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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one sleeps well.

They overeat processed chips, ice cream and dessert.

Watch stupid movies and pull pranks

No one functions the next day well.

Who has time for that? Does your kid usually have nothing to do or go to on weekends? [/quote]

Agreed. I had tons of sleepovers as a kid, but as a parent I see not much good about them. A sleepover with 1 good friend would probably be fine, but big group sleepovers usually lead to bullying or inappropriate behavior (pranks). I wouldn’t be able to handle hosting one because I would be too anxious to sleep with a bunch of extra kids in the house potentially trying to sneak out or something.[/quote]

I can understand this if you kids' friends are the kind who pull pranks and break rules. But I think "usually" is awfully strong accusation to make about all kids. My children's friends were the nerdy quiet ones who never tried such things, and from grade school through high school we never once had an incident, even at parties with 10 kids.  Know the friends who come over, I guess is the lesson.

Also, we worried about my DS's social skills when he was really young, so it made us happy that he had the experience of navigating 5+ kids for an entire evening. He built some really strong friendships and I think the sleepovers, at our place and his friends, helped solidify them.[/quote]

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