Sleepovers-anyone else refuse to host or let their kids go to one?

[Anonymous]

You haven’t mentioned the ages of your kids. Mine would die if I suggested I stay when they are hanging out at a friends house. The parents would also think I’m crazy.

I hate sleepovers because my kids are sleep deprived Monsters the next day. I am too if they are at my house since I’m a light sleeper and no one sleeps. Still, they occasionally each have them with one or two good friends. Payback since I loved them as a child and we never slept.

No, I’m not concerned about injuries or lice. They could get either at any time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am PARANOID about sleepovers. For these reasons:

1. Having someone else's kid getting hurt at my house. My kids have play dates but a parent always stays (because we are friends too) and I feel comfortable with that but I would never let another kid spend the night because it freaks me out. What if the kid has some kid of allergic reaction etc...

2. Lice. I mean a sleepover just seems like a great way to get/have it spread.

3. I always thought the whole concept was weird.

I am a pretty chill parent in most other ways but sleepovers are non negotiable. Anyone else?

Hysterical. You are so clearly not "chill" in any way. Bet you think you're funny, too.

People are sue happy these days...one dog bite, falling down the stairs etc...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am PARANOID about sleepovers. For these reasons:

1. Having someone else's kid getting hurt at my house. My kids have play dates but a parent always stays (because we are friends too) and I feel comfortable with that but I would never let another kid spend the night because it freaks me out. What if the kid has some kid of allergic reaction etc...

2. Lice. I mean a sleepover just seems like a great way to get/have it spread.

3. I always thought the whole concept was weird.

I am a pretty chill parent in most other ways but sleepovers are non negotiable. Anyone else?

I don't believe you. At all.

[Anonymous]

Haha you are very much not “chill.” Your kids are of age for sleepovers yet you still don’t do drop off play dates? Yikes

[Anonymous]

I don't mind hosting sleepovers, but we don't do very many because we like sleeping in a little bit on weekends.

We've hosted our kids' friends who -- we discover -- are VERY early risers even on weekends. They wake up at 5:30 a.m., wake our kid up too, and then they're up and talking at the top of their lungs, making noise. That means the rest of us are up, too. It's awful. Then our kids (tweens and teens) are cranky for the rest of the day, because they're just so tired.

No, thanks. We like to sleep in on Saturday and Sunday mornings. That sleep time is precious for all of us during the school year, and I don't want to find out that somebody else's kid is a crack-of-dawn kind of person. I don't have it in me anymore to find out.

[Anonymous]

Op, you are going to stunt your child with your weird hang ups.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I’m a pretty strict parent about a lot of things but think the anti-sleepover parents are nuts and your kids are going to hold it against you as they grow up.

The chances of anything going seriously wrong are so slim- most kids know their allergies by sleepover age. If you are friends with the families you know the kids and their potential issues. Don’t have sleepovers with kids you don’t know, but get over it and don’t rain on your kids’ fun.

And lice isn’t the end of the world. Teach your kid not to share their hairbrush and pillow.

+1.

I feel sorry for the kids that don’t get to experience sleepovers with friends because of their nutty parents.

I feel sorry for the kids as well. Some parents are either snobs or lazy. Thank goodness my parents allowed sleepovers as some of them are my best childhood memories. I also am very pro sleepover. You can’t keep your kid in a bubble.

[Anonymous]

Sleepovers are so much fun and such a part of growing up - of course I allow them. I always make sure I know the family well and feel comfortable that DDs will be supervised.

[Anonymous]

I'm not a sleepover fan. Not for the reasons OP lists, but just - in general don't see the need for it. If we had relatives with cousins nearby, I'd reconsider that but otherwise just not a fan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a sleepover fan. Not for the reasons OP lists, but just - in general don't see the need for it. If we had relatives with cousins nearby, I'd reconsider that but otherwise just not a fan.

How old are your kids? Have you declined sleepover invites or have they not come up yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a sleepover fan. Not for the reasons OP lists, but just - in general don't see the need for it. If we had relatives with cousins nearby, I'd reconsider that but otherwise just not a fan.

How old are your kids? Have you declined sleepover invites or have they not come up yet?

7.5 year old boy. They have come up. My son just says, "My mom doesn't like sleepovers." Totally not a big deal for him at this age. That could change and I'll have to reassess.

[Anonymous]

I have a 2nd and 5th grader and we have NEVER done sleepovers. Just not something we do. Kids are fine with it so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are mot a chill parent. No play dates without their parents? How old are the children?

Tell us the age.

I'm guessing this is your 1st born kid too? You'll let your guard down once the 3rd kid rolls through.
You sound like a bit of a control freak honestly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am PARANOID about sleepovers. For these reasons:

1. Having someone else's kid getting hurt at my house. My kids have play dates but a parent always stays (because we are friends too) and I feel comfortable with that but I would never let another kid spend the night because it freaks me out. What if the kid has some kid of allergic reaction etc...

2. Lice. I mean a sleepover just seems like a great way to get/have it spread.

3. I always thought the whole concept was weird.

I am a pretty chill parent in most other ways but sleepovers are non negotiable. Anyone else?

Lol! You are not chill, you are neurotic.

[Anonymous]

OP sounds like a delight. Very chill. No play dates without a parent?