Have you ever had a child sleep over, only to have them want to go home...

I have babysat for a friend overnight before, and thats what her daughter did. It was around 3am. She just kept crying. I told her that her mother wasn't home and that she would have to stay. She ended up throwing such a temper tantrum, that I ended up having to call her mother. (who was out of town) My friend told me where her spare key was so that I could take her daughter home and just stay there with her. Once I got her to her own house she was fine, went right back to sleep within 5 minutes.

It's never happened to me, but I think I wouldn't keep letting this boy stay over.

My daughte's 9 year old cousin, my niece has done this at our house at least 3 times. She gets a stomachache around 11:00 and wants to go home. Her dad comes and gets her, but the last 2 times she has stopped doing this. I think it's because she's not used to doing anything w/out her older sister and she misses her at bedtime. I think she's more at home here now and she's starting to outgrow this habit.

My daughter does this once in awhile. Even at only 7 she's quite the little social butterfly and sometimes the whole weekend goes by and I don't see her for more than an hour total. She loves to go for sleepovers at various friends house. most of the time she lasts the whole night but there have been a few times where I get a phone call in the middle of the night telling me that she wants to come home. She never really has a reason.. just that she changed her mind and wants to sleep in her own bed now. I just go and get her. I'm not going to make her stay somewhere she doesn't want to stay. If the situation were reversed and we had a kid staying over that wanted to go home. Of course, I'd take him/her home. No point in forcing a child to do or stay somewhere they don't want to be.

Yes I would take them home. We had that happen with my daughters friend when she was younger . She got homesick and cried so of course we took her home. My Sister was the same way. She would want to spend the night at a neighbors and then get home sick so she would come home. I was usually with her so I would go home too. The kids will grow out of it once they realize their Mom is not sitting at home being lonely and missing them.

If they are 10 or 11, no, I would just tell them they could go home in just a little while. Hopefully, they would go back to sleep. I have had younger ones stay here who wanted to go home. After a while, we called their parents and took them home.

yes i havew this happen all last summer..my son is 4 yrs old and he would stay at my friends house..and he was fine..and stayed all night..well his friend wanted to stay the night as well..first they wanted to stay in a tent outside..which they got scared and cam inside..lol then a couple hours later she wanted to go home..and she was 6,,I knew it was because it was teh first time at my house..so i called and her mom came and got her,and we tried other times and again she wanted to go home within hours,some kids just get really homesick and no plcae is better than they're own bed..lol..but i dont mind..kids are kids..

I have had this happen a couple of times-- Luckily I've been able to talk them through it-- One time they called their mom and then they were fine. We live in the country- So it would be a bit of a drive- But I know I would take them home if they really wanted to go home. I had to threaten one of my daughters friends once that I was taking her home-- She was being so rude--- I don't take that in my house- But she stopped- My daughter didn't invite her again. My daughter has never gone to a friends and wanted to come home-

Yes, this has happened to us. I know that if it was my child who was so upset I would want to know about it if they really had to come home, but if they could be comforted that would be the better choice. The first time this happened we called his house and his mother came over about midnight to get him. He lives several miles away so there was no way to walk him home. The next time he called and talked to his mom for a bit and then he was able to stay. We told him he could call her but it was too late to come - that worked. The 3rd time, my husband told him before he came that he would need to stay and not wake up the house. It was his choice to spend the night and deal with it, or not come over to stay. He did come and stayed. You may need to try a little tough love here ~ lol Talk it over with his parents ahead of time so they will agree with the plan. Hope it will work out for all the next time he stays over.

Yes, I have had this happen, one of my son's friends did this several times. My son had no trouble staying over there but it took 3 or 4 times of me taking him home in the middle of the night before he managed to stay. Some kids just mature at different ages and in time I'm sure he'll outgrow it and then you'll wish he would go home.

I never had that happening to us, but I know my daughter had a huge problem sleeping away from home. That's why even when she asked us to sleep over at her cousin or a friend we tended to be very careful because we knew she would end up asking to come home in the middle of the night. I"m not sure what I would do. If we already knew about the problem i would probably talk to the parents to decided what we would do if it happened. If I didn't know that would be a problem then I would probably take him home even in the middle of the night.

no didint take him ho,e waited to the morning he is not allowed to come over anymore