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Should teens have coed sleepovers?

Results so far:

Yes
22% 103 votes Total: 471 votes
No
78% 368 votes
  • 1 of 10

    by Ahava Yardenah

    A lot of people think that the answer to this question should automatically be 'No'. There is some good reasoning behind it. Some people believe that coed sleepovers may lead to...read more

  • 2 of 10

    by David Bowie

    It is hard to pick a side in this debate. Part of me wants to side with "No" simply because when you think on the surface, it sounds like a highly volatile situation: a boy, a g...read more

  • 3 of 10

    by Sora Millay

    If you allow your child to go to co-ed camps, why not sleepovers? Also, I want to point out that if your teen is asking you for permission to have a sleepover in the first place...read more

  • 4 of 10

    by Elizabeth Olin

    As I see it, if teens are going to engage in any inappropriate behavior, they aren't going to limit themselves to the late night hours. Why is it that parents see bedtime as the...read more

  • 5 of 10

    by Prisma Bracho

    I would have to agree, because as I teenager myself I love that my parents would put their trust in me and let me do such thing. I know that a lot of trust is going to have to b...read more

  • 6 of 10

    by Marilyn Rosenberg

    Mom, can I have a coed sleepover is a plea any parent hears with dread. Teens especially have learned when to spring these controversial statements on innocent, unsuspecting pa...read more

  • 7 of 10

    by Crystal Mcnamee

    Yes! I see nothing wrong with this as long as it is supervised.I do not see why everyone has a problem with this. I myself used to have many friends that were boys when I was gr...read more

  • 8 of 10

    by Patricia Barela

    Oh that dreadful question has approached, do I trust my child as much as I confess too? We no longer linger in a society of 'limited appropriateness', times have changed and ...read more

  • 9 of 10

    by Kyle Chalmers

    GI-DEE-UP! In all reality, we do it anyways. My father even told me how to do it. I was 15 and slept over at this girl Chantal's house, we got really drunk and all passed out...read more

  • 10 of 10

    by Shaina Azure

    Depending on the circumstances, there is absolutely nothing wrong with coed sleepovers for teens. If a parent trusts their teen, then they will be more likely to be trustworthy...read more

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  • 1 of 29

    by Tasneem Khan

    Should teenagers have coed sleepovers? When I was a teenager I thought that when I grew up I would be better at handling teen-issues than my parents were; more tolerant and o...read more

  • 2 of 29

    by Elizabeth Wordsmith

    Parental supervision of a sleepover for either girls or boys is such a head-ache of a responsibility that it is difficult to imagine that some parents would be willing to sponso...read more

  • 3 of 29

    by Kate Johns

    No. There you go, that's my answer. My sixteen-year-old son already knows it's No, and he already knows why. He's already been invited to go to several co-ed sleepovers, and whe...read more

  • 4 of 29

    by Melody Hall

    Speaking as a mother and a former teenager I can tell you that it is absolutely not alright for teens to have coed sleepovers. Teenagers already have enough problems keeping th...read more

  • 5 of 29

    by Nicole Mullins

    A sleepover is defined by Merriam-Webster's online dictionary as 1. "an overnight stay (as at another's home)" 2. "an instance of hosting a sleepover in one's home". For most c...read more

  • 6 of 29

    by Nicole Oickle

    Of course times are changing and what was once a good rule is not necessarily a good one anymore. Despite the golden rules and their seemingly old fashioned senses, some are re...read more

  • 7 of 29

    by David Furritus

    If you're going to allow your kids to have a co-ed sleepover, you might as well start getting your daughters fitted for maternity clothes and tell your son he's going to have to...read more

  • 8 of 29

    by Dave Kemp

    I am very tired of the problems that arise from the "cool parent" and what they do that makes all teenagers want to spend all of their time at their house. What problems do I m...read more

  • 9 of 29

    by Bobby Brown

    The obvious answer to this question is "NO!"; it would appear, however, that some people (like many teenagers) refuse to accept the obvious. Teenagers are going to be sexu...read more

  • 10 of 29

    by Kathy H

    Any parent that allows a coed sleepover is just asking for a heap of trouble. Teenagers are not dumb, and most of them will take advantage of a situation if given half a chance....read more

  • 11 of 29

    by Margaret Hudson

    What are we teaching our children? Coed sleepovers? Just what age do you want to be a grandparent? This is a disaster in the making. I know all the arguments for this - that if ...read more

  • 12 of 29

    by Michelle N. Broughton

    Absolutely, teens should have coed sleepovers! While readying for the big occasion, remember to pull in a supply of marijuana, a keg of beer, and don't forget to dispense the b...read more

  • 13 of 29

    by Morgan Watkins

    When groups of girls get together for a sleepover, there's chick flicks, snacks, and makeovers. When groups of guys get together, they usually play video games or just watch mov...read more

  • 14 of 29

    by Barbara Writes

    Should teens have coed sleepovers? Teens should not have sleepovers. Our young ones are at a time in their life when sexual feeling and romantic emotions become strong. Being...read more

  • 15 of 29

    by Marshia Pierce

    Should teens have coed sleepovers? No. Absolutely not. It is hard for me to believe that this question even rates serious consideration, but obviously it does. There are par...read more

  • 16 of 29

    by Sharon Cheairs

    Should teenagers be allowed to have coed sleepovers? Not a question I have ever had occassion to ask myself prior to this weekend. Now, however, I have two teenage daughters, a...read more

  • 17 of 29

    by Richard Roberts

    The answer to this question is so clear that there should be no need to even discuss the topic. What values and morals would parents be teaching their children if they allowed ...read more

  • 18 of 29

    by Santhosh Ebroo

    Why do we insist on putting human nature to a test which it almost always fails? Human beings are the only creatures in the visible world who know that they know. And yet, we ti...read more

  • 19 of 29

    by Mary Caliendo

    I personally think that anyone over the age of fourteen, is probably just too old for the traditional sleepover as we know it. Having a co-ed sleepover is just simply out of the...read more

  • 20 of 29

    by Kim Sharpe

    Absolutely NOT. I don't believe in coed sleepovers. They are morally wrong and they give the wrong impression to the children and to the adults of what goes on in your househo...read more

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