Do you let your kid go on drop-off playdates if you don't know the family?

[Anonymous]

Starting in elementary yes. I mean, of course I know them a bit to arrange the play date etc. We have likely texted and all that. But I need to be close friends with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Starting in elementary yes. I mean, of course I know them a bit to arrange the play date etc. We have likely texted and all that. But I need to be close friends with them.

Sorry that should say don’t need.

[Anonymous]

My son is in Kindergarten, and we have not done any drop off playdates yet. We have not been invited to any playdates yet for Kindergarten this year. But I would only allow drop offs if I got to know the family well. I'm not sure how that would work exactly. Maybe I would stay for the first playdate or two and then see how I feel. But I'd also want to see how well the kids play together before dropping off. Some boys (not my son) can be really rambunctious and if that's the case I don't want my son playing with another boy who is wild.

[Anonymous]

No. But at that age most play dates we did involve meeting at a playground, hiking trail, museum, etc. No one went to anyone’s house until 1st or 2nd grade, and only with families we knew.

[Anonymous]

No and no sleep overs either.

[Anonymous]

No. You have no idea if they are gun owners or have a “funny uncle”!