Post by muppetinma on Jul 27, 2014 13:08:09 GMT -5
Andrew has a birthday party today for a friend of his who is turning three. The invitation said that we're welcome to stay or welcome to drop off. I rarely get to see these friends, so I want to stay just to hang out with them. Would you drop your kid off at a party this young?
I would not drop off just Sadie. Her speech isn't good enough for anyone other than immediate family to know what she's saying, and I can picture her getting really upset that no one can figure out she wants a glass of water.
I *might* consider dropping her off if Holden were going to be with her.
My clinger only let me start dropping him off at parties this year, lol. Drop off parties happened occasionally in kindergarten and were the norm in 1st grade. 2 is crazy ...are they going to change all the diapers and deal with tantrums? Lol
I absolutely would if I knew the parents well, knew the other kids well, and the total kid to parent ratio seemed acceptable (which I might have to decide at drop-off). I would check in by text and I wouldn't leave him for more than a couple of hours. But I think it's very personality-specific. I have no doubt that Kai wouldn't even realize I was gone for a couple of hours, if his friends were all there. And he's communicative enough that I wouldn't worry about him getting what he needs.
I absolutely would if I knew the parents well, knew the other kids well, and the total kid to parent ratio seemed acceptable (which I might have to decide at drop-off). I would check in by text and I wouldn't leave him for more than a couple of hours. But I think it's very personality-specific. I have no doubt that Kai wouldn't even realize I was gone for a couple of hours, if his friends were all there. And he's communicative enough that I wouldn't worry about him getting what he needs.
I wouldn't. She is still in diapers and needs help getting drinks and food which I imagine nobody would have time to help her with if they were wrangling their own kids too.
She's very verbal and good at communicating/taking care of her needs. But she would never in a million years (or at least another 3+ years) allow me to drop her off alone.