5 year old playdate- am I supposed to stay?

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Hi, my son has been invited to a playdate. Because of COVID, this is the first time this has happened as before COVID, he was too young so I would have stayed, then COVID struck, then we would meet with a parent/child outdoors, in a park,etc. My son has been invited to a few birthday parties but that was straight forward as due to the rule of 6, invites explicitly told parents not to stay. Anyhow, I was just wondering what the etiquette is? My son would totally be fine on his own there: he knows this boy and his parents, attended his birthday party and in the past we met up outdoors. I just can't think of a way to ask the question without sounding rude. I don't want to either sound like I don't want to stay, or that I impose...

I would just ask to be honest!

Every parent thinks differently so yes just ask. Make it clear that you're not looking to dump and run though as that can make some parents a bit nervous

Yes, I might have to. Just worried it might across as rude:

'Should I go? I don't want to impose' would force them to say no.

Just wait at the door and wait for hints? It will still look like I am waiting to be invited in...

Say you have an errand to run but are happy to stay if they would prefer. Then assume they will tell you the truth.

Just text and say “what time would you like me to drop X off at? I can pop back anytime if they are too hyper for you”

And see what comes back

Just ask if they want you to stay or if they're fine for you to leave him - don't make it a big deal and it's definitely not rude.

Only if invited.

Generally when offered, if they don’t say “does X want to come round to play and we can have a cup of tea /a chat/ a bite to eat” etc then I assume play date means drop off and pick up later

Thank you everyone!