Le Top Tip: Play Dates – Three is a Crowd

This weekend I took my daughter on a play date with two other kids. Both of the children were from her daycare (she’s now in preschool). She had not seen one of them for 3-4 months and the other child, Lilah saw briefly a few weeks ago. They all love each other very much and couldn’t wait to play together, but what I found through this experience and by asking other parents, is that three can be a crowd. One child always seems to be more in demand. The other two may feel left out, jealous, or not have a partner. Though this is normal (especially with younger children) it may be helpful to have an even number of children on a play date. It doesn’t mean there is a guarantee of no problems, but hopefully with more friends there are more options. 🙂

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A Helping Hand

If you’re like most parents of a young child, you feel like you spend all of your time picking up after your kids, doing household chores, and trying to keep your head above water. Well, that is exactly how I feel on a daily basis.  When my daughter dragged a full basket of clean clothes into the livingroom for me to fold, I did a double take.  I asked myself, “Did my husband have something to do with this?”  When I asked him about Lilah and the basket, he had no idea what I was talking about.  Could it be true?  Is there a glimmer of hope that Lilah is now becoming old enough to really help me?!  It turned out, she had heard the dryer buzzer go off, emptied it herself, and brought the laundry out for me to fold.  I really couldn’t be more proud! Next up …folding.

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