Sleepovers...
What do you think about them? I always looked forward to having my future girls have the experience of sleep overs....That is until I got to college. I had a professor that had an entire class on sleep overs. The pros, the cons, articles about them, etc.
After leaving that lecture I was convinced I would never allow my children to attend sleep overs. Nothing great will ever come of a sleep over.
I just read an article that supports my opinion.
Tell me what you think about them.
12 comments:
hey carrie,
funny you should bring this up. We just canceled sleep overs for our kids. Christina has gone to many, and really the only problem I've come across is that she stays up so late that she's too tired to help at home on Saturday. There was a YW sleep over last night and she was among several girls who didn't sleep over, but rather had pizza, watched a movie, and played games before heading home. It was great, and she's not a zombie (due to no sleep) today:)
I have never really been a fan of sleep overs. Always thinking that nothing great comes of them. Getting into trouble is always what happens of some sort. Thanks for the article.
It is funny you sent this because Aaron and I were just talking about. We aren't going to let our girls do sleepovers with friends for sure. We are having a hard time figuring out how to handle family and cousins. This article makes me want to say never to sleeping over. It's crazy it happens a lot within the family, but it makes sense because I think a lot of times our guard is let down. I'm all for not doing sleepovers for the most part. Let me know if you have any good ideas with the family thing.
I always had fun at sleepovers. 80% of the time it was at my house, so my parents could keep on eye on us. But even when it was at someone else's house, I knew I could always call home and be picked up, and I never needed to. The worst thing we did was play hide and seek in a cemetery. It helped that my parents always made an effort to know the parents of my friends. And it helped me to be able to stand up for my values, and I was able to teach my friends about the church (I always said my bedtime prayers, even at sleepovers).
I was always allowed to have sllep over so when Scott and I started dating and i heard about his litle sister not being alowed to have sllep over I found it really odd. The when they started talking about why it made so much sense. Our kids will not have sleep over at all probably not even with cousins, but i like the idea of late overs. Things are just to scary.
I hate that my parents allow my little sister (16 last week) to spend the night with friends, but i guess that is their choice.
Gavin and I have recently started seriously discussing this since we have a little girl. This article helped a ton. We think that we will do sleepovers with cousins, but other than that they will be severely limited, if at all. My mom was always super careful (remember that I had to do the late over thing at one of your birthday parties??), but you never know! It's scary out there!
It's such a sad, crazy world that has changed so much since I was of sleep-over age! :) I didn't like them because it was only fun until late-night anyway, then nothing fun happened and I was always so tired the next day. My mom wasn't too excited about them so we didn't go much, but I don't think my kiddos will ever sleep over. Interesting article.
bummer. you've officially ruined sleepovers for me! i loved them as a kid. i always slept over at my best friend's house - who also lived right across the street - and because i did it all the time we didn't even stay up too late or do crazy things. we made videos, dressed up, went swimming in her pool, and watched saved by the bell.
I didn't think I would have to face the sleep over question for a while but Jennah 5 has already been invited to one. We passed becasue she is too young but I think I will be discussing a no-sleep over policy with my hubbie.
My mom never let us sleepover...it was sad at the time. But I'm not worse or better for it!! :)
Hi Carrie,
I totally agree with you on this one. Elder Gene R. Cook writes in his book about this also. We won't be doing sleepovers, just lateovers.
Kristy
hah, here it is. How did I miss this post? lol.
Well you already know I agree.
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