Take the 2-minute tour ×  Both playdates and family time are
extremely important to the growth, maturity, and well being of
children. That being said how do you balance playdates and
family time given the limited time we have for either once our
kids are in school? Are there any studies that speak to this?
share|improve this question Unfortunately I do not find that any
of these answers actually address the question of HOW to deal
with the problem. They all restate the problem in different
forms and bring out all the problems. Many of you seem to think
playdates are not important however, as kids get older, and here
I am talking as early as pre-k and certainly my second grader,
they almost need playdates to keep up with the social scene
which is so important for self esteem. As well they enjoy them.
Family time is a given and must be time spent playing with the
children or doing projects or other focused time; not only fam
–  morah hochman Jan 17 '12 at 13:46 I think the problem is that
you don't specify wha