Dd 10 won't do group sleepovers, don't know what to tell people who invite her

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She will have them at home, but won't go to other people's houses, unless it's 2 or less people. She loves her bed, is cranky after no sleep, but also suffers with quite bad anxiety.

I've tried to say we are away whenever she gets invited. But it's happening more and more often. One parent has invited her 3 times. Do l tell the truth, or do l keep lying and saying we are away? It feels so rude☹️

aw, the poor doll. It's not easy especially at such a young age. She obviously doesn't feel comfortable so I would just tell the truth to the parents, they'll understand and they won't take it personally. She sounds like a homebird. My younger sister was exactly the same around 10 years old and even when she did end up going to a sleep over she would sometimes ring me or my mum to pick her up in between or come home the earliest she could. It wasn't that she didn't enjoy being there she just felt much more comfortable at home. ❤️

Yeah, that's about it. We told them the truth in the end, and they were fine about it.

My DD is 9 and will only sleep at one friend's house...this friend is more like a cousin as we're close to the parents.

I just say "Oh thank you for asking but DD's not into sleepovers...she still gets very homesick so we don't do them,"

She did them for a bit. But l used to get a little text at 3.00 am with the word 'help'

I think she did 2. But decided that they weren't for her. All the others seem to love them though!

Just be honest and explain to the other parents. They'd rather that than she felt pressured, went and they had to drop her home at silly o clock. We avoid sleep overs as mine are also miserable with no sleep and generally it ruins or we have to shelve the whole weekend but I am honest with the parents and we plan that sort of thing in the holidays instead.

Just say she doesn't like sleepovers yet. There's always a couple in every year that are like that and people have always been honest.

I also have an older DD who USED to like them but now she's 13 she rarely accepts. She's on one tonight funnily enough...she's told me she hates having her mates sleep in her room as it gets all messy!

So she doesn't like to accept too many as she doesn't feel happy reciprocating!

I think l would hate them too! I like my sleep