Sleepovers?

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My DC has been invited for a sleepover (primary school). We are in England but not in a local lockdown and cases currently aren't high in this area. However, I feel it's not a sensible thing to do right now, but other parents think it's fine. Would you let your child go in a sleepover? I have said no, but feel mean.

I would say no right now. Is your child really going to stay socially distanced from the host family?

I’d say no too, would they really stay SD the whole time? Own tent in the garden and strict SD I’d probably say yes too .

I had this conversation with my stepson - though he's 17. He shoved some government guidance in my face and said that one person CAN sleep over at another house so long as they distanced. I said yes but how likely it is that you're going to follow the proper distancing rules all night. He promised.

Pictures on social media the next day proved I was right.

And that's 17yos with a knowledge of what they're doing. 5yos certainly won't distance at a sleepover.

I would say no.

I would say no. Tbh I’m not even comfortable with play dates at the moment.

Thanks for the reassurance- I am glad I said no. I felt really mean, but it was the right thing to do.