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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All class parties are, in my experience, very rare. I don't think we've been to more than a couple ever, and none older than kindergarten. Invite your kids friends.[/quote]

Maybe all class parties shouldn't be rare? Perhaps if we were all more inclusive in general it would foster better relationships among the children at school?[/quote]

Teacher here. I disagree. Kids can be mean to each other, and having to invite the mean kid to your birthday party seems like a potential problem and not one the birthday kid needs to deal with on their day. I do a lot to foster relationships in the classroom and during lunch bunches, etc.  But at home and in your own time, that’s your safe space and you don’t need to invite people that make you feel bad about yourself. [/quote]

I did all class parties for three kids all through their elementary schools without any problems.  Nobody was being mean because they were all having a good time.  And I used private venues so I could watch the kids carefully.

The bully problem is one thing but some mothers are as nasty as their kids and they invite everyone but the “odd” kid.  The quiet kid who dresses funny and has no friends.  Those are the children I  think of when I decide to invite everyone.  [/quote]

That’s great that you could do whole class parties. I don’t imagine that your kids had a bully targeting them, because it would have been a hard thing for me to invite my kid’s bully to their party. [/quote]

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