Negotiating Nighttime Visits: A Parent-Child Dialogue

Hey, dad, can I have a friend spend the night? No, absolutely not. How come? Cause I said so, that’s why. Oh, I was just wondering. If you keep talking back to me, you gonna be grounded. Hey, dad, can I have a friend stay the night tonight? Remember you got that doctor’s appointment nine in the morning? Oh, yeah. Can she just come with us? Oh, your grandma wants to take you to lunch right after. Or else she could, um. How about tomorrow night? Yeah, that sounds good. Thank you. Okay.