As a parent, protecting your child always comes first — but some situations make that instinct painfully complicated. Phoebe ...

I recently wrote about whether to allow my 8-year-old daughter to attend sleepovers, and something about my dilemma clicked with many readers. I got emails from as far away as Australia, from parents ...

My kids are 13 and 15 and have been getting sleepover invites since kindergarten. When my oldest texted me in the middle of the night to come get him from one, I didn't hesitate. I want them to know ...

I loved sleepovers growing up and wanted my kids to enjoy the experience too. My kids started going to and hosting sleepovers when they were in kindergarten. They knew they could call me at any point ...

THE first sleepover invitation - the time when your child embarks on the new adventure of sleeping at someone else's house. Pack the sleeping bag, pillow, drop off the child to the sleepover location ...

When Liz Sender’s daughter turned 8 in October, she requested a sleepover party. So Sender, a makeup artist in Los Angeles, did what any modern parent does: She looked on Instagram at slumber-party ...

When one of my teenage sons texts from a sleepover and asks if we can come pick him up, there is no hesitation, no guilt trip, and no questions as to why. That's always been the rule in our house: if ...