Children (girls and boys and everything between) stop having birthday parties when they say they don't want one. Ask them each year "So, what do you want to do for your birthday this year?" and do whatever the answer is...age doesn't matter as long as something happens that the birthday child enjoys!

Planning a big bash for his 10th birthday right now, since I also think of it as a milestone year. I hope we can invite a couple of friends to a movie or have a sleepover at a Smithsonian museum in the future!

Are any of them gay?








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my 9 year old talks about plans for his 10th birthday party. I will have parties for him as long as he wants them. He invites less kids each year because he has a more tight knit group now that he has gotten older. For his 9th birthday he only invited 3 or 4 friends, but i invited a couple other kids that are sort of family friends.

A sleepover sounds much more painful for the parents than a party. =)

My son is turned 10 this month. He wanted a birthday party but I kind of discouraged it and talked up just inviting a couple friends to spend the day doing a fun activity and then having a sleepover. It worked out great. I'm hoping next year he wont even ask for a party and will just want to do this again.

My older son stopped having actual parties a little older, maybe around 11 or 12.

I do agree though, that right around the age of 9 or 10 we get less invites and they just decrease each year.

We started the "sleepover" birthday party at 9 - just 2 friends the first year (kept it low key). Had 6 boys this year at 10. Way too many boys. Next year, I'll let him pick about the same number but take them to a dinner place like a Japanese steak house. He loves those. No more "big" parties for us.

My son will also be 10 this April and this will be the last bday party. It is actually the only one he will ever have at a venue other than our house. I figured 10 was kind of a milestone year so I let him choose to have it somewhere other than our house. After 2nd grade, he was only invited to bday parties about 2-4 times a year.

My 11 yo has gone to several Nerf gun, laser tag, etc parties this year. (They are in 5th grade)

My son's 11 and in 6th grade. He's been to birthday celebrations this year but they are getting more low key/smaller groups. Mainly sleepovers or a group going out to see a movie. For my DS's 12th he wants to see a show in DC with a couple friends.

Stop when they hit middle school.

This is about the age when some do and some don't. My 10 year DS had a party this year but my older DS, 13, didn't have one for 11 or 12 or 13. For those, he just had three friends out to dinner and sleep over. I think it depends on the kid - my 10 year old loves a ton of different people but it was easier for my older DS to just have a few close friends. I think it's a mix so just do what your kid wants and forget the rest.

Damn. I was hoping it was 8.

My ds is going to be 10 in april and he just told me that he would like to have a birthday party again this year. When I got to thinking, I realized that he has only been invited to two birthday parties this year, compared to many more last year while in 3rd grade. Is this a typical time for birthday parties to drop off, 4th grade? Or should I worry ?

If your kid still had a party at this age, what did he do. We have done many movies, laser tags, bounce places, bowling etc. so we are kind of done with those.

Thanks!