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Spending time with younger children - does it matter?

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picturepostcard · 05/02/2011 13:10

Silly question ...We are looking to move house. We have seen a nice one and some of the neighbours have kids too - yay! - but our dc is 2 and a bit and their children are all 16 - 18 months. Will it matter is my dc's main play mates are younger than him?

I know as they get older 8 months won't matter but will it stunt his development now? I am guessing not because he will still be with me and see his same aged friends at least once a week. Also, he could just be at home with me and a younger sibling but just thought I would check.

Thanks for any thoughts

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PrettyCandles · 05/02/2011 13:11

PFB

Off course it won't matter!

Pencilpot · 05/02/2011 13:13

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picturepostcard · 05/02/2011 13:20

Yep, PFB :-) I knew it was a silly question ...

I am assuming they will play together more because it is a very small village and there is nothing else to do without going to the big town! Obviously, only an assumption ...

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GrumpyFish · 05/02/2011 19:42

We live in a small village so DS does mainly play with the village children - his 2 "best" friends (decided by me, based on the mums I get on with best!) are 5-6 months younger (he is 2.5). It really doesn't make a difference, they play nicely and he enjoys bossing them around. He also plays a bit with older children - some a year or so older - so I think that helps to bring him on.

VeggieReggie · 05/02/2011 19:48

Stunt his development?

I wonder how Kirsty and Phil would react to having 'neighbours children to within 3 months of age of child'as a househunting criteria?

You will laugh about this one day.

alfiesmadmother · 05/02/2011 19:50

i think this is a joke!!!

reallytired · 05/02/2011 20:15

lol.. in a typical school year there is almost 12 months between the oldest and youngest child.

cat64 · 05/02/2011 20:25

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WimpleOfTheBallet · 05/02/2011 21:11

A word of warning...not all neighbours are interested in making friends so the kids can play.

We're a nice normal family and none of the other families on our street mix at all...there are 4 families in our large cul de sac and not one of them has responded to my overtures....we ARE nic and normal honestly.

They won't let their kids out on the communal lawns even though its safe...I let mine both out and then I sit in the swinging chair thing to make sure they're safe.

Miserable gits they are. Their kids have been seen peering sadly...also asked "Can I get my bike and play with X and X please?" and their Mum said "Not now." and whizzed her PFB in.

All I can think is they're all weird and I am the only normal parent here! We're moving as soon as we can!

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picturepostcard · 06/02/2011 20:22

HI. Sorry, it wasn't a joke and I kind of thought it was a stupid question ... should have given it more thought before posting

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PlentyOfParsnips · 06/02/2011 20:31

how sweet

In years to come, he'll probably use that 8 months' difference to Rule The Roost!

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