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Thank you for the great response and to fill in some details here, my son is 10 and he goes to a public school and has a handful of friends through school but u

Thank you for the great response and to fill in some details here, my son is 10 and he goes to a public school and has a handful of friends through school but unfortunately none of them are within a walking distance. He likes the kind of stuff that I imagine most 10 year olds like these days. He's into Minecraft, robot kits, bicycles, plays pickleball and is learning to play the saxophone. Where we live is a suburban neighborhood that has a couple of kids in his age bracket but they aren't close friends. We live in a lower middle class subdivision but have a pretty high net worth and tend to gravitate towards activities that other neighbors likely can't afford. Stuff like skiing or tips abroad for example. On the flip side they do stuff that doesn't draw us in like hunting or ATV. That's to say that we are not close to any of our neighbors and our kids don't often hang out although everyone is friendly so far as I can tell.

actfrench 4y ago
Ah wonderful ! This is so helpful ! A couple ideas 1) So first of all, I’m assuming you are already proactive about organizing play dates ? If you can invite another kid to your house at least once a week after school to play, do homework and have dinner together, I think that would be great. Maybe the other parent would reciprocate ! And sleepover on weekends ! 2) Minecraft Club! Can you set up a Minecraft club at your house ? Invite the classmagrsx over after school every Friday to play Minecraft and have pizza:) 3) Arduino robotics club : if you don’t have one you can start one at your house. 4)social/bonding after-school activities : soccer and other team sports, theater, board games, cheerleading anything collaborative/team-oriented , not so much ballet/ski/individualistic stuff 5) date night babysitting co-op. Can you get another couple with a kid your child’s age to babysit for him while you go on a date night and then you do the same for them ? You could even do it w four couples and everyone gets a night out while the kids get a party :) Let me know how it goes and if you want tips on setting this up. Try one idea at a time so you don’t get overwhelmed

actfrench 4y ago

Ah wonderful ! This is so helpful ! A couple ideas 1) So first of all, I’m assuming you are already proactive about organizing play dates ? If you can invite another kid to your house at least once a week after school to play, do homework and have dinner together, I think that would be great. Maybe the other parent would reciprocate ! And sleepover on weekends ! 2) Minecraft Club! Can you set up a Minecraft club at your house ? Invite the classmagrsx over after school every Friday to play Minecraft and have pizza:) 3) Arduino robotics club : if you don’t have one you can start one at your house. 4)social/bonding after-school activities : soccer and other team sports, theater, board games, cheerleading anything collaborative/team-oriented , not so much ballet/ski/individualistic stuff 5) date night babysitting co-op. Can you get another couple with a kid your child’s age to babysit for him while you go on a date night and then you do the same for them ? You could even do it w four couples and everyone gets a night out while the kids get a party :) Let me know how it goes and if you want tips on setting this up. Try one idea at a time so you don’t get overwhelmed