Too Many Playdates
Crissy April 26th, 2008
This week we had 3 different playdates, which would normally be a good thing, right? I have been trying to expose Aiden to as many experiences as possible so he can learn how to socialize with kids his own age. I have been concerned that being at home with me might be a little stifling, plus I’d like a break from playing all the time.
Aiden was great for all the playdates, so as far as socializing he is doing fine, but the timing was bad. Allergy season is in full swing and Aiden has not been able to escape the symptoms. Playing outside 3 days in a row was probably not a smart move on my part, but he was having so much fun. It was no longer fun when he woke up every 2 hours at night not being able to breath because he was so stuffy. The children’s Claritan helped him a little but he just wouldn’t stay upright at night which made it worse.
This means we are both tired and cranky to attend a time honored tradition of Ag Field day at my Alma Mater. I was sad to miss the events and share them with my family, but we both needed a down day. It was worth it because we each got the rest we needed and our noses thanked us as well. I guess too much of a good thing can be bad.
Entry Filed under: Parenting, Holidays/Events
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1. Audrey | August 10th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Commendable but…I used to teach and think it was sooo important that my son “learn” to socialize. But you know what honey? They learn that on their own. We used to have 3-4 playdates a week and would find the kids playing by themselves on things THEY were interested in rather than playing together. Finally I said enough and just joined a “once a week” Moms group. Not one of those highly organized ones with guest speakers and such but a very casual one through a local church - no speaking religion and no speaking politics allowed
so it was very open to people of other religious beliefs. The pastor would set up a large play area for the kids every Thursday - crawl through tubes, ball pit, movable shelves of toys the kids could also borrow for a week. We had upper income all the way through to mothers having to rely on social services for food on their table and roof over their heads. Kids would play and chase one another while teens from the youth group watched over them and played with them. Mothers would just sit and relax and laugh over coffee at a table set aside just for them and be waited on by other youth group teens. It was nice because we could still see our children, they would be playing, and we could just “relax”. If we needed to talk about parenting, we would, otherwise we could talk about what ever struck our fancy. Then a new pastor took over when kiddo was 4 and the program ended but after that, I never worried about “socializing”. Kiddo made friends with neighbourhood kids and played with them if the mood struck him rather than when it struck Mommy. He is a normal, well adjusted almost 7 year old now who is socially outgoing when he feels like being socially out going.
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