Blisstree » house rules http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Asking other parents about rules in their homes http://www.blisstree.com/articles/asking-other-parents-about-rules-in-their-homes-155/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/asking-other-parents-about-rules-in-their-homes-155/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:35:04 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.careerandkids.com/asking-other-parents-about-rules-in-their-homes/ Post from: Blisstree

Asking other parents about rules in their homes

]]> If you have young children, it might be hard to imagine that one day they will be going to someone’s house to play, and you might not know the parents all that well.

For example, I was fortunate that my older kids’ friends were also the children of my friends, so I knew the parents well. But, when they went to daycare, they made new friends and, though I saw them in the hallway every day, I really didn’t know the parents all that well, but my kids would occasionally be invited for playdates.

Safety is important, and sometimes it can be awkward to ask people you don’t know about the rules in their house. Newsday.com has some good tips about asking other parents about rules in their homes.

Four important areas to cover: Who’s minding the kids?, Food allergies? Gun control? Age-inappropriate entertainment?

Read the rest.

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Asking other parents about rules in their homes

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