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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you don't want to invite the whole class to the party, don't invite any of them, and instead bring in cupcakes and goody bags to the school one day. Tell your child that is their "school party" and everyone is invited. Host the venue party with family and other friends.

Unless you have a separate connection with any of the kids in her class, i.e. they also live on your block, go to your church, are on your soccer team, etc., I wouldn't let your child pick just 2 kids from the class. Childhood friendships change so quickly, the people she invites today may not be the people she is playing with next month, and she is going to say to them "you should come to my party" not realizing you didn't invite them. This is why all or nothing works best in the preschool crowd.[/quote]

I totally agree.

Preschoolers are also terrible about actually giving you a clear idea of who they're playing with. Example:

We had a family over yesterday, as DD is good friends with their daughter. The mom said she ran into a classmate's mother who said, "Oh, Larlo always talks about playing with your daughter! I guess they always play together." She said her daughter had never mentioned the kid and, when she asked her about him, she said "I don't play with him, mommy." Point being, these kids are too young to really be able to articulate everything they do. My kid constantly talks about playing with the same 2 girls, but her teachers say she plays with everyone. [/quote]

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