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[quote=Anonymous]Seems to me it all depends on location, neighborhood, and general community (plus individual family choices).  So really, is there any one model of "normal" for this?  If what your'e doing works great for you and your family, I don't understand why you'd worry about it.

We do not live in a neighborhood where kids are just out in the street or in backyards and can just hang out together.  That's how I grew up, but that's not wher we live, there aren't even that many kids on our block.  And both parents work FOH so we are a bit more structured about getting the kids together with the kids at school they like the most.  Plus these days, even the K and 1st grade kids make their own playdates LOL!  They have learned to give each other their parents' phone numbers and my kids ask me to call, so when I can I do and talk to the parents.  We usually meet at a playground first, and it's even better when it means we get to know new parents we enjoy hanging out with.

So playdates are a way of socializing, but never the only way.  If what you're doing works for you, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.  Us, without playdates, there'd be very limited social time so we do them.  Birthday parties are also a place where we end up making playdates too.[/quote]

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