Hello - I wanted to get opinions from other parents on this: My mother-in-law and father-in-law have asked me and my husband if they could have our children at their house for a week in the summer one at a time. We have a daughter that just turned six in january and our son is turning five next week. Our kids are 14 months apart in age and are close emotionally. My son is in school for half days while his sister is in school all day and he has no issues being away from her during that time. In the past they've been apart a few times for a couple of days but I personally think a week is too long for them to be gone and separated. My husband discussed this with his mother and she told him that we're making a mistake. I honestly don't see what harm it does for the kids to be together..... they both have alone time and I think they're too young for this, especially with the long distance of the in-laws living an hour and a half away from us. We suggested the kids could go there one at a time for a couple-few days and that it wouldn't be consecutive (they wouldn't do it one after another because then it would still be six days away from each other). I am especially hesitant because the grandparents don't follow our methods of parenting and have the attitude that the rules are different when the kids are at their house.... for example my mother-in-law recently made the comment that in her opinion we should've spanked our son because he refused to take a medicine and they don't put our kids to bed at the time we've asked them to multiple times. (So they usually are cranky when they come home from a weekend at their house.) Any opinions or questions are welcome - thanks!