Playdates provide children the time to interact together and have fun, but there are also many dangers lurking when it come to these playdates. You can easily avoid any confusion or mistakes during a playdate when guidelines are established ahead of time. You can simplify things greatly by asking just five simple questions. When you have the answers to these questions, it is easy to plan and prepare or cancel a playdate to keep your little one safe.

Key Takeaways:

• Now that school is out, your child’s social calendar is about to gear up with even more playdates. Chances are there will be some invitations from new friends your child’s never even mentioned before,
• Determine who will be present during the playdate. Is it a parent, a babysitter, or an older sibling? How comfortable would you feel having a teenage sibling in charge? Do you feel certain that they c
• Would the parent be able to handle a choking issue or some other accident? If there’s a pool at the home or is near a lake or pond, do they have alarms on the doors and a fence around the pool? Do the

“Your child might never have seen or touched a gun but if one is in sight you don’t know what he or she might do. If there is a gun and it makes you uncomfortable, consider moving the play date to your house.”

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