What is your sleepover policy for your children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No sleepovers for my DS or my DD for as long as possible. I suspect I'll have to cave at 13.

We have had invitations since they were 4 and 5 - always from only children.

I love how you make it about only children.

We don't usually associate with over paranoid helicopter parents, so I doubt we would have invited your children anywhere.

[Anonymous]

I've let my DS do sleepovers at 8. Most of them have been fine. This past year, at 9, he did one sleepover that he said wasn't good... the boys were rough housing and hurting each other. The parents didn't know. I'm not going to let this incident stop him from going to sleepovers, but you should definitely talk to your DC about stuff that might happen, and to call you if your DC wants to come home.

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to hold out until 5th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids are 5 & 4. Our policy is anyone who will take them away for a night without charging us!

+1. The fear of molestation on DCUM is insane.

[Anonymous]

My daughter had her first sleepover at four with family friends. She had her first sleepover with school friends in first grade, so at age six.

I think you're being crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No sleepovers for my DS or my DD for as long as possible. I suspect I'll have to cave at 13.

We have had invitations since they were 4 and 5 - always from only children.

Is that a bad or good thing? Not seeing you point.

[Anonymous]

What's the issue? I remember my first was my birthday when I turned 6. It was my 3 best friends and was awesome! We plan on allowing DD to do it around that age as well, assuming we know the family well.

[Anonymous]

Sleepovers are my best memories growing up. You all are crazy for not letting your kid have them.

[Anonymous]

When people say they know the other parents, what do you mean. You have seen them at school events, dropped your child off at their house? My issue is you don't really know what someone is like when you aren't around. Do they drink, pop Rx drugs, not supervise, etc...

[Anonymous]

Some people in this area will do anything to not have to parent their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When people say they know the other parents, what do you mean. You have seen them at school events, dropped your child off at their house? My issue is you don't really know what someone is like when you aren't around. Do they drink, pop Rx drugs, not supervise, etc...

You don't know those things about teachers also. At some point, you have to take a leap of faith.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids are 5 & 4. Our policy is anyone who will take them away for a night without charging us!

+1. The fear of molestation on DCUM is insane.

idk- the recent Gardner molestation case in FCC has me nervous. That happened at a sleepover, and that family was certainly well known in the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people in this area will do anything to not have to parent their kids.

what does this even mean? letting your kids go to sleepovers occasionally means you aren't parenting them?

[Anonymous]

Teacher's are not alone with your children, they are working in a school surrounded by other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people in this area will do anything to not have to parent their kids.

what does this even mean? letting your kids go to sleepovers occasionally means you aren't parenting them?

Yes, sending a 5 year old out overnight is more about the parent. I don't know any 5 year old who does not want to be home with their parents at bedtime.