Sleepovers are scary! I voted 7-9 for appropriate age but that is only if you know the parents well and you yourself have been to their house and spent some time with the parents. I think so much can happen during a sleepover and you are really putting your kid in a vulnerable situation. They are forced to make decisions out of their comfort zone which can many times lead to poor choices. Plus sex abuse is always a concern for me. Yikes!! It's just scary when I think about it. But with that being said I personally love sleepovers and the whole concept :) (this being only if you are 100% comfortable with parents and your child's decision making). I love the crazy of sleepovers. I have so mmany great memories of sleepovers and 90% of them were innocent fun! I also get annoyed when parents get upset with their kids for staying up too late while at someone else's house because to me, that's all part of the fun and we parents need to lighten up and let our kids be silly, have good wholesome fun aand be prepared to deal with a grumpy kid the next day. It's not like they do sleepovers ALL the time. I typically say it's time to quiet down and turn on a movie around 1030 ish and the kids are usually sleeping by midnight ish. As long as we trust parents and our kids then I say let them have fun and go all out...forts, snacks, games, staying up late...all ll part of the fun in my eyes :)
Sleepovers are scary! I voted 7-9 for appropriate age but that is only if you know the parents well and you yourself have been to their house and spent some time with the parents. I think so much can happen during a sleepover and you are really putting your kid in a vulnerable situation. They are forced to make decisions out of their comfort zone which can many times lead to poor choices. Plus sex abuse is always a concern for me. Yikes!! It's just scary when I think about it. But with that being said I personally love sleepovers and the whole concept :) (this being only if you are 100% comfortable with parents and your child's decision making). I love the crazy of sleepovers. I have so mmany great memories of sleepovers and 90% of them were innocent fun! I also get annoyed when parents get upset with their kids for staying up too late while at someone else's house because to me, that's all part of the fun and we parents need to lighten up and let our kids be silly, have good wholesome fun aand be prepared to deal with a grumpy kid the next day. It's not like they do sleepovers ALL the time. I typically say it's time to quiet down and turn on a movie around 1030 ish and the kids are usually sleeping by midnight ish. As long as we trust parents and our kids then I say let them have fun and go all out...forts, snacks, games, staying up late...all ll part of the fun in my eyes :)