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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid would love playdate, but he is also fine without playdate. My home is small and messy, and I cannot hold becauae I have younger child at home. There are some parents have reached out to me saying that there's do playdate sonetimes because their kids like my kid. I always say yes and sure. But often, things were dropped there and I don't understand why. They say their kids want to do playdate, but most do not offer a date/time/location. I don't folliw up because I know that I can't offer at my house, so I wait for them to ask them. It has happened a few times, abd I wonder why. Do pople just ask for playdate sometimes out of blue bug do not really mean it? They have invited my kud to their bday party in group, and so do we.
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This is the poster. No, none of them has hosted my kid yet, but they just say that their kids want some friendship & want to have playdate sometime. They either find my contact thru school, or we exchange a few words upon pickup/dropoff in a rush, or the text me. It is just weird that it was them suggesting it, and I response back saying sure. Are they expecting me to host it or take the action to plan it? [b]My younger child is 3 year old, and it is no way that I can entertain him while I am hosting 1:1 in my small/messy home. [/b]

The other families mostly have an only child (boy) or they have a boy with older/younger sisters. My child does not mind playdate, but in reality, he does not need one because he has many social time (before care/after care/weekend sport/gym class & playground). It was them suggesting it, I suppose it should be them following up with possible date/time/location at the beginning. My kid has geeky interests, and I can tell you that kid would get bored  playing at my house. Other than a ton of baby toys, there are no toys but chess, boardgames, card games, books, stuff animals, puzzles and video games. If I suggest to take them (which I don't mind paying) indoor playground or D&B, my boy may end up playing solo or playing with other kids. I cannot guarantee that he will stuck playing with the playdate kid the whole time. [/quote]

Yes, you can. Let the older kids play together. Clean your house and parent your three-year-old. [/quote]

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