Really? I know you have 5 kids, did they really not all just sleep? Apart from the odd nights of teething or illness, mine slept through from when they were weaned. The have always been early risers - not my best time of the day! - but have never been much bother going to bed or sleeping. I must have been really lucky. They never wanted in our bed either.......and never got out their beds until we went in for them in the morning. I thought that was pretty normal.