Not for my family (British and French Canadians, all Catholics).

Husband is Arab and adamantly opposed.

Faithful Catholics, no. Not in our circles.

Why are relatives okay, too? Aren't many children molested by relatives since the relatives have easy access are are assumed to be trustworthy?

I went to sleepovers all the time growing up.

Only hosted a sleepover once (my dad hated noise).

African American - from 6th - 8th grade, sleepovers were pretty standard for birthday parties.

AA, and we did not have sleepovers for the same reasons as OP. (cousins were OK)

No and no - I'm Middle Eastern and DH is Indian - in both cultures it would be acceptable within the extended family, but not with friends.

nope...west indian

British American... And yes normal.

We're middle eastern and growing up here my cousins and I weren't allowed to ever have any sleepovers with anyone who wasn't a relative.

Anonymous wrote:British Canadian- no. 'You have a bed', my mother used to tell me.

This is priceless. Love it.

British Canadian- no. 'You have a bed', my mother used to tell me.

I'm American (by way of NYC) and it's very usual in my culture.

Just reading the sleepover thread and wanted to hear from folks on whether this was a usual practice in their culture. I'll start- from West Africa and we do not do sleep overs. For fear of daughters being molested and sons being accused or mixed up in something and I guess because it's just not done.