Alan Stallion
Civil Rights Advocate
A sleepover is a social occasion whereby a friend stays overnight at another friend's house. A pajama party or slumber party refers to the same thing, but may involve multiple people...
What are your opinions and experiences in regards to sleepovers (which can include slumber parties)? Would you allow your children in this age to participate in sleepovers [let's ignore the current pandemic for the sake of this discussion]
I was just watching a video in which the parents had decided to not allow their children to participate in sleepovers.
Some may say these parents are being overprotective and stifling their children's social skills, but others will concur that there can be negative consequences to allow your children to go unsupervised and away from the protection of the parents.
Some people have wonderful experiences and fond memories with sleepovers, but others were introduced to things that became detriments to their lives, such as introduction to smoking, drugs, drinking, pornography, and sex (including rape).
What say you? I'll add my experiences shortly...
Sleepover - Wikipedia
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What are your opinions and experiences in regards to sleepovers (which can include slumber parties)? Would you allow your children in this age to participate in sleepovers [let's ignore the current pandemic for the sake of this discussion]
I was just watching a video in which the parents had decided to not allow their children to participate in sleepovers.
Some may say these parents are being overprotective and stifling their children's social skills, but others will concur that there can be negative consequences to allow your children to go unsupervised and away from the protection of the parents.
Some people have wonderful experiences and fond memories with sleepovers, but others were introduced to things that became detriments to their lives, such as introduction to smoking, drugs, drinking, pornography, and sex (including rape).
What say you? I'll add my experiences shortly...