters cuddly and fun? I have seen an ABCs of Monsters book on Amazon that’s ADORABLE and Peach & Lily has some really cute monster plushies. Also you could come up with a secret “spell” or banishing charm (like Harry Potter) that makes them go away! Help to empower him a little 
Maybe even show him that scene in HP when they practice the charm to change their fears into something silly and sit down and draw funny things he could turn the scary stuff into. Makes it more real and helps to cement it in his mind when he is investing creative energy into it. Hope you both get through this soon
When my son went through this we created monster spray… Dollar store spray bottle we filled with water and then we gave him the control to spray all the monsters away… Worked like a miracle… We created a label for the bottle that just said monster spray he kept it in his room so anytime he got scared he could spray a little bit of it… Seemed to help more than anything else we tried
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Recently we discovered my daughter has a sleep disorder “Isolated Sleep Paralysis”. There’s nothing paralyzing about it. She’s terrified. This has been going on since young childhood; she’s 40 today.
Find a doctor, there’s help available.
Maybe a counselor could help. Most insurance will cover a few sessions if doctor recommended.
Stop making him sleep alone. Put him in your room. Co sleep…he’s a baby…5 is little…
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You said that the only thing that changed was that u had surgery? I wonder if your child was scared you werent coming back
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Could it be that he’s suffering from sleep paralysis?
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Niamh O’Brien my baby cousin who is now 23 used to tell us she saw people/ghosts in her room, we had a ritual of opening the window and telling them to go, and she would just close her eyes and go straight to sleep. But that was after months of sleepless nights. It was bizarre.
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Was this all of a sudden or gradually? Did you co-sleep or even have him in your room when he was younger? Mine was and now won’t go to sleep unless I lay with him and sing him about 20 lullabies.
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Have you looked into buying a weighted blanked? It helps with anxiety (even for people with autism) and with my 6yr old I told her a story about how it is a magic blanket that keeps people extra safe and protected at night. It does help. Helps her fall asleep significantly faster and a lot deeper.
Hang in there.
My advice is stay in bed with him, and spend some quality time. Let him know you are there for him and this is a you and him time before bedtime and that he can talk to you about anything. He will slowly start to open up and talking to you will help him. Your boy sounds like a sensitive introvert who just don’t know how to open up and say how he feels or thinks. My daughter is the same. She used to be worse around 4-5 but I worked with her this way, bedtime stories then me and her time. She opened up a lot since then (she’s six now) and she feels more confident to talk on her own about stuff that bother her. She talks, let her thoughts and feelings out and we talk about it. The smile on her face afterwards is the best thing because I spent time with my child who needed me, it took months and months but it was so worth it! I remind her often enough that she knows she can tell me anything and we will figure it out. Spend time with your child, listen and advice with love.
Does he maybe have night terrors? My daughter, now 8 years old, used to have night terrors. She would completely freak out, and be so scared. She has thankfully outgrew it.
Monster spray! My kids used to be the same-ish (not as severe). I mixed some fabric softener and water in a spray bottle. I wrote monster spray on it and sprayed the room down. It worked 
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My daughter did that last year. I had to kneel on the floor resting on her bed till she slept did that for a week. Then moved to sitting on floor against wall and just read to myself till she slept. Then moved to kitchen table. Took about 3 months but a year later she has no problems sleeping. Just be patient as trying as it can be! Breath mamma you got this
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Lay with him til he falls asleep
He’s 5 he’s little you helping him drift off is not a hard thing to do
Plead the blood of Jesus over him before bed and have him sleep with the Holy Bible. Most likely just demonic spirits
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I had to do a substitute mommy. I took a shirt I slept in so it would have my scent and placed it on a body pillow my daughter could sleep with at night.
We still lay down with our little s. 5 and 6. No problems
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Get rid of the dreamcatcher… had reoccurring nightmares and nightterrors happening until we got rid of all ours. Those stopped, been peaceful since then.
Take him to a naturopath. I’ve seen kids react like that to food intolerances or toxicity.
Might be nightmares or maybe worried about you
Monster spray. Works like fly spray. Essential oil and water.
You have to sell the concept really well but it worked well for my eldest as a small kid.
Sage the whole house and say a protection prayer
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Can you lay with him until he falls asleep? Poor guy 
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I went through something like this when I was little. I was absolutely terrified to go to sleep. It got to the point that I was afraid to go to my room. I would shake with fear. It was what we know now as night terrors. Just thinking about it today still makes me feel all that fear. Talk to him and try to find out exactly what he is going through. Take him to a doctor. Do whatever you have to in order to get answers but don’t just expect him to keep going into that room to sleep. He is petrified. Find out why.
You could do a monster spray I heard sometimes that helps.
Have you tried low dose melatonin? Or are you trying to avoid medications?
Stress comes out like this in kids
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So could be multiple things, first making sure no one has done anything to him (including yourself and father) sorry but not sorry. With covid and job loss making sure you or father is not taking it out on him in anyway, shape or form. (Also any other kids around possibly bullying him?) Second look into anxiety/separation issues… is he actually get enough of “right” attention from you and if he is not, he is seeking it this way. (Could be looking for your time and not gifts to help him.) Also maybe over spoiled? You have gotten everything to help him, he has realized it and it is now a game, “what can I get next for crying again?” Stress as well, he sees you stressed he becomes stressed… And 2020 has a lot of stressers for everyone including kids (they are not stupid for what’s going on around them, they just don’t fully know how to understand it and express their emotions properly, so it comes out in different ways.) Third what is he watching on TV or internet? Are you closely watching what he does on there/child locked or let him do whatever (could be root of imagination gone wild because no one explaining what is real vs fake?) Some would also say look into his diet, too much sugar to calm down, red dye, or gluten issue, etc?? Any food could be a issue/allergy that is causing him not to relax or creates a hypersensitivity in some way. Also make sure he is not missing anything from his diet either. And lastly look into a demon or ghost, if you believe in that. (But you asked for help so keep an open mind). Like if it is a recurring nightmare or something/someone visiting him over and over again, have him draw it. Kids are really sensitive to that sort of thing (because they have open minds vs adults are usually close minded). You will know, trust the gut.
Also consult his pediatrician, in case it is something medical you are missing completely.
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Different ideas:
- Let him sleep with you in bed and move him to his bed after he is asleep.
- Let him sleep and stay in your bed.
- Read him stories and sit by his bed until he falls asleep.
- Pray before bedtime possibly hang a cross by his bed, let him know Jesus is watching over him.
That’s all I got. What I did since the nursery was connected to my bedroom. I placed his toddler bed right beside my bed while we slept, after a few weeks, I moved his bed to the foot our bed. After a few more weeks we moved his bed against the wall until eventually he ended up in his nursery. Been good ever since. Hope this helps Mama. Having a tired household is not good for anyone.
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I was in the hospital once for 3 day and another time for 4 days about a month a part…I had a dental infection that turned sepsis…I didnt know I’d be hospitalized…when I went in I thought I just needed some stronger antibiotics and they would send me home…the drs thought so to…but the antibiotics weren’t working …one day turned to 3. My 6 and 3 year old where at home with their oldest brother …he was 17 at the time…and facetime probably scared them since my face looked disfigured from the cellulitis in my face until the infection cleared…they are 9 and 6 now and they still dont like to go to bed without their bedroom door open so they can hear me…when I came home from the hospital they were glued to my sides for weeks …they woke up frequently and crawled into bed with me…they talked about bad dreams for awhile as well. Well my 6 year old did anyway. Maybe with covid and all the talk going on about people dying…and I’m sure hes old enough to know the hospital is where people go when they are very sick and could die…you being in the hospital during this time could of really played on his brain. I’d sit him down and talk to him about what it is hes dreaming about. Is it a bad man coming to hurt him and his family or is he worried mommy could go to the dr and never come back? Once you find out the root you can talk it out…my son was also obsessed with the idea of tornados destroying our houses at 6…before I was in the hospital, They had made them do a tornado drill at school and for weeks he had trouble sleeping and asked questions about storms non stop lol
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Do you have a dog or anything like that and let them sleep with them ours used to all sleep together and one bed even though they had more than one bed at our old house so once we moved in to our new house and had two rooms for the kids to share they still would rather sleep off the floor at least have one of the dogs with them cuz they don’t like sleeping alone they say they’re scared and they have bad dreams on their sleep or just try to be supportive
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My son is 9 and needs 4 nightlights.on a body pillow i guess it makes him feel safe as he does see spirits
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He is probably seeing a ghost. Kids can see stuff we can’t see.
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Try " monster spray". Air freshener or homemade fabreeze with a label saying monster spray. … To make Homemade fabreeze gets a spray bottle fill a third of the way with those dryer unstoppable tablets and extremely hot water. Shake well. Shake well before every use
Probably night terrors - take him to the doctor
We started checking our 4 almost 5 year olds room every night before bed with a flashlight (lights off) to show him nothing scary is in there and then we let him keep the flashlight beside his bed during the night just incase he needs it (he hasnt yet as far as we know) So far its working 
may be worth a try!
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Does he say what he is afraid of? Monsters, bad dreams? My son went through something similar and we did the monster spray thing and it worked. For a while, we also let him fall asleep in our room and then would move him. A room makeover might help too… change things around, paint, couple new posters. Make a big exciting deal of it.
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Pray over him in his room and demand that the spirits leave the room and him alone in jesus name.Dream catches should go to garbage .
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Let him sleep with you. Or you sleep with him. Cuddle him and comfort him, let him know you love him and you’re there for him.
Lay down with him until he falls asleep, or at least stay in his room until he falls asleep. Sleep has always been so important to me. When my kids wouldn’t sleep in their rooms they slept with me.
Does he get screen time throughout the day? (Tv,tablet,phone) I had to cut back on my daughter recently because she was getting over stimulated because of stupid COVID there wasn’t a lot for her to do. Anyways, it was causing her to act out, have nightmares and night terrors. So I cut back on screen time and have been making her do crafts and other stuff to keep her busy and it seems to have helped a lot.
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Is it covid or your op that seems the problem missing other kids
Read to him get him audio books
Just turned 5? So did he start jk this year? Maybe there’s something going on at school. Give his teacher a call and see if he’s mentioned anything to them that he hasn’t said to you or perhaps a bully?
I also think a trip to the doctor is in order. Good luck momma.
For my son, this was a sign of his ADHD. He had a strange fear of dying in his sleep. He’d get his little sister to sleep with him.
I have allowed my 5 year old to keep the door open and lights on i have switched white noise to a Chakra 8 hour YouTube video for sleeping and I make my kids believe I can see those monsters and I yell at them to go away…sometimes I “grab there shirt and kick them out of the house” funny routine
It could be PANDA an autoimmune syndrome that come wit a virus or strep infection, my grandson acted that way when he had an infection
I think the key to her story is something most seem to be missing. She said (paraphrase) “we’ve all been home together since March as we were laid off. The only thing that’s changed is I had surgery recently.”
I’m willing to bet, poor little man was worried about his Mama being sick and at the hospital. Especially if they’ve been spending so much time together. He’s probably worrying that if he closes his eyes to sleep something might happen to her and won’t be able to be with her anymore.
Kids are intuitive and smarter than we expect. They will surprise you by talking unexpectedly if you ask questions in the right way. Someone mentioned cuddling and telling him a story of when they were scared. That’s a great technique. Even if the boy doesn’t respond in first person (my son would probably say, Mr Bear was sad because…).
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Taught my children, if they got scared they could come into my room, but had to go right to sleep on the floor at the foot of the bed, with no help from me. They soon found out their beds were much more comfortable.
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My grandson, 7, had the same thing. They tried all that you mentioned, including sage burning but it didn’t have any positive effects. He saw his father have a seizure and was worried enough about covid before that. Sound like surgery was the triggering point. They had a long talk with him and explained that they would always take care of him and people recover from covid. It took a week but he’s much better now. My daughter’s friend has a girl who is also 7 and she started having the same issues: related to covid. The Dr told her that mental health folks are seeing a hugs joystick in this with small kid. I’d stop any conversation or news about covid amd have a talk with him that mommy was hurt but it’s fixed. Good luck. It is heartbreaking.
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Let him sleep with you. If my kid was so petrified he was peeing himself I wouldn’t even bat an eyelash, he’d be with me every single night until we found a way for him to feel safe in his own bed
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I know the situation is sensitive it my help if he has a family pet sleep in the same room. I still wrap my kid in a heavier blanket and hold them before bedtime to calm their nerves. “Mommy Time” I constantly remind him he’s loved. For what might be crazy spirits, "Pray a blessing over your house demand what is not seen be gone in the name Jesus… Saint Michael is awesome to call upon and his stone is lapis if you kid collects rocks. A mom’s prayer is the strongest! Too much light can keep him up, we switch to soft blue lights. I pray for your family, stay strong.
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When my oldest was little, I put him in one of his dads big shirts to sleep so that any monsters or bad guys would see that and think he was big like dad and wouldn’t mess with him. I have no clue how, but it worked.
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Sleep with him!!! End of story. It doesn’t matter why at the moment of bedtime. If he’s afraid it’s up to you to make him FEEL SAFE. You will figure it out with time or hopefully it will pass or he will eventually be able to better verbalize what’s wrong. Main thing is to make him feel safe no matter how inconvenient a parent may find it. Make him feel safe and that he can count on you.
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Go to bed with him. Comfort him and help him get to sleep because nothing is more comforting than being surrounded by love.
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