Admit 1 parent per child?

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Have booked a farm party for DD's 5th birthday with reception friends. Farm is small and fairly local. Invites admit 1 parent per child, extra parents will need to pay (have been advised by farm to write so on invites to warn parents). Do you think this is ok? Am anticipating some parents won't even want to stay, do you think some will expect the invite to include 2 parents?

Past the age of 5 I would expect to dump or run. If I wanted to stay then I would expect to pay myself - if the cost was covered then that would be great but I certainly wouldn't expect the host to have to fork out for other adults as well.

Great, thanks jenduff. That's what I thought, if 1 parent/carer per child want to stay that's fine all included, it's just going to be an issue if both parents want to stay with their children.

Age five I'd not have expected or wanted to stay.

Thanks. Interestingly I've been to a few reception year parties recently where parents plus uninvited siblings have turned up and stayed. I know this hadn't been agreed with the hosts, too.

I'd be fine with an invitation like that - I don't think I've ever been to a party with DH and me going. I would most likely drop off and run tbh.

Great, thanks all. I think I'll just word it as "you don't need to stay, but if you'd like to the invite admits 1 adult too". If anyone needs to bring additional help they can, but they just would need to pay.