Should I allow my child to go to sleepovers at a friend's house?

Should I allow my child to go to sleepovers at a friend's house?

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This is a situation that frequently arises. It's really part of the culture of being a young person today to be invited to stay with friends or to have them stay with them, and there are no specific rules other than you have to be informed as a parent of the sort of context they're asking to go to. One of the best ways of doing that is to reciprocate; to invite the friends inviting your child to your home, get to know their parents and put your mind at rest around how safe they will be and the sort of conditions in which they will be sleeping over.