A ? for moms of school aged kids...

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Registered: 08-05-2004
A ? for moms of school aged kids...
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Fri, 11-12-2004 - 1:17pm

I have had to face a new dilemma with my daughter this year as she is getting older and developing friendships with other children on her own.


Here is what has happened...


I get a call on my cell phone and it is a mother of a girl that my

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Registered: 03-30-2003
Fri, 11-12-2004 - 4:29pm
I don't quite understand the problem. Either you let her go or you do not.

If you don't know the family, and that is a problem to you, then say that you will bring your child over and stay for a while when the girls visit.

I hope that helps.

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Fri, 11-12-2004 - 9:51pm

I guess I didn't make the question clear....The question is what do you do when your child has a friend who wants them to come play at their house and you do not know the parents or do not know the parents

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sat, 11-13-2004 - 12:21am
I have 3 children, ages 4, 8 and 12. I have found that when a "new" friend calls the best way to handle it is to offer to the parent that I am not sure how he/she will handle the situation since they are new friends and "is it ok if I stay for the first play date?"... or at least for a little while. That usually works just fine. I found that I was more worried about this for my first than my third! lol

Hope this helps...

Kim

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Registered: 01-08-2004
Sat, 11-13-2004 - 11:29pm
I'm guessing you're worried because you don't always know the families? What I do when odd wants to go to someones house is I tell the parents "Odd wants your child to come over for a while. Is there someplace both our families can meet, or would you rather do it at one of our houses?" Sometimes I invite them to meet us for an outing, but I always make it clear that one parent MUST come along. The same when odd gets an invitation with someone I don't know, I say "I'd love to, but only if I can come along, DH and I are very paranoid sending her on outings without us." Most "reasonable" parents understand completely, I think.