What age did you let your daughter go to slumber parties?
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Anonymous
| My cousin's daugther is turning 10 next month and her daughter asked for a slumber party. My cousin wants to do this for her, but she's concerned that the other girl's parents aren't going to like the idea of a slumber party at this age. So what do you guys think? |
Anonymous
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My son's friends and the girls in his class started around 8 years old. A couple of parents didn't feel comfortable at that age and it is fine, of course. I'd say 10 is a safe age for most parents to be fine with it. Start bedtime early-it takes hours to actually get them to go to sleep!
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Anonymous
| 6. My daughter went to her friend's 7th birthday party. |
Anonymous
| 6--1st grade. Has slept over twice Ow. |
Anonymous
| I think 10 is the perfect age to start with slumber parties. If I recall, my DD started doing sleepovers with one or two friends at about age 8 or 9. |
Anonymous
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I have a 10 y/old. She's had several one-on-one sleepover and been to one official slumber party. She went to another but I picked her up at 9:00 because of early morning plans the following day.
My friend that hosted one limited it to 6 girls and divided them into pairs to sleep in 3 separate rooms. This kept it sane and allowed the girls to actually sleep. Parents who aren't fans of these parties don't like dealing with the cranks the next day. |
Anonymous
| Third grade |
Anonymous
Sounds like a fun party. 
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Anonymous
| Huh? My DD was allowed to go to sleepovers as soon as she was invited. Why is this even anything at all to question? |
Anonymous
Because some stats show that 1 in 4 girls will be sexually assaulted or molested in their lifetime. Because people fear other dads, older brothers, and friends of older brothers. |
Anonymous
You've posted this before. You're the parent who will never let your DC go to slumber parties, which is pretty extreme. By the way, the 1 in 4 stat is used over and over but its been debunked. And what this has to do with slumber parties, I don't know. Paranoia. |
Anonymous
| Probably 5 or 6. Definitely by first grade, but I think they did slumber parties even in kindergarten. |
Anonymous
This! |
Anonymous
| Yep, 6, but with super close friends. My dd has a September bday and on her 7th bday she had just started at a new school and invited a new friend. I was a little surprised the mom agreed, but then again turns out the mom knew our neighbor who I suppose vouched for us. |
Anonymous
That's ridiculous. I refuse to raise my child to live her life in fear. She's been taught that if anyone goes to touch her where her swimsuit covers, she's to kick them in the ding-ding as hard as she possibly can and then run away and get help. |