Showing posts with label playdates for Sadie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label playdates for Sadie. Show all posts
Saturday, February 9, 2008
I adore...
eavesdropping on my kids, when they are playing and don't think I can hear them. Sadie and Amelia are in the den now, playing some sort of very drawn out death scene with Barbies and Bratz. Oh, Barbie is crying and mourning the loss of her 'onliest child'...oh wait! now its Christmastime and they're all going to visit Santa! Ah, if only life were so simple.
Monday, January 7, 2008
A Resolution
So, I have a few resolutions that I've made for 2008. I won't go into all of the boring details here, but as you can imagine, they have to do with such exciting topics as my weight/fitness level, the state of my nails, and how often I lose my patience with the kids. But, this weekend, I came to the realization that I want to add just one more resolution to my list, and it has very little do with me. I am resolving to be more proactive about arranging for playdates and opportunities for Sadie to socialize with other kids.
In general, I am really bad about this. In Boston, it was not a problem, because I had a group of friends with kids the same age (actually, this group came together through a new moms group sponsored by the hospital where we all delivered. Regardless, we clicked right away, and got together often long after the official meetings ended). But here, it is harder. Working full-time, I don't have the opportunity to meet SAHMs. And, since Sadie refuses to go to someone else's house without me, it means that I have to make small talk with the parent for a couple of hours while the kids play, or else always host the playdate at our house. Sadie does have one friend where I've gotten very friendly with her mom. But, as much as I enjoy hanging out with her and chatting, unfortunately, Sadie and Olivia don't necessarily play together so well. Someone (usually Olivia) almost always ends up upset or crying. Anyway, as a result, I've been bad about arranging playdates, but that's going to change.
Over the weekend, we ended up having two spontaneous playdates (a former classmate from preK stopped by on Saturday and we invited the neighbor up the street to come over on Sunday). It was good for Sadie to have a peer to play with, and I need to encourage it more. In particular, she plays really well with the neighbor, so that's a friendship I'm particularly keen to encourage. And, when it was time for Amelia to leave, we walked her home. Sadie and she ran ahead (I was doing the 2 year old, 2 mile an hour shuffle with Eden) and Sadie actually went into Amelia's house before I got there (kind of unheard of for her). And, she didn't want to leave. So, I kind of hold out hope that once she gets comfortable with Amelia, she might be willing to go play over there without me sometimes. Our neighborhood is very 'old school' in that there are packs of kids who play together without prearranged 'appointments' and just run freely from one house to another. It is one of my deepest hopes for my shy girl that she finds her way into that crowd and has those kinds of easy friendships.
So. Even though I don't necessarily feel like calling up some random parent that I don't know. Even though I don't feel like spending my precious weekends hosting other kids. And even though I really don't feel like chaperoning playdates at other people's houses...I will. I am going to try to have some sort of get together with another kid at least once a week.
In general, I am really bad about this. In Boston, it was not a problem, because I had a group of friends with kids the same age (actually, this group came together through a new moms group sponsored by the hospital where we all delivered. Regardless, we clicked right away, and got together often long after the official meetings ended). But here, it is harder. Working full-time, I don't have the opportunity to meet SAHMs. And, since Sadie refuses to go to someone else's house without me, it means that I have to make small talk with the parent for a couple of hours while the kids play, or else always host the playdate at our house. Sadie does have one friend where I've gotten very friendly with her mom. But, as much as I enjoy hanging out with her and chatting, unfortunately, Sadie and Olivia don't necessarily play together so well. Someone (usually Olivia) almost always ends up upset or crying. Anyway, as a result, I've been bad about arranging playdates, but that's going to change.
Over the weekend, we ended up having two spontaneous playdates (a former classmate from preK stopped by on Saturday and we invited the neighbor up the street to come over on Sunday). It was good for Sadie to have a peer to play with, and I need to encourage it more. In particular, she plays really well with the neighbor, so that's a friendship I'm particularly keen to encourage. And, when it was time for Amelia to leave, we walked her home. Sadie and she ran ahead (I was doing the 2 year old, 2 mile an hour shuffle with Eden) and Sadie actually went into Amelia's house before I got there (kind of unheard of for her). And, she didn't want to leave. So, I kind of hold out hope that once she gets comfortable with Amelia, she might be willing to go play over there without me sometimes. Our neighborhood is very 'old school' in that there are packs of kids who play together without prearranged 'appointments' and just run freely from one house to another. It is one of my deepest hopes for my shy girl that she finds her way into that crowd and has those kinds of easy friendships.
So. Even though I don't necessarily feel like calling up some random parent that I don't know. Even though I don't feel like spending my precious weekends hosting other kids. And even though I really don't feel like chaperoning playdates at other people's houses...I will. I am going to try to have some sort of get together with another kid at least once a week.
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