Can Your Mommy Come Out and Play?

Can moms sustain their friendship when the kids are no longer friends? It can be possible with the right attitude and advice from experts and from moms who have made their friendships last.


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Can Parents Remain Friends In Spite of the Kids? Parenting expert and author Marianne Chasen offers moms these friendship survival tips

t">One of the nicest perks of parenting is watching our young children develop friendships, because as they make new friends, we make new friends. It’s one of the rare milestones we are fortunate to share with our kids.


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During the early years, parenting workshops and playgroups bring families together and, ultimately, friendships blossom. But it’s the moms who keep the momentum going. That need for companionship – someone to pal around with – is just as strong for the adults as it is for the kids. So, as long as everyone is happy and compatible, the friendships flourish.



Moms often hope these friendships will last, following their children through the school years. So, it comes as a shock when one day their child comes home and announces that he is no longer friends with Johnny or Mary.


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What happens to mom now? If she has established strong ties to Johnny or Mary’s mother, does that friendship have to come to an end, too? Or can these moms maintain a relationship even if their children don’t want to be a part of it anymore?


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