Okay I am ready for the I told you so's! LOL! I was ready to post last night at 9:30 that party was a success. Only 2 were going to spend the night. They went to bed at 9:00. At 10:00 my friends little girl that lives a street over wanted to go home. No big deal, dad came and got her. At 11:00 the other little girl wanted to go home. So I drove her home. Meanwhile my dd had fallen asleep. No one left crying so I guess that was a plus. They said they had a good time. They both just seemed wide awake like they couldn't sleep. My dd woke up this morning and wanted to know where her friend was. When I told her she cried. She said she wanted to have a sleepover! I told her it still counts because they stayed until she was asleep. Oh well we won't try again for a couple of years. My ds slept over at my friends house with no problems.

By Karen~moderator on Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 10:31 am:

No *I told you so* from me. You never know until you try it, how it will go. Some of them do well at a younger age than others. Jen had one very young and it went well, considering.

I agree, wait a couple of years and try again. They really can be a lot of fun for the girls. MOM won't get much sleep and the house can end up trashed, but you figure out a way to make it work.

I'm sorry your DD was upset, but at least she did have her party with no girly fights, even if they didn't sleep over the WHOLE night.

By Bobbie~moderatr on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 01:55 am:

I think sometimes it just depends on the kids. Some kids prefer to be home. DD is 16 and she has slept away (other than at families) a hand full of times. She prefers her own bed. She never called wanting me to come get her. She would just make up an excuse not to sleep over in the first place. I will come to the party but I have to leave by 9:00 because we have church in the morning. She never carried that everyone else was sleeping over.. She wanted to sleep in her own bed and she also goes to bed early and gets up early by nature... So the whole sleep over thing didn't really fly with her... She would be ready to fall asleep at 8 and ever one else would just be getting wound up. So sleep overs just weren't her cup of tea.. My suggestion.. Play dates and lots of them. The more comfortable the child is with the house the less scary it is to sleep over all night.