How do you manage play dates in the winter months when the kids aren't as able to play outside as much? Do you try and take even turns with the kids playing in your house?
I'm asking because my son has a friend who is in my house almost 7 days a week. He lives just round the corner and the kids are able to walk to/from each others houses during daylight hours. I'm trying to be really patient as it's cold/wet/dark so the kids are stuck to playing indoors and at least if they're in my house, I know where my son is all the time. But his friend appears here every single day, plays here till we take him home (because his parents rarely come looking for him) and has frequently spent full afternoons here at the weekend. Yesterday I had to tell my son we were busy all day and we couldn't have him round because I'm just starting to feel like a free babysitter. I must see him more than his parents do.
Should I try and do anything about this or just suck it up?