'While some of his friends were having sleepovers at 8, 9, 10, and 11, my son was definitely not ready.'
that stretched toward bedtime but has always been more of a co-dependent sleeper who needs his routine to settle his brain down at night. While some of his friends were having sleepovers at 8, 9, 10, and 11, my son was definitely not ready., we hit what I am now calling "peak sleepover mode." Sleepovers, and sometimes even double sleepovers, reign supreme. Our home and that of his best friends are a revolving lineup of creative bed configurations, snack depletion, and late nights.
Dr. Sid Khurana, a board-certified adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist and the medical director of outpatient services at, is also the father to two children, ages 5 and 8. Neither child has had a sleepover. Khurana acknowledges the significance of sleepovers in child development.
Though we place quite a bit of emphasis on whether our kids are ready, it's essential that parents check their own readiness. Khurana suggests that, as parents, we should ask ourselves a few key questions.Are you confident your children can be safe, and know how to use a phone/text to contact them if they need parental guidance or help? Do your kids know how to react in an emergency, i.e.
Khurana encourages parents to make unique decisions for what feels right to their family. When his 8-year-old daughter was invited to a slumber party, rather than decline the invitation because their family was not ready for the sleepover aspect, they opted instead to have her attend from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., a solution that allowed for social participation without the pressure on their daughter .
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