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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8 yo knocks regularly on the door on one friend, unannounced. This kid comes to our house unannounced just as much. If either are busy they return home. Sometimes they play for 10 minutes. Yesterday it was 3 hours.  I think it's wonderful to have a friend so close and I love not having to coordinate play dates anymore. [/quote]

+1.   If you don't want the kid there, just say "we can't right now".  NBD.  I've done this once or twice.  I also love that we don't have to "schedule" a playdate, and kids can just be kids, roaming the neighborhood, looking for someone to play with.  Everything else in their lives are so scheduled.  I'm happy to have this one thing not be scheduled so much.  It gives the kids skills to seek out playmates, things to do, without parents scheduling it for them.[/quote]

This. I can't imagine living in a neighborhood where I have to coordinate/text with a parent living three doors down just so our kids can play together.

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Me too! My neighborhood is filled with kids going from house to house, shooting hoops in each others driveways, riding bikes, knocking on doors to see if Larla wants to come out and play, etc.

I love it! It is GOOD for kids to figure things out themselves and not be so overscheduled and regimented.[/quote]

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