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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp here. Someone was telling slender man stories. 
After texting back and forth a few times, I called her because I wanted to make sure she was ok, but she wasn't letting on what the issue was because all her friends were within inches of her. I feared something much worse, so I told her to have her friend who's house they were at tell her parents that she felt sick and wanted to go home and we would be there to pick her up in 10 minutes. 
After it was all said and done, I felt like it may have been a good lesson to dd that she has the power to be proactive and get out of a situation she doesn't want to be in. [/quote]

What about learning to speak up for herself and deal with a situation on her own?

If a child is not ready to navigate the ordinary challenges that may arise with a sleepover--she doesn't like the food, the other kids want to watch a scary movie, they want to stay up late and she doesn't--without a cellphone, then maybe she's not ready for a sleepover. And there's nothing wrong with that.[/quote]

Or it could be that even at 10 some kids find that they just don't want to sleep away from home and want to go home.  So I think this child did speak up, she told her parent hey I don't want to be here anymore instead of trying to tough it out. She trusted her own instincts and it seems to have worked out well. I think that is pretty empowering to know you are capable of reaching out for help in an uncomfortable situation and getting out instead of just sitting there feeling stuck.[/quote]

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