I have an extroverted six year old daughter...my husband and I are both introverts.  She gets her energy from us...I like to be alone to recharge...anyways...she is driving me ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!

She is an only child and sometimes I cannot believe how rude and controlling she is around other kids.  She is very selfish and has to be first all of the time..most kids her age show the same behavior but something is telling me it's over the edge.  She will not stay in her bed at night to sleep alone.  There have been many arguments and shouting matches trying to get her to stay in her room.  By the time she settles down and goes to sleep it's close to 10:00pm!!!  Ofcourse it's a struggle getting her ready for school the next day.  I have to get her to go to bed at a certain time, stay there all night and sleep!!!  

Last night I went into the kitchen to get a drink, I turned around and there she was (11pm) telling me she's too scared to be alone, there's all kinds of noises and she wants to be with me.  It was very windy night and trees were rattling and the house was shaking so I understood her fears...what was I to do?  "go to bed and deal with it"?  I snuggled with her until she fell asleep then I went back to bed until 3AM when I feel a knock, knock on my head..."mommy scooch over!" 

Maybe I am contributing to this behavior and a cycle has set in, but what am I to do now??????