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[quote=Anonymous]We don’t do a ton of sleepovers- i don’t love them because the kids don’t get enough sleep (and am not a fan of hosting either). We do allow here and there and for bday parties if that is what they request!

The real solution IMHO is to make sure you talk to your kids in a very honest and direct way - about inappropriate touching among other things (guns, other safety hazards and family rules). You can’t protect them forever. Any of my kids would raise holy hell about inappropriate touching for example (10&8)- they aren’t the passive sort. I think kids used to be raised very differently (don’t question adults, respect authority without question, ignorance about sex until they were older etc) while kids these days are more knowledgeable and assertive. While this has some cons, the pros outweigh the cons IMO.

10yo is generally allowed to do sleepovers with parents we don’t know well. I’ve usually met them, and often it is a large group of friends and kids we know.

8yo has only had sleepovers with close friends thus far (and not many) but I probably wouldn’t send him to a sleepover at a home we were unfamiliar with at this age. I don’t see the need. I’d rather we get to know them (play dates etc) first

That said- we do try to limit sleepovers based on the no-sleep factor. [/quote]

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