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[quote=Anonymous]I've done this before. Some things to consider:

1) Does the child regularly spend time away from their parents? I took a girl once with my daughters and she cried about being homesick/missing her mom. She was 10.

2) Is the child high-maintenance? My kids have some friends that exhaust me when they come to my house. I can't imagine taking them anywhere overnight.

3) Is the child responsible? We took a kid who wore glasses and lost them on the trip. It was a nightmare. Apparently she loses them all the time (thanks to the mom for not sending a backup pair if this was the case!). The kid should be able to be responsible for their own stuff and make smart food and beverage choices, otherwise say no.

4) Does the child eat and sleep like yours? We've had kids for sleepovers who regularly stay up past midnight and then sleep in until 10. My kids have always been somewhat earlier to sleep (like by 10:30) and earlier to rise (by 8:30). It's not a lot of fun for your kids to not get sleep and to have to wake up another kid. Same with food - if the child is a picky eater or their eating schedule is really different from yours it can be stressful.

5) Are the parents covering the cost? I used to travel with friends when I was a kid and we'd bring my friends on trips with us and it was never an issue. I was shocked when one of my kids' friend's parents didn't offer to cover any of the cost of the hotel (we needed a second room because of this kid) or food. Obviously it's my fault for not having asked before, I just don't know anyone like this and I was caught off guard. [/quote]

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