What age did you let your child go to parties alone?

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Had a bit of a debate about this today with dh. What circumstances do you feel happy leaving your lo, or dont you, without hovering in the background?
My dh feels 5 is very young for my ds, but I dont want to make him stand out if others are being left. I Dont know what to think, but dh feels very strongly about this.

But what can I do? if you get an invite to someones home and you dont know them and you are expected to leave them there? Say sorry, but I don't know if you will supervise them properly?

This is becoming a real issue for us even though it may sound silly so I would appreciate some help.

TBH normally if I stay with dd at parties I always seem to be telling her off i.e "Calm down", "Be Gentle", "Shush", "Let him/her have have a turn" etc etc, to the point where other mums say "leave her alone she's fine" so I actually think sometimes other parents allow your child more freedom than I/you actually would. I really do think my dd has a better time if I'm not there and she very verbally agrees