This list contains resources for families about having fun and friendship-building playdates for young children.
This article gives parents tips on how to prepare well for when kids come over to play.
Visiting another family’s home for a playdate is a fun event, but before the playdate it is a good idea to talk with the other parent about household habits, rules, and expectations. This online article gives parents some important questions to ask.
This online article gives parents and guardians ways to help preschoolers through the process of making friends.
This article gives information for parents of 5-year olds, including talking about friendships, scheduling playdates, and being sensitive to temperament. Resources like crafts, printables, and additional social skills articles are linked.
This article gives information for parents of 4-year olds, including talking about friendships, scheduling playdates, and being sensitive to temperament. Resources like crafts, printables, and additional social skills articles are linked.
This article gives information for parents of 3-year olds, including talking about friendships, scheduling playdates, and being sensitive to temperament. Resources like crafts, printables, and additional social skills articles are linked.
This article gives information for parents of 2-year olds, including talking about friendships, scheduling playdates, and being sensitive to temperament. Resources like crafts, printables, and additional social skills articles are linked.
This article addresses what parents can do when kids struggle with social skills.
This Q&A article gives families and children with autism answers about where they can meet new friends, what they can look for in a friend, what they can say to a friend, and what else they should know.
This article gives parents tips about playtime and social development with infants and toddlers.
