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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't force my kids to play with kids they don't like. They spend enough time being forced to do things they don't want to, both at home and at school. Playing is for having fun.[/quote]

Really?  Really?

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Yes, really. That doesn't mean I won't explain, "hey, that kid has a medical problem and you have to be extra gentle with him. i think he wants to play, so if you see an opportunity to put him in the game, go for it." But I won't force my kid to play with every single tom, dick and harry who wanders by. Just like I won't give the teenagers who don't include my 6 and 8 yr old girls in their ball games in the street a hard time because they're too young.[/quote]

Suppose you live in a neighborhood where all the kids play together except one child.  No one wants to play with that child because he is different from them.  Would you try to include that child in the neighborhood?  Or allow the whole neighborhood, including your children, to exclude the child?  No age difference.  Not a tom, dick or harry wandering by, but someone who lives in a house on the same street as the rest.[/quote]

Op here. This is our situation. There are about 8 kids from ages 3-7 on our street (and adjacent street) and they all play together. They also tend to play in front of my house because I put out lots of toys and bikes for the kids.[/quote]

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