Have finally decided to have DS1's party at home with an entertainer. Have invited 20 children from his class, so all the boys and about 5 girls. One of the boys is one of ds's best friends and has SN. He does not cope very well at b-day parties and never gets invited. This is the first party he has been invited to since ds1's party last year.
Now, last year we had a bit of a nightmare with him because he gets very upset by the situation. I think he finds it overwhelming. He spent all of last year's party crying on my lap, I had to take him into a seperate room and stay with him and ended up missing the party and not being able to help out leaving it all to DH. His mum doesn't want to stay and just laughs if you ask for her phone number. Just says "he will be fine" and leaves.
Now, last year I managed to call another friend and get the mums number from her. I called her mobile, but she was out shopping. Said she would be there soon, but ended up being the last of all the parents to collect him There is no question if we invite him or not. Ds1 adores him and counts him as one of his top friends. Also, obviously don't want to leave him out.
I don't really have any friends I could ask to help with him, as have already "used them up" for farming out my kids to them during party and 2 of them already helping with the catering. DH will not be around either.
My questions is this: I would like his mum to stay to look after him. I think he would maybe enjoy the party then as he definatly did not last year. I feel like having a chat to the mum and telling her that people really want her DS1 at their parties, but its tricky because she doesn't stay to help. I have already said this to her last year and she just laughed it off. She has no friends amongst the other mums who can talk to her either. Any ideas on how I can sort this out? Not just for this party, but to ensure this boy gets included in other class parties too?
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FairyMum · 11/07/2008 08:06
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