Peer Friends

We went to a friend's house today with the kids. The friend is also a colleague who works with me in my department. She and her husband have a young daughter and baby son. My kids had a wonderful time with their kids. My son had fun playing in his new friend's room, and my daughter had fun playing peek-a-boo with the baby. Kids need playtime with their peers to develop sharing and teamwork values. My kids didn't want to leave, but all good things must come to an end. As were were walking out the door, the kids said "good-bye" to each about twenty time before we finally departed and headed home for the night.