I don't let my kids attend sleepovers. The risk just isn't worth it.

The author said one of her children (not pictured) was excited to be invited to a sleepover, but she didn't let her go. Rob Lewine/Getty Images When my youngest was 6, she was invited to a sleepover. We declined. Now that she's older, she still doesn't attend sleepovers and neither do her older siblings. My kids have plenty of time to hang out with their friends during the day. When my youngest child was 6, a new neighbor and her daughter came over to play. The mom enthusiastically offered…