Play Dates
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Invite the 'Bad Influence' Child over for a Playdate?
Asked by M.L. from Los Angeles
on May 11, 2012
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Let me start by saying, my beloved boy is not perfect - he is rough and tumble and curious and wants to try it all! He is a BOY!!
My 8 year old son is friends with...
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- I would invite him over. You son hears bad word and sees bad behaviior from others I'm sure, not just Travis. Maybe you can use the opportunity to tell him what's app...
- I wouldn't invite him over. There are only a few/couple weeks of school left. Just deal with it until then and hope that they don't cross paths as often next year. ...
- Yep, I would want to keep him close and invite him over and often! Call me a hopeless optimist, but maybe that boy never sees how a family talks to each other and has ...
Who DOESN'T Do Play Dates and Why?
Asked by A.S. from Chicago
on October 31, 2012
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My boys are close in age. While they are "all boy" and can be very physical with one another, they do play together very well and even seek each other's company at ti...
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- I have an only and will gladly have them all at my house. I even provide transportation both ways if the kids get along great and the parents are nice. I understand t...
- I have 3 kids - 9, 7 and 4. Mostly, they play with each other. They get along fairly well but once you bring in another child, inevitably there will be problems with p...
- I didn't do play dates when my boys were younger. I still don't do them now because they are old enough to make friends on their own now. We moved into our new house...
How Well Do You Need to Know Someone Before You Can Suggest a Playdate?
Asked by M.A. from Boston
on September 27, 2012
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So my son (18 months) has been going to a daycare a couple days a week for the past few months, but I am taking him out soon since I am going to be staying at home. O...
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- Yeah, I like to start at public places such as the park or a family friendly eatery for the first few. Once things are "gelling" we then suggest a home date.
- Absolutely fine! That's how to make new friends or weed someone out if they're creepy LOL! I have typically done first playdates at a playground or Mcdonalds or som...
- i guess she'd probably be fine with it - i'm sure i'm the wierd one that wonders how 18 month olds are "playing" together...lol. kids don't really play "together" unti...
Play Dates
Asked by M.G. from Atlanta
on January 22, 2009
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My child is now 3 and entering into the phase where she is being invited to her friends house for play dates. How does this work exactly? She has her first play date...
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- Since this is the first one I would go or check with the Mother and ask her if she wants you to stay also ask her if you should bring something
- I personally would stay there. If I invited someone to my house with their 3 yr old and they just dropped her/him off I would think it was really odd. The playdate can...
- You stay there, and for goodness sake, help pick up the toys before you leave! Too many people don't do that.
North-East Tarrant Area Play-Date
Asked by A.C. from Dallas
on January 31, 2007
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Hi all-
Come play at the North East Mall play area with us on Friday morning at 10:30. Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces as well as lots of new ones to...
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- Would love to meet, but have no idea where North East Mall is. I live in Ft. Worth off of McCart(20W). Have Owen (5-3-03) and Reese (12-6-05). WB with directions and w...
- Any playdates coming up soon? My boys, Connor (9.25.03) and Logan (12.30.05) love that play area!
- Hi my name is S., I have two girls, 4 and 2 (almost 3) as well as a 4 1/2 month old little boy. I was actually thinking of taking my girls to the mall tomorrow, and w...
Play Dates
Asked by A.D. from San Francisco
on March 5, 2010
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My daughter is 7 years old and in First Grade. She has friends at school and had a really fantastic birthday party, and was invited to a few parties that she enjoyed....
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- I think you should arrange the play dates occasionally. My children were the opposite at that age, they craved having friends over and never have been very content to ...
- Try having the play date on neutral territory; my kids and I went to brunch with a friend of mine and his 18 month old son, while B's mom went and got a spa treatment....
- I'd ask her what she feels comfortable with and then provide a few suggestions. If there's a local park/playground she likes, maybe suggest "would you like to meet __...
Date Ideas
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on December 13, 2009
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My husband and I currently seperated and are starting to "date" again to rekindle our romance... I need some date ideas. We don't want to do the normal dinner and a mo...
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- Take a dance class - that meets weekly - perhaps Tango or something... that would be different and create some chemistry...
- Good for you for recognizing that couples NEED time alone. We will be married 21 yrs on New Years Eve. We've ALWAYS had at least 1 date night a week. It became ev...
- '4 day weekend' it is an improve comedy club in downtown fort worth a lot of fun they have a website you can check out
Play Dates
Asked by J.G. from McAllen
on January 17, 2008
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Hi evryone,
I hope that you all ore doing well. I wanted to get your opinions on how you handle play dates for a 5 year old in kinder. My daugher has recently been in...
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- If you wanted to be super diplomatic, you could offer to pitch in with whatever she is 'very busy' with. Maybe she is thinking all her energies will be directed toward...
- my method of dealing with this was to always ask around of the other parents and see if they had spent anytime with this particular family to get a feel of what they t...
- My thoughts are if she does not have time for you how much time will she really have to watch your daughter? We do not allow our kids to go anywhere that we have not m...
Date Night
Asked by G.C. from Dallas
on October 23, 2009
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Hi All,
I am looking for any suggestions for date night other than the usual dinner and movie? Anyone have any good suggestions?
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- Mesquite rodeo if you like action; go to open houses and walk through the homes - great conversations can come out of these; go to the Galleria and either ice skate or...
- Go out to the Gaylord Texan and stroll around the atrium. It's huge and beautiful! There are lot's of great restaurants and usually entertainment on the weekends. Go t...
- My husband is a typical man....very into cars (he's a mechanic) and pretty much anything with a motor! So we'll go to car or motorcycle shows together. Or we also en...
How to Make a School-age Playdate Run Smoothly
Asked by S.F. from Madison
on August 30, 2010
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I have an almost 7 year old daughter in 1st grade. She had a friend over for a playdate today. Needless to say it didn't go very well from my daughter's stand point,...
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- Prior to having a school friend over for the first time, I always talk to my kids about how exciting it is for someone to be a first-time guest in our home. Everything...
- I think it takes a while for children to develope the sense of which friend has the same interests as they do and also which ones are geared to be in charge, so to spe...
- When this happened to my daughter years ago, I told her that since "Jessica" is a guest that you invited, let her choose what to do and whenever you go over her house ...
