Parents and play dates

[taylormaid1]

Really find it mad how parents on play dates come over and let their kids act like wild animals in other peoples houses..

What are your boundaries with play dates in your house??

Do you have set times? Or let it end when it does naturally?

Thanks

I've never had a parent sit in my house whilst the dc play.

When my dc had a friend round, if they needed reminding how to behave, then I reminded them. Rarely did, tbf, but I had no qualms about it if they didn't.

If children were in my house running wild and their parents sat by and said nothing, I’d tell them to stop doing whatever it was they were doing myself. And if the parents took umbrage, then neither they nor the child are people you really care about having back again anyway, are they?

Otherwise, save home play dates for the summer when you can toss them all out into the garden and meet at places like soft play in winter where your furniture and belongings aren’t going to take a bartering.

*battering