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Should children under 10 have coed sleepovers?

Results so far:

Yes
36% 88 votes Total: 244 votes
No
64% 156 votes
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    by Valarie Botchlet

    I think the answer to this question is YES! My own two children, ages 4 and 5 have coed sleepovers almost every weekend. We come from a very large family so there are always co...read more

  • 2 of 3

    by Yonit Schoolman

    "Mommy," asked my precious seven year old son as I was putting my pajamas on and getting ready for bed. "Why aren't you wearing your breasts?" After I picked myself off the fl...read more

  • 3 of 3

    by Kathryn Greenly

    I think that it is perfectly acceptable for children to have co-ed sleepovers. I come from a large family where all of my cousins and I would spend the weekends together and not...read more

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  • 1 of 11

    by Priya Kamath

    Somehow, in my mind, there couldn't possibly be any other answer but a 'NO', an unequivocal 'NO'. I have two boys, nine and five, and they have a lot of friends that are girl...read more

  • 2 of 11

    by Toni Doswell

    Back in the days of bygone, the answer would have been a firm, "No!" to even a mention of coed sleepovers for children under 10 years of age. In my opinion, there is actually n...read more

  • by Samantha Beaton

    I would never let my daughter who is an only child have a coed sleepover. Whether she's under 10 or not. I think that there is so much inappropriate behavior shown to our childr...read more

  • 4 of 11

    by Lisa Hunt Warren

    Coed sleepovers for children under 10 years old (or over it) are not a good idea for a number of a reasons. The primary reason they're not a good idea is that having children o...read more

  • 5 of 11

    by Evelyn Griffith

    In an age of wow did I really see that- Why would you place your child in an environment where there is no out? A sleepover was about girls painting nails and doing hair, and n...read more

  • 6 of 11

    by Shycora Smith

    Things are most definitely different than when I was a kid. Nowadays you see kids as young as 10 years old getting pregnant and having babies. I remember a few months back watch...read more

  • 7 of 11

    by Janet Trieschman

    Should children under ten have co-ed sleep over? On one hand, I have to say to each their own. Why get involved. But then, I have young girls and I could be faced with this que...read more

  • 8 of 11

    by Carolyn Tytler

    Children under ten will seldom want a coed sleepover. At this age, they're more likely to want to stick to playing with pals of the same sex. Boys don't want to catch "girl ger...read more

  • 9 of 11

    by Donna Marie Gray

    No! That was very simple to answer. Now, let me elaborate: Going back many years when my own children were little, we were a very close knit family with aunts, uncles, cous...read more

  • 10 of 11

    by Nadine Odo

    Coed sleepovers? They're not a good idea in my book. Of course, boys and girls can be friends, and sure, a play date is a fine idea. Johnny and Jenny and their friends can have ...read more

  • 11 of 11

    by Lynn Dalvinger

    Let me not even stutter when I say No'! Sleepover for sleepover sake should be avoided for a variety of reasons but hear me out! The reason is simple. Think through this w...read more

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