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[quote=Anonymous]You talk to her about it beforehand and help her plan activities and snacks and tell her you’ll be busy so she needs to get things herself and only disturb you if she really needs help. Then you keep yourself busy while the kid is there and follow through on your expectation. Check on her once or twice when you know things are going well then excuse yourself again. After her friend leaves you tell her how great she did and how proud you are of her and have a conversation about how she thinks it went. If you see problems during the play date address these things specifically the NEXT time before the friend arrives, don’t discourage her with your complaining about how poorly she may have done without you. [/quote]
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