Growing Pains podcast: Parent WhatsApp groups and how to turn down playdate invites

How to embrace the school-gate community while avoiding school-gate cliques
Growing Pains podcast: Parent WhatsApp groups and how to turn down playdate invites

Growing Pains: Joanna Fortune

Sun, 26 Nov, 2023 - 21:15

Child psychotherapist and podcaster Dr Joanna Fortune and ieParenting editor Irene Feighan discuss the dynamics of school gate relationships and playdates.

Whether they are casual connections or the beginnings of a deeper friendship, relationships with other parents can help us navigate the early school years.

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