What do you do when they all have friends spend the night? Right now mine our 12 girl (so she and her friend keep to them self) 2 nine year old girls and 1 eight year old boy. So the 8 and 9 year old boy and girls and their friends play together and bother each other while are up. Then they get separated when we go to bed. For the most part they a good about staying where they are suppose to be, we listen for door opening and redirect them back to where they are suppose to be. But as they get older they are going to get sneakier. Yes I could only let either the boy or girls have a friend spend the night, but if the boy has a friend spend the night my girls are still there and vise versa. So what do I do to keep things on the up and up?
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One friend sleeps over at a time. That's it. The child who gets the sleepover and his/her friend gets to sleep in sleeping bags in the family room or on the couches. That way no one is where they shouldn't be. As they get older, they're really not going to be interested in each others' friends. I know my brother and I were more annoyed to have other people in the house during our teenage years than anything else.
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Bring your children up to be moral individuals that won't sneak into each others rooms to bonk their brains out.
simple go on ebay and buy an alarm for the door setit at night ive done it it worked great ;)
You better separate the nights you let your daughters have overnight guests and restrict them to being members of the same sex. The same goes with the boys.
Good luck
just let them do what ever. they will eventually pass out! and the more you stress on the issue to them the more they want to defy you!
Right now at the YOUNG age, its ok. When they get older and more mature and you know when Im talking about, then overnight stays will not be ok, unless its like a camping trip or something, but not the regular young kids stuff like right now.
First of all, if your worried about what they're doing... please have THE TALK with them. I am so saddened by reading on here how teenagers and preteens are complaining because they're parents haven't had the talk. That's right, teenagers actually complain about having their parents.. NOT talk to them about sex. Let them know your they're for them to come talk to, and that it's not some taboo subject they need to sneak around about. Kids are going to be curious no matter what, even at age 8. All you can do is talk and raise them the best you can, keep an eye out, but don't get so paranoid over it that you push them to do something. If they really want to do it, whether they are doing it at your house or not, they will do it. One good thing you have going for you is a sister and a brother. In my family, although you might tell your friend her brother is cute.. you wouldn't try to go that far with your sisters brother in her house.. while staying with her... that was just.. slutty to be honest. As I said though, talk with your kids soon, and when you feel they're ready. It's better safe then sorry, and consider kids tell each other things like "if you wash it out, you can't get pregnant" you would rather them know the truth from you, than know the wrong things, from their friends.
You know what they say about opinions..... They are like.. Well you understand.
You will probably get a lot of feedback on this question.
BUT only you can know your kids .. You will get advice from people and their experiences with their own children.
However the fact that you ask this question shows that you have some concerns on what is or might be happening in the future ..
I would say because of your concern you are a good parent that is on top of you game and you will just have to take it as it comes. Play it by ear (might be literally by ear).
I make the assumption that you have had "THE" talk with them and if you have not then now might be the time and explain your concerns but break it down on their level and why you have the concerns you have.
You overall are the best judge of character and if your concerns are founded. I would give anyone the benefit of the doubt but explain that you are giving them the rope and explain that they do not want to hang themselves. A level of trust is being instilled now but is rules are not followed then this privilege will no longer be avail.
Thanks and good luck
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Well my mom usually lets my brothers friends stay the night over our house and then I get to go over to my friends house. But, I would avoid co-ed sleepovers until the kids knew the rules. Which in a few years you might want to establish and force them.
I have boy/girl twins who are 8. When the time comes that I need to worry about them been interested in the others friends (hopefully many years away...please God many years LOL) I will let the one of them, suppose the boys, sleep in the lounge on the pull out sofa and the girls in their bedroom. To get to each other they have to walk past my room. I am a very light sleeper. So try putting the child and their friend in a part of the house that they are away from the other 3.
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