We just had the first successful little girl's play date in many months. I'd been avoiding these kinds of things for a while because I felt mentally put upon by parents that are constantly comparing, judging, complaining, bragging, and terribly materialistic about their and my children. Now that I've 'found myself' a little more about parenting and feel more comfortable and secure with my style and decisions, I'm not too worried about other people's hang ups. I'll help if I can, but mostly I just feel protected against taking on other people's points of view that are in conflict with what I beleive. Anyways, we had a great time with Georgia's friend from school and her little sister who is just Maya's age. The kids all got along well and were good at working with each other and the inevitable conflicts over taking turns with toys. Maya did really well with sharing. We talked beforehand about making our guests feel welcome and letting them play with our toys and when I reminded her of that when it came up, she happily agreed to share. I was so releived! She seems to have (at least temporarily) gotten over her bullying stuff with other little kids. Happily, the kids that came over today were neither shy nor aggresive, so Maya was not really provoked by either extreme.
Posted by Bahiyyih at November 10, 2004 02:59 PM