At what age did your DC go to their first sleepover?

[Fettle]

Hi

6.5 yo DD has been invited to a sleepover tomorrow night and has been very excited about it all week - making plans with her friend at school about what they are going to do. Then tonight about 20 mins ago she came downstairs in floods of tears saying she didn't want to go to X's house for a sleepover.

I've told her she doesn't have to go if she doesn't want to. She says she doesn't want to go because she's going to miss me.

I'm obviously not going to force the issue as I don't want her upset, but was just interested to know if I have an overly sensitive DC as most parents I talk to seem to have let their DC sleepover at friends and vice versa for at least a couple of years already.

Any thoughts? Or is my DD destined to be the child who never wants to leave home (not that I'd be too bothered by that!!).

TIA

ps I've offered for X to come over here to stay instead assuming her parents are happy with that suggestion.

8 nearly 9 which is about right IMO.

ds1's beavers went on an overnight camp - parents didn't stay (as well as family camp).

Mine have just come home from their first sleepover at a friends house (they have previously been away with the school for a couple of nights - had their 9th birthday whilst away - and slept at the school one night with their class). They are 10 now. They've had sleepovers here with no probs. This was their first time at a friends and they've come back grumpy, tired and complaining that they were bored and wanted to come home - they were fine while they were there though and were very polite when they were leaving!

I think 6 is a little young, but all kids are different.

Well the sleepover (or sleep around as I've discovered it is called here!), went very well. But DD's friend is a delightful little girl and they got on very well together and slept peacefully. DD still doesn't want to go away yet, but wants X to come back here for another night.

Thanks for all your thoughts - good to know that I'm not alone thinking 6 is a little young (for our family anyway).