At what age do you drop DC at a party and leave?

[AshGirl]

My DS has SEND so it's a different story for us but I'm interested in what age parents of a NT DC would drop and run. Is Reception age a bit too young?

We had 5/6 year olds left at the party which was held in a hall a few years ago

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Im wondering this, if we throw a class party at a hall for our DS 5th birthday (in reception class) Do people drop off or do we cater for all the parents?

My daughter is 7 and I still don’t leave her

My son is 5 and in reception and all parties so far parents have stayed.

School age generally. Reception year it could go either way.

@tiggergoesbounce

Im wondering this, if we throw a class party at a hall for our DS 5th birthday (in reception class) Do people drop off or do we cater for all the parents?

I wouldn’t cater for parents at a kids party unless it’s a really awkward time or over lunch.

@BertieBotts

School age generally. Reception year it could go either way.

I suppose some YR kids are very independent, but it still seems way early to me unless your DC know the birthday parents well. Would they know how / who to ask for help if they had an accident?

@Bibbitybobbityboo86

My daughter is 7 and I still don’t leave her

Oh dear.

Year 1 parties this year the parents have all stayed but this is the first year the children have had parties so it may be later than normal in some places. My DS has sen so I can’t see leaving him any time soon

6 in my experience. Stayed in reception but not year 1.

IME at about 7.

Parents stick around in year r round here.
Depending on the party some will stick around (mostly to socialise tbh) in year 1 and to some extent year 2. Depending on what they are doing I have been ok to leave from age 6ish.

Probably from year 1 I would say

Also depends on whether they have older siblings. If PFB then the parents often stay in R, if not - then often drop and run

5 in my experience.

5 with DC1
Just turned 4 with DC2. They're completely different personalities though, DC2 is super confident and independent.

I never realised it was expected that DPs stayed, I dropped my 3 year old at a party, he was perfectly happy. I did check with the host if it was OK and she said yes but thinking about it later it probably wasn't the done thing and she was too polite to say no.

Depends on the child. Lots of mums couldn't wait to drop and go which isn't the right thing for all children.

Depends whether its your PFB or not.

By 6 for sure. We had a 5 year old party recently and I would say 30% of the parents stayed. I don’t know many NT 7 year olds who need their parents at a party. I had a very shy DS and if he wasn’t up to a party we wouldn’t go but I also didn’t want to hover endlessly.

I'm finding we're staying with our Y2 children this year - but for my older children it was generally Y1 we started leaving them. Covid (and lack of party experiences through YR & Y1) has a lot to answer for.

My son in is Y1. I’d say it depends on the type of party. Something where it’s just your group, parents drop off. Something like a massive soft play where you have no chance of keeping an eye on more than a couple of children and they could easily wander off, parents stay.

I'm finding I'm staying with dd (she is in P2/Y1) whereas I would have dropped off both older ones at that age. I think it's a combo of her having less party experience due to covid/lockdowns & me not knowing parents as well as I'm working full time and not around at school gates as much. I'm talking about soft play etc whereI can sit at a table with a coffee, I wouldn't expect to be catered for!