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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is more dependent on whether you live in an area where everyone has lived for a long time and already has their friends or an area where there is a lot of transition. I’ve lived in three big cities with kids, and it was very easy to become friends with parents. Find people who are newer to the area - they will have time and more importantly, lack of an established social circle. [/quote]

PP. Here are some specific ideas to break the ice with new parents:
1. Ask parents for advice - ask about afterschool, the bus schedule, where to get a kid’s haircut, etc.
2. Offer to host play dates and invite the parent in for coffee/tea at pickup if they are not in a hurry
3. Offer to give other kids rides to bday parties etc
4. Find the connector parent - the one who knows everyone and takes it upon themself to welcome new parents 
5. This is a weird one, but there is something called the Ben Franklin effect - if you ask someone for a favor, that person will have more positive feelings about you because their mind is essentially working backwards. They rationalize that since they did you a favor, they must like you. But obviously be judicious about this - asking for a parent to walk your kid to the park after school along with their own kid because you will be running 5 min late is one thing, asking a parent to babysit your kid all day is quite another. [/quote]

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