As much as sleepovers are an important developmental step for a child because it teaches them to be independent, exposes them to other cultures, and creates relationships with friends, we need to understand that parents are different, and that they have different house rules.
We unpack the good and the bad of sleepovers, and how parents view them.
Social worker and parenting expert Joey Dlamini, who is also a mom of three, says that, according to Fran Walfish, author of The Self-Aware Parent: Resolving Conflict and Building a Better Bond with Your Child, sleepovers are a big step for children of seven to nine years old. So, you can start from any point between those ages.
