Host a Sleep-Over For Your Child’s Friends

Posted by drozzell on May 2, 2009

You have to be a bit courageous for this one, but it can also be fun. Host a sleep-over for a few (not too many!) of your child’s friends. They can bring sleeping bags and sleep on the bedroom floor, or you can clear out the family room or den and have them sleep there. Prepare snacks, cookies, popcorn, and have a movie or two ready to go. I think this works best (at least from the point of view of the parents) for pre-teens; they go to sleep earlier and are not likely to have other friends coming over to visit, but the age limit is up to you and your stamina.