What’s going to happen is they will probably open up the Gym and their will be pop corn, movies, basketball, and all sorts of things to keep the kids busy all night long. Whoever thought the kids were actually going to sleep is putting too much thought into those words: Co-ed Sleep Over.

My daughter is a sophomore in high school and also part of our Church’s youth group. They have Lock-Ins all the time. None of the kids ever sleep. There is so much positive parent involvement in this type of fun event that there isn’t time for anybody to mess up. I know at Church if the kids do get tired the girls all go in one room and the boys go clear across to the other side of the building. And even in that situation they’ve got sleeping bags, their own quarters, and lots of chaperones watching every move they make.

Back to the all night situation – nobody sleeps at these things. When I was a high school senior we had a “lock-in” at the bowling alley on base. There were movies, music, food, bowling, and everything full of fun that you could possibly think of to keep us off the streets and celebrating our graduation. Many schools do the same type of thing for the after prom parties. Lock-Ins are actually a pretty fun way to raise money too.

It’s good to be proactive and monitor what your kids are into. If it’s such a concern I would have been the first person to volunteer to stay all night to watch over them and make sure they were all being good boys and girls. Besides.. Co-ed Sleep Overs don’t start happening until the college years anyway – do we really need to go THERE!?

If I had to pick between my child being on the streets OR at a lock-in I think I’d pick the lock-in. If I had to pick between my child going to a graduation party OR going to a lock-in I’d pick the lock in. If I had to pick between my child going to a lock-in for the prom after party at Susie’s house who’s parents are out of town – I’d pick the lock in.

I think you guys probably get where I’m at with all this now.

But with a lot of kids at the school? That’s out! As a former juvenile court services worker, I know there are too many kids out there whose parents don’t teach them the proper respect for others.

And before anyone says a word – YES I DO trust my kids – I don’t trust everyone else’s! And I don’t believe in tempting my kids just to see how MUCH I can trust them either.

I ran into a problem of this sort recently.

It’s not my own kids that I’m so concerned about, it’s all the others who have the lack parents who really care that may have influence on my kids at a later time that I’m so concerned about.

I have boys – we all know how THOSE hormones can be. You get some little flip that’s deficient in morals and values and I know as well as anyone, she’s going to be able to talk my sons into near anything.

That’s just me though.

So me? Worry too much? Absolutely! There’s far too many parents who haven’t got a clue as to what their kid is like because they didn’t raise them – the daycare did.

But one of the things I found disturbing within the Blog Fabulous piece is that PARENTS are allowing kids to have co-ed sleepovers at their home and even in hotels!

How does that sit with you all?