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While talking with another parent from our local elementary school,
an interesting topic came up. At what age is it OK to drop off your
child at a birthday party alone? How long should a parent accompany
their child at a party? Does it matter if the party is at home or at an
outside establishment? Hmmm.. can't say I've given it much thought
before, but now I'm intrigued. In the past, either I or my husband has
stayed with our child at parties. My ten year old has gone to a couple
of parties by himself. The one in particular I do remember was just
this last summer, at a pool party with a group of people we know well,
and all the kids were being dropped off. There was plenty of
supervision, so I wasn't worried about his safety in the pool. However,
I stayed at another party this summer with my 7 year old daughter.
I guess I've just been gauging each event as it comes along, and my
kids' preference at that point. But now I wonder if there's some sort
of etiquette in the birthday party sphere I don't know about. What do
you do? Are there any guidelines you use? Does age matter, or the
setting, or something else? Vote in our poll at The Parenting Project and see what other parents
are doing as well. If it's not about the age, leave a comment.
