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  • How many playdates does your kindergartener have per week?

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    02.27.09, 10:18 AM [ Flag ]

    • none. we are so active with sports during the week and on weekends now that he sees his friends then. on holidays we usually try to plan something with his buddies. occasionally on the weekends we get together for dinner with someone. definitely not like his early years. i couldn't live without those playdates (sahm). i pretty much had it scattered amongst friends so there was one everyday!

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      02.27.09, 10:20 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • same here. dc used to have playdates 4/week in preschool. now in k, maybe 1 every 2-3 weeks. he is extremely busy with afterschool sports/classes.

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        02.27.09, 10:22 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • On average, 0.

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      02.27.09, 10:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • one, sometimes two.

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      02.27.09, 11:04 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • none. I was never particularly fond of playdates to begin with and am grateful for Kindergarten because now I believe they are even more unnecessary

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      02.27.09, 11:06 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • i don't love them, but dc does and he is an only so i try to let him play with a buddy once a week. he also has after school a couple of days now so has a chance to socialize there too.

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        02.27.09, 11:09 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • np That's how I feel. Dc's K teacher went on and on and on about how the kids should be having playdates, though. Really annoying.

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        02.27.09, 11:15 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Huh? Why? The kids see each other in the classroom, during recess, etc. etc. 5 times a week for more than six hours. That is still not enough?

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          02.27.09, 11:19 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • sometimes when teachers say this it is to gently encourage parents of dcs having some socialization issues to create more one-on-one situations and also to maybe observe what they themselves observe in class. but i think in general pre-k and k teachers push the whole playdate concept.

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            02.27.09, 11:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • np: its not the same as having uninterrupted one on one time with your friend. i don't think its alwasy hugely important, but it is a different thing than being in school.

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            02.27.09, 11:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • agree

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              02.27.09, 11:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • depends on the child. I can see how this is pushed during the first few weeks but now that we are pass the half way mark playdates don't make much sense anymore (during the week, that is).

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              02.27.09, 11:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

              • i don't get it. why don't they make much sense? when i was growing up we played with our friends after school every day.

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                02.27.09, 11:28 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                • NP: I was thinking the same. Kind of sad that kindergarteners are now too busy to play with friends. When else do you get to do this?

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                  02.27.09, 12:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                  • nnp: ita. i don't really understand. what else are kids supposed to do after school if not play w friends. i get that as they get older they have homework and sports, but how into sports is a kind in K?

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                    02.27.09, 12:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • ITA. I think play is still very central at age 5-6.

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              02.27.09, 11:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • one or two. usually DC comes out at the end of the day and asks to have a playdate that afternoon. very few are pre-arranged. classes 2x a week after school and sports on the weekend (soccer & swimming).

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      02.27.09, 11:13 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • None. After six hours at school with her classmates she's not really interested during the week (plus there is hardly any time for that). And on weekends we usually go to somebody's bday party anyway.

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      02.27.09, 11:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • None. Commutes to a citywide school. This is the biggest (and only) drawback of choosing a citywide that involves a commute.

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      02.27.09, 11:21 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • i would hate that. though i'm sure i would love the school otherwise!

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        02.27.09, 11:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Yep. It has definitely been an adjustment.

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          02.27.09, 11:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • i am poster with only above and this was a consideration for us. we didn't get into a citywide but we passed on a spot at one of the top districtwides because the commute would have been hell. luckily, we have a great zoned school. still, it was hard to turn down

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            02.27.09, 11:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Yes my dc too. Her ride is an hour. We have a nice long restful period after she gets off the bus and before dinner, I am with her two days/week after school and it's a nice time to hang out together. And we still see preschool friends on the weekends, and of course the weekend birthday party is a constant.

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        02.27.09, 11:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • about one a month. but he's got siblings, so that's most of his play time right there.

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      02.27.09, 11:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • 1-3. goes to a great zoned public (brooklyn) where everyone lives nearby. it's a big plus for DC to be able to easily have a friend over or go over to a friend's place after school. right now Dc and friend are in the backyard drawing with chalk and making a "birdhouse" with some bricks and twigs. DC also does classes/afterschool on other days.

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      02.27.09, 12:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • usually one, but they are with former preschool classmates or a neighbor, not usually with kindergarten classmates

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      02.27.09, 01:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Zero or one. She is tired after school! She has activities twice a week and sometimes she has a playdate on one additional day.

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      02.27.09, 01:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • every week is different. 0-4, depending on what else is going on.

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      02.27.09, 01:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Usually 0 - I have a job & use after school most days for child care - the one day I don't it is because dc has an out-of-school activity. I feel bad, but can't afford a nanny just so dc can have play dates - had two all year

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      02.27.09, 04:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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