WIBU to say that DD cannot sleep downstairs?

[BrunoBrown]

DD is 11 and is very hot in her room. She has a big fan, etc. though. It's cooler downstairs and she wants to sleep on the sofa. DH and I like our evenings on that! AIBU to say she can't?

[hazeyjane]

I would let her stay up a bit and then sleep downstairs.

We are sleeping in a tent in the garden!

[Clalpolly]

It's not forever. I feel the same about my precious evenings but might be swayed in an extreme situation.
I'd probably sit in the bath with a book while she sleeps downstairs until it's time for me to go to bed.

[patronsaintofglocks]

Why would you want your child to overheat so you can sit on the sofa? Selfish

[BrunoBrown]

@patronsaintofglocks she has a large fan and her window open! She won't overheat!

[harderandharder2breathe]

Yabu

It's only for a few days, let your child be comfortable

[AlaskanSnow]

We slept in the summerhouse last night as it was cooler.

Surely a better night sleep is good for her than being restless all night in her room?

[RiverTam]

It would be kind to let her, it won't be for long, forecast is set to cool by the end of the week.

[RoseVase2010]

We had our toddler on the sofa for a bit last night, ice cold milk and a cooler room much better than crying in a hot one.

It's not like we're going to be doing it every night!

[CheeseCrackersAndWine]

Upstairs in our house last night was like an oven! If the heat was preventing anyone in our house from sleeping or was making them uncomfortable I would definitely let them sleep downstairs... Open windows and fans don't always help enough and (in our house at least) there is a noticeable different in room temps between downstairs and upstairs. I think you would be mean not to. There must be other places (kitchen, bedroom) you can sit for the evening to enable your DD to be comfortable & sleep better.

[Rinkydinkypink]

Let her sleep where she's comfortable. It's an extreme situation. Its horrible being stuck in a boiling bedroom when your young!

[joannegrady90]

Well as long as you and DH are happy ...

It's her home too!

[Justmadeperfectflapjacks]

Let her sleep downstairs - excuse for an early night with dh!

[NotAPuffin]

I'd let her. It's temporary and I know how hard it is to sleep when you're too hot - it's miserable.

Do you have an attic hatch you can open? We find we can get more of a breeze going through upstairs if we leave the attic hatch open a bit all night. It can be the difference between sleep and lying awake all night.

[VintagePerfumista]

YABU, it's British Summer Time. It will be over by Thursday and everyone will be huddling together to keep warm again.

[luckylucky24]

She sleeps on th sofa and you spend your evening in the garden?

[paxillin]

YANBU. If she is still awake when you go to bed because it was indeed that unbearable, she can move to the sofa. As long as a room is still used by you, she can't.

[superfluffyanimal]

it was 30c in our bedroom at 10pm last night, I might sleep downstairs tonight.

[superfluffyanimal]

I would let her, rather than sofa can she bring her mattress down?

[BigSandyBalls2015]

She's 11 - she'll soon be a teenager and wanting sleepovers in the lounge with a gaggle of girls - what will you do then?

[MusicToMyEars800]

My OH ended up on the sofa last night, our room was like a sauna, I passed out from tiredness in the end, but woke a few times, I am considering setting up a bed on the living room floor tonight , Let her sleep on the sofa, I would.

[ArchieStar]

It's roasting outside. Heat rises. Let the poor girl sleep comfortably.

[Trumpton]

Opening the loft hatch is a good idea . It does make a difference !

[BarbarianMum]

YABU It's just a couple of nights.

[WannaBe]

I was sorely tempted to sleep downstairs last night. It's only a few days.