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[quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the Either-Or aspect of this question.

To the people who say no, under no circumstance:
Aren't there any friends that you trust enough for a child to sleep over? Can't you offer to host so that your child can at least have the sleep-over experience? I have said no to so many sleepovers but I do allow them with close family friends. Yes, I know that we don't have 100% protection this way but I think that this is a logical way to make decisions for kids.

As a parent, who doesn't hate the sleepover thing. The kids stay up way too late and are exhausted the next day. But, well at least for my kids, they seem to be the highlight of every month.

I think when you are a parent you have to take these cautious, calculated risks all the time. Saying no to this particular, or any other particular sleepover makes perfect sense to me. Having a blanket policy... maybe that is actually easier for parents and kids because they learn to stop asking? But I do think that it is over-protective and the wrong way to live.[/quote]

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