The 14 Stages of Hosting a Playdate
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You know your child should play with kids her own age in order to build interpersonal skills and have some peer contact. But any parent that has hosted a playdate with a child for the first time knows how awkward the entire situation can be. It's almost like dating! From the awkward invitation to come over to play to counting the minutes until it ends, here's what it's like to actually have a playdate in your home.
You finally work up the nerve to ask that new mom for a playdate.
It's eerily similar to asking someone out on a date.