• She may wake up and be afraid. She will have reached the stage in her emotional development and begin to feel fear and sadness. Reassure her by going to her but not picking her up. Give her a kiss and a cuddle and try to settle her again.
• A small night light might be helpful
• If she has a favourite toy give it to him every time you leave the room to help her form an attachment to it for comfort when you are not there.
• If she has a cold, this may well be waking her up and if this is so it will pass once the cold has gone.
• Have you introduced anything new into her diet that could cause wind? For example onions, garlic, beans peas?
• You may also want to try the 'gently, gently' approach if the sleeping does not improve. The following is a description of how to implement it:

Sit on a chair close to the bed and do not leave the room until she is asleep. Some parents sit reading a book and if you want to do this a little clip on light on your book may help. Other parents use a walkman (iPod) and listen to music to help them keep calm.

• Do not speak or look at her but you can stroke her
• If she cries, do your best to ignore it and return her to the lying position.
• If she tries to sit up. Gently and calmly, put her in the lying position again.
• It will be very difficult for the first few nights, sometimes the problem gets worse because she may be testing you to see if you are serious or not.

Each night move the chair slightly away from the cot/bed, gradually moving the chair towards the door. When the chair is outside the door your child should be sleeping and the programme is finished.