[transylvania_mom]

Hi, I'm hoping to find some suggestions as how to meet other parents and have playdates for my son. I'm VERY antisocial (I've always been like this) and both me and dh are working two jobs (so not much time for socializing). It's come to a point where it starts affecting ds (3.5 y/o). I don't even know whom to invite to his birthday party in 3 months

When I drop him off or pick him up from daycare I usually don't see any parent; if I see someone, they are always in a hurry (as am I).
Now we are moving to a new neighbourhood quite far from the daycare, we won't even be in the same community.
How do you organize a playdate? What about birthday parties, would you invite a child whose parents you haven't met? What's the proper etiquette, how does it work?

***help***

 

[mystiquesmom]

I hear you, I'm quite antisocial myself(painfully shy with those I don't know well) and I have trouble initiating anything.

For DS's birthday party, I asked one of the caregivers to give me a list of the children he plays with the most(financially, we can't afford to invite everyone). Most of the parents of these kids I don't know very well, but I know their child talks about mine all of the time, so I don't think it would be weird for us to invite them.

As to finding playgroups, when DS was little, I took him to the local community centre where they have family play time and met lots of parents in my own neighbourhood. I've even become good friends with 2 families and we see each other when we can.

 

[Carita]

are there any local mom groups - what about here on MDC under the local tribes? Where I live, there is a lower concentration of "crunchies" like me, so mom message boards have been really great for finding like minded folks with kids Ds's age.