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If you are planning a playdate, here are 15 tips to make it easier for you and your child. Have a look, for a hassle free playdate.
Playdates are a fun way of making kids play together in an unstructured manner. This not only allows your child to explore and socialize with other children but also helps the moms to come together and spend some quality time with fellow moms. Playdates are generally arranged by parents one at a time at their homes inviting the friends of their kid to play and have some fun time with them. If the weather is good play dates can also be arranged outdoors at a common place like a park.
There are various points to remember while arranging play dates for kids especially preschoolers. Here are a few tips for arranging hassle-free play dates:
Based on my personal experience, the first few play dates are difficult as kids are hesitant to go to each others house. Even if they join the play dates, the first few dates they do not interact much with other kids and play solo. This is not a point of disinterest, it is called as a parallel play where kids play all alone. This will soon fade away once they get familiar with each other.
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I regularly see posts by parents expressing how this phase has been hard for them with everyone including kids stuck at home. It’s been tough to manage with no play dates, no summer camp, no park time or external activities or play areas.
I also initially struggled with this. However, on a day when my husband and I both were irritable, we realized how resilient our son had been through this challenging time.