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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've recently moved into the world of drop of playdates with families we don't really know - oldest is 5.5, he's been making new friends at camp and was invited over to play last weekend.

How do people handle this generally? It's not guns that worry me as much as creepy/crappy parents, but it's really hard to know/judge. I ended up staying for about 30 mins and chatting until both my kid and I felt comfortable, then I left. I don't think I'm comfortable just dropping my kid off at someone's house who's parent I've never met (we had just exchanged numbers via notes in backpacks from camp) so that felt like a reasonable middle ground. Interested to hear from other folks about how you handle this and how you feel about it.

My other concern is actually unsupervised screens. Like, I do not want my kid alone in a room with his friend and an iPad. Is that something to ask about? Will parents be honest? How best to phrase?

Would love some wisdom from parents of older kids who have been through this. [/quote]

You aren't ready for drop off play dates.  And that's ok!  But don't do it if you feel like you need to micromanage screens.  I wouldn't let kids on a playdate have access to screens, but I wouldn't host a child whose parents had a lot of stipulations for how the kids spend their time at my house.  It's too stressful.  (My daughter has a friend whose mom is really particular about what she eats.  It's not an allergy issue -- it's the mom's idea of what's healthy.  I felt like I needed to text her to ask permission before every item the child put in her mouth at my house when they were here for a sleepover.  It was trying.  We haven't invited that child back.)[/quote]

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