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[quote=Anonymous]I was reading a thread in the private school forum about making friends with other parents, and one of the responses pointed out that it's harder when kids are old enough to have drop-off playdates.

If your kid is at an age where playdates are drop-off, and you begin to enter the stage of sleep-overs or even moving into the teen years where there's even more freedom, how do you get to know the families? One thing I see with kids getting older and having their own mobile devices, is that they make their own plans but there is rarely direct communication between the parents. And without home phones you never even hear the other child's voice.  IMO, I want to know other parents and their values. Are these people I'd trust with my kid for a sleepover or to join their family for a weekend at the beach, or simply whether their children are children that I'd want my kid to be friends with.

Is this important to you, and if so what are you doing to get to know those families? We may or may not end up as friends, but I'd like to be comfortable knowing you beyond passing in the hallway at back to school night.[/quote]

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