At what age would you let your daughter have a sleep over?

Question

My daughter is turning 6 years old and wants a Hannah Montana sleepover party. Do you think 6 is a little young for a sleep over. There would be,including her 6 girls, all 6 years old. At what age would you let your daughter have a sleep over.

Answer 1

6 years old is too young.

Answer 2

Depends on the children at this age

Do you know all the parents?

I would not let my seven year old sleep at someone I do not know house.  But I am fine with some close friends

Six is a bit young, but if you know there parents there will be fine.  Also talk to the parents

My daughter has problems sleeping at people house, since my husband died.  That is not a common problem at this age

Answer 3

I had a sleepover for my 6th birthday, but only with 3 friends. I went to a sleepover when I was 5 with like 12 other little girls, her mom must have been brave!

I think 6 is a little young, as you may have some kids that get homesick in the middle of the night. It will be a late night for you, even if you try to get them to bed early.

You could have a sleepover themed party in the afternoon, have the girls come in pajamas and with a teddy bear, and do all of the things you would do for a sleepover.

Good luck!

Answer 4

I would say go for it We did it when my oldest was 6 but most of them went home before the nite was up. We are getting ready to attempt another one this time 3 10yr old girls and 3 6yr old girls. Good Luck

Answer 5

Well at that age they would probably get home sick. First check with all the parents to make sure it is OK with them also ask them if there daughters have ever been to a sleepover. But in the end i think that 6 is a good age if there was only two or three girls over other wise to much to do and to take care of.

Answer 6

first you should see if all of the other girls are comfertable sleeping w/o their parents as well as your own daughter, and yes it would be a good age for her to branch out

Answer 7

My oldest two were in Kindergarten when they had their first sleep overs.

Answer 8

i remember my first sleepover was when i was 2 it was with my cousin who is a year older then me

first sleepover with a friend maybe i was 4 or 5

let her have the party

Answer 9

6 girls for a sleepover is not as easy as it sounds.  At six there could be girls who get homesick, still have some bladder issues.  Plus, six girls together is pretty big for a sleepover at this age.  Also, at age six, it could be the first sleepover for some of the girls.  Everything could go very well but if one or two get sad or God forbid get sick it could go horribly wrong!

I've got a GS troop and I know my girls very well, but we did not camp out overnight at 6 years old.  And that's with knowing all their quirks, when they're whining and when they're really in distress, which ones need extra snacks and bathroom breaks, etc.

At six, I would probably stick to the fake sleepover where they have dinner, change into PJ's and watch a movie, or rent a Kareoke and have them sing Hannah Montanna songs for a couple of hours, then have their moms & dads pick them up at 8 or 9.  

Have fun with whatever you choose!

Answer 10

6-8 years old. like the others have suggested, make sure you and your daughter are ready to handle it. make some ground rules that will keep things under control. also be prepared to take someone home or call their parents to come get them if they can not handle being away from home or get sick. make sure that all parents have your contact info. also, set an age limit for having sleep overs, groups of older teens are more likely to get into trouble.

Answer 11

if you think she is ready for it, and you are ready to have the responsibilities of caring for all her friends.

6 sounds like a good age.

Answer 12

6 sounds liek the perfect age!

Answer 13

well i would let a 6 year old have a sleepover. maybe you could get someone to help you with it if there will be 6 for the first one.

my son is 3 and he has 2 kids sleep over at a time already. and he goes to sleepovers too. they have so much fun.

chances are if you dont know the kids well some of the  parents might not even let there child  sleep over.

Answer 14

i have 2  daughters  and i wont ever let them have a sleep over  not because  I'm a mean mom but i have a enough to do with my children  i really don't want to deal with someone Else's   why don't you just have a Hannah party it doesn't have to be anybodies  birthday.

Answer 15

my mom let me sleep over my cousins (and have him come here) at like 6-7, but he's family. me and later my sister couldn't have sleepovers with friends until we were each 8-9

Answer 16

my 1st was like 6 or 7......but i have heard of many kids having successful sleepovers b4 that...

Answer 17

I would say the age is fine, as long as the other parents are perfectly comfortable with it and you feel able to cope with six, 6 year olds at once.

Also you need to be prepared for 'home sickness' and the fact that you might be taking some of the children home at 2am in the morning.

Answer 18

My son had his first when he was 5, he had several 5-6 year olds over. They all did ok. Only one of the kids said something about his mommy and I asked him if he wanted me to call her and before he said anything he started playing a game and never said anything again.

Answer 19

5 or 6 is a fine age. That's fine, let her do it! It will be fun for her and the kids will have a good time.

Answer 20

6 is fine

Answer 21

wow you got lotsa answers! i think it's all up to you. is your daughter old enough? um, yes i believe she is. is she mature enough? that's your call. are the other little girls mature enough? is six girls at a time a little too many? for me YES. 3 at a time would be perfect if it were my house. but you make this call. it sounds like a lot of fun for your little one!

Answer 22

my daughter had her first when she turned 8.  6 is fine, but you just need to be prepared (and have her be prepared) for the fact that some of the kids may end up getting nervous and not stay the whole night.  at that age, it's not that uncommon for kids to decide at midnight that they have to have mom or dad pick them up.  maybe talk to the parents of the kids she wants to invite and see if they think their kids are ready.

edit -- my 6-year-old son asked for a sleepover party this year but i know most of his friends aren't ready.  i've told him he can have a "sleepunder" pajama party ... kids can come in pjs and stay till 8:30 or so (and do the whole pillow fight, playing with flashlights, making s'mores type stuff) and then parents can pick them up.  you might consider a similar option if most of her friends aren't yet up for a full-fledged sleepover.

Answer 23

if people are going to be sleeping over at my house, then I'd say that 6 years old is ok, but if she were to go out, I'd think that would be a little young (hypocrite...maybe) but just depends on how mature your daughter is and if you know their parents really well..

Answer 24

Follow your instincts about the age, but

whenever/wherever she goes, ask the hosting parents:

1) Are there any guns in the house

2) Do you have smoke alarms installed?

I'd start with a sleepover with only a couple of girls, so that the parents can better watch them.  Don't succumb to peer pressure!

Good luck!

Answer 25

for mine I believe there is plenty of time for all that. My rule was 8.5-9. And I stuck to it. They were 8.5 before it happened. If you do sleepovers now then what is left when they are older?

Answer 26

I don't think that is too young at all....and I'm sure it would be a big deal to all the kids.  The only problem you may have is if one of them misses their parents and starts crying, then you'd call their parents to come and pick them up.  Otherwise, I bet they'll have a blast.  Best of luck to you.

Answer 27

6 is just fine

Answer 28

at the age I thought I could handle it....so far we've only had one girl over at a time! LOL...I can't handle more.

Answer 29

it depends on the number of girls and how comfortable they are with you.  6 is too young for several friends from class.  It's better to do a "late over", 6-8:30 pj party.  The kids will be tired and want to go home.  It's really hard for a 6 yo to wind down and sleep in a strange home with a lot of other kids in the room.  

By age 8 or 9 they can handle it a lot better plus you probably will have had a few more years of knowing the girls (many since kindergarten).  Even then, big group sleepovers are dicey because some kids want to sleep, some are night owls, everyone ends up crabby the next day from lack of sleep.

If your daughter is set on a sleepover do this:  make the main party with the 12 or however many friends be a lateover.  Send them home at 8 or 9:00.  Let her pick one closest friend from that bunch who stays after the others have left. Be discreet about it; you don't need any hurt feelings.

And if you do go with the sleepover plan anyway, be prepared for a lot of moms telling you they will pick their girls up at 9:00 anyway.  Your girl might be ready but most 6 year olds are not.

Answer 30

At that age, sure! But I wouldn't want to be in charge of 6 hyper kids!

Answer 31

@ my house we have sleep overs all the time and my daughters r 9 and 6. 6 yrs is a good age i think try it and if it dont go well dont try it 4 a while.