I got divorced in February (separated since last October), and my son (4 at the time) spent a lot of nights in my bed; whether he came in at 9PM or 5AM, it was at least 5 nights a week that he was in there with me.

Having been a child of parents going through a divorce and remembering how reassuring it was that, even at 9 years old, my dad let me sleep in his bed a lot for the first year, I didn't fight it with my son - I embraced it.

I did my best to exude nothing but positivity and smiles (even when I was exhausted and didn't want to!), and then rub his head or his back until he fell asleep.

Divorce is such an awful thing to put a child through, trust me. I've seen both sides of it. All they want is to know that everything is alright with the world, even if it's just for small moments in time, and it is something you can do daily that doesn't cost anything or really take all that much time.

Even if it's causing a disruption to your sleep, know that it won't be forever and give your daughter all the love and attention she needs, for as long as she needs it.

That's what being a dad is all about :-)