Birthday party invitation

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My DS1 has just started school last week and has a birthday in a few weeks time. Obviously hasn't made any proper friends yet but we have organised him a birthday party with a small number of outside of school friends.
When asked who DS1 would like to invite to his party he is saying all the ones already invited from out of school and also one new friend from in school.
I think inviting this one new friend is fine, DH says it will cause "segregation " and problems at school.
Who is right
YABU: DH is correct, inviting only one friend from his new class will have social repercussions for DS1
YANBU: it's his party he can invite whoever he wants and won't cause any class related dramas

No it’s fine to invite one, it’s not all BUT one. My DS1 has an October birthday and we did a class party in Reception.

Inviting just 1 should be fine

It's when you invited NEARLY everyone that the issue is

Maybe just make sure to give the invite away from school?

At such an early stage, none of the other school kids or their parents will have a clue it is happening!

It's fine to invite one, or even a handful. Not ok in the reverse, to invite all and leave one or a few out.

Neither of your voting options are correct. Your DH is wrong, but also he can't just invite whoever he wants as that could cause issues, eg all boys leaving 1 boy out. But that's not what's happening here, inviting 1 child is fine.

It won’t make any difference and no one will be bothered, the early class parties are a good way for you as parents to get to know the other parents so it is more likely to affect you than your child. It’s up to you if you care about that or not x

No problem inviting just one but be prepared for the one he wants today to be a completely different one to the one he wants next week or in a few weeks time. Friendships are so fluid at this stage.

It's his party, so he should invite who he wants.

Adults have a habit of over complicating things.