DD is 10, and has two friends over for a sleepover in lieu of a birthday party. They're both lovely girls really, but they're really over-excited and the noise levels are driving me nuts. Plus one of the girls is really high maintenance and a little bit too demanding for my liking...
Also, since when has it been the done thing at sleepovers to just let the kids stay up all night? I'm really relaxed about bedtimes etc, and have no problem letting dd stay up late. I know that they want to have a midnight feast, which is fine, and I get that they won't sleep much. However, I've told them that I do expect them to try to get some sleep later on, as dd struggled for the whole week after the last time she stayed up all night at someone else's house. DD agrees that she would like to get some sleep, but demanding friend thinks I am being utterly unreasonable. Am I?
I used to stay over at friends' houses when I was a kid, and we'd chat and giggle till quite late and then get off to sleep. It's been the same for dd when we've done it before, but the last couple of times, she just hasn't slept at all.
I know some people are saying that iabu to let her have sleepovers at all if I don't want her to stay up, and I respect that point of view, but I don't want to stop her doing the normal childhood stuff. Just don't see why they have to stay awake all night!