Going for first sleepover tonight...is 7 good age for this?

[beachyhead]

Feeling a bit strange as dd is going for a sleepover tonight at her best friends house. I know, school night!!!!Bad mother.....

When did other MN let their's go and do sleepovers (not counting grandparents etc)?

My dd just started within the last few months. She's just 6. She's happy as larry, I go mooning around missing her desperately though, and I feel she's too young really. My ds on the other hand is 9 and has never been for a sleepover other than to good friends of ours who have known him since he was a baby (their ds and mine were at nursery together), and even then he would only go if dd went too. That was a while ago, I think he's just about ready now. Basically, it's completely child-dependent though!

BeachyH - Dsd had her 1st sleep over on Sat pm - she is just a few weeks off 7. She was more concerned about it then us- so we gave her our phone numbers and told her exactly where we would be all night.
When we collected her on Sunday am she had had about 2 hours sleep (poor other Mum) and had the BEST time. She did give us a huge hug and said she missed us and crashed out about 40 mins after we picked her up, but when she woke up chatted and chatted about what they had got up to.
We have had DD's best friend over to sleep when DD had just turned 7 - DD had such a good time and has been invited back to do the same soon

My dd has had sleepovers at a couple of friend's houses and she loves it. She's nearly 4 - these are friends from her nurserty school. Mind you last time she came back from her friend Gabriella's she told me she didn't want to live with us any more because our house is too small
We've also had a couple of her friends to stay with us. You do have to put up with a bit of getting up and down in the night and usually end up sleeping with one of them but it's not too bad.
Basically it's free babysitting with people you trust in an environment where you know your child will be happy.

Thanks - I am sure she will be fine. Man in office just told me about having to take one of his dd friends home at 11.30pm as it wasn't going to work. I think ds (age 3) and sharer of room, will be more upset. Still dh on nights so my guess ds will creep into our room for company, find dh spare space and settle down to kick me all night!! Yippee.....

My oldest two have always been ok from about the age of 6 or 7. Before that and there have been sudden awakenings in the night, and wailing for mummy. My sister has a 6 year old, and in the past, when aged about 5, she has come to stay with her bigger sister, but we ended up having to drive her home at midnight, as she was just missing her mum too much. Luckily only to the next village!

I think 7 is a good age.

my ds has been doing this since he was about 7/8 and has always been fine.Often doesn't want to come home !

My dd aged 7 has slept over at her friend's house 2 or 3 times in the last year, always loved it but didn't get the full night's sleep!