Developing a friendship with parents

[lilac]

I try to keep my daycare parents as business as well however, I do find it kinda difficult at times b/c my kids are great friends with theirs (naturally they spend a lot of time together). My kids are invitied to all their kids birthday parties (and mine all want the dck at their parties), they all go to school together, etc etc. The dck want playdates with my kids on the weekends (although we dont usually go) that sort of thing, so its difficult for me to try to remain pure business with them. I suppose as my kids get older and the dck grow up and cycle through this will be easier.

[Judy Trickett]

I try to keep my daycare parents as business as well however, I do find it kinda difficult at times b/c my kids are great friends with theirs (naturally they spend a lot of time together). My kids are invitied to all their kids birthday parties (and mine all want the dck at their parties), they all go to school together, etc etc. The dck want playdates with my kids on the weekends (although we dont usually go) that sort of thing, so its difficult for me to try to remain pure business with them. I suppose as my kids get older and the dck grow up and cycle through this will be easier.

True about the kids ages/friends etc.

It gets A LOT easier to distance yourself from families and be ALL business once your own kids are older and not interested in being friends with the "babies".

[Skysue]

I'm in the same boat as Lilac! However you can still remain professional. Just don't go to the disco with them! LOL

I try to keep my daycare parents as business as well however, I do find it kinda difficult at times b/c my kids are great friends with theirs (naturally they spend a lot of time together). My kids are invitied to all their kids birthday parties (and mine all want the dck at their parties), they all go to school together, etc etc. The dck want playdates with my kids on the weekends (although we dont usually go) that sort of thing, so its difficult for me to try to remain pure business with them. I suppose as my kids get older and the dck grow up and cycle through this will be easier.