Last week when I was picking up Charlie from his after-school program, his good friend piped up and said, "How come I've never had a playdate with Charlie?" So now we're going to get together for a playdate - one of our first initiated by a friend of Charlie's!

Sometimes Charlie will ask to have a playdate with someone he misses. More often, a parent that we're friends with (and that has kids the same age as ours) will initiate a playdate... or we will. Over time, Charlie's gotten much more particular about who he wants to hang out with - another sign that he's getting older, and wants to make more of his own decisions!

Does your LO ever ask to have a playdate with a particular friend? Wondering who sets up the playdates in your family...