My kids are growing up near their cousins. It's priceless.
Close family and nearby cousins create joyful, low-cost play opportunities like sleepovers and playdates, despite extra cleanup and occasional illnesses.
Sleepovers foster social development, creativity, independence, and fun but carry risks—sexual abuse, bullying, sleep loss—so choose mature kids, responsible supervision, and exit plans.
My biggest worry about sleepovers used to be whether my kids brushed their teeth. Once they hit high school, it became an entirely different conversation.
My biggest worry about sleepovers used to be whether my kids brushed their teeth. Once they hit high school, it became an entirely different conversation.
