Dear Amy: I’m a mother of two children, ages 7 and 10.
It sounds as if your son is a sociable child who enjoys having friends around, and he has a mom who is generous and accommodating.You don’t note their ages, but raising three children is exponentially more challenging than raising two.
By asking this mom in a friendly and frank way, “Can you have my son over to your house one afternoon this week? He and I would really appreciate it.” It is good for your children to experience occasional “boredom,” where they are not diverted and entertained by their friends or by you.She and her husband live about 500 miles away from us, and ever since our two children were young, she has invited them to spend three weeks during the summer at their farm, which is located in a beautiful rural area.Last year when we went to pick up the kids , we were quite shocked to see that their grandmother had cut their hair.
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