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I’m thinking 10 if you know the parents? Is that too young? What age would you recommend for a first sleepover at a friends house?


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  • I am really not sure. You would have to 100% know the parents and their living arrangements. I am hesitant to let my son go anywhere as I don’t know the parents well enough


  • It very much depends on the situation and the child.
    Some children are not confident enough for sleep overs and thats 100% fine.
    My girls (I have 3) all had sleep overs at arounf 4yrs of age but that was only with their best friends who pretty much lived straight across the road. All the kids were either here or there.


  • We did from age 5/6 yr for our typical children by friends from who I knew the parents very well and was friends with. My youngest is 9yrs old and has Down syndrome, she never had a sleep over. My now 13 yr old has a reactive attachment disorder, kleptomania, conduct disorder and developmental trauma disorder and I’m not eager for sleepovers for her either


  • depends on how well you also know the family


  • I think it would depend on how well you know the parents and the maturity of your child. My son has had sleep overs at grandparents housing but we are not up to wanting to stay at friend’s house. Go with your gut, if you’re not comfortable then don’t do it.


  • I personally am not comfortable with sleep overs these days I will not allow it. When they are 18 they can do whatever they like but while they under that age and under my roof that is one thing my partner and I have agreed to not allow.


  • I’m just not OK with the whole sleepover thing at all. I know I had sleepovers when I was young. But I’m just not comfortable with it. I have trust issues. Kids can come to my house for sleepovers but I don’t want them to go to other peoples houses for sleepovers. Maybe I’m just overprotective. I think, if you’re comfortable with it then it’s fine. If you’re not comfortable with it yet at 10yo, then wait a little more time and see how you feel another year from now.


  • May be 15.


  • I think my son’s would have been able 7 or 8 for their first sleep overs at friends places, and for most of our friends this is the age


  • I would say double digits also.


  • Maybe from 7 years old?


  • I think if you know the parents (close friends of the family) from probably 6 would be okay, I had my first sleep over with school friends around 6 but my mum knew her mum really well


  • I would say highschool.


  • I think it depends on your child and the other family. I’d go with your gut – if you are still wondering when your child is ten, maybe they and/or you are not ready yet. And that’s ok – it’s a big deal in this new world of technology.


  • Age 13 to me is ideal age.


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