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[quote=Anonymous]The sleepover debate is so weird to me because I'm okay with some sleepovers and not others. It's not a blanket no sleepovers rule, but sometimes I say no because of the timing, location, or not the family, or because it just sounds like a bad situation. I also said no to sleepovers until about age 8, for maturity reasons. She wasn't ready and I wouldn't want to do that to her or to another family who would have to deal with it.

Honestly I feel the same about all of this stuff. I'd let my kid ride horses (she doesn't want to, I've asked) but I'd be a huge stickler about safety and where she took lessons because it can be a dangerous sport and I'd want to make sure it was being done as safely as possible.  I leave my kid home alone sometimes but we aren't yet leaving her for more than short periods because she doesn't seem ready for it -- we'll extend that as she gets older and more responsible.

I don't know any parents who are literally never letting their kids do anything independently, nor do I know any parents who just let kids do whatever with no boundaries limits. Either extreme is too much. Most people fall in the middle. And if you encounter a parent who is like "no sleepovers" or "we don't leave Larlo home alone" I would just assume it's a "not yet" situation and that their kid will get there eventually.[/quote]

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