Sunday, January 18, 2009
Communications with other parents
We like to know that an adult (preferably a parent) will be around the home of any friend our daughter goes to hang out in. Despite attending PTA potlucks, etc. I have never met several of her friends' parents so we call to introduce ourselves and check in. My daughter says we are the most old-fashioned, uncool parents on earth. I don't relish making the call as I feel awkward, especially when the parent that I contact doesn't seem to share our desire to have made contact. To be fair, one parent I spoke to was pleased to hear from me - glad to know and for her kids to know that she wasn't the only one who had rule of not hanging out with no adults at home. But we didn't discuss how she checks in with her kids' friends' parents. Love to hear what others do.
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I am totally with you on knowing the parents of my daughter's friends and having an adult in the house when kids are hanging out. However, the latter has been difficult to enforce and I know for certain she's been hanging out in homes of boys whose parents were not present. I had to go with "no hanging out ALONE with a boy without an adult."
It is hard when the other parents do not share the same perspective. However, I think it's good for our kids to know that we CAN contact the parents of their friends when we need to. You can also make the kids believe the parents are in communication.
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