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Kitty said: Yes.How do i manage my 4 kids aged ranged from 4 to 13 when i host a dinner party at-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(How do i manage my 4 kids aged ranged from 4 to 13 when i host a dinner party at),it will help you,my kids.
Answer:
Why not get them in on the act, and assign them jobs to do for the guests? One could take coats or purses, one could pass hors d'oeuvres or take drink orders, etc. Let them dress up in their fancy clothes and be a part of the fun for awhile.
Then, when you and your guests are eating, let them have a private pizza party of their own in another part of the house. The older ones can help the younger ones, and then at the end, let them have a serving of the fancy dessert that the adults are eating.
It's never too soon to let them start interacting socially with adults and learning how to treat guests.
Tie them up in another room!
It's called a B-A-B-Y-S-I-T-T-E-R .......in ANOTTHER house !
Pay them?
Bribe them........
It's probably a little late in the game, if you don't already have a handle on them. However, you can always try to sit them down and explain to them clearly what you intend, and what you expect. It would be a good idea to figure out tasks for each to assist you with as well, so it becomes their dinner party too and they feel more of a part of it. Have you asked them this question?
make them busy, in any way u can
Have you tried giving each child a job to do at the party? Children love to help have them collect the coats, carry the trays of appetizers, pick up and hand out napkins, collect empty glasses...there are numerous things that children can do if we allow them to try..
Depending on their age range, I found the best way was to get the older kids to go for a night out, maybe a sleepover, or movie and meals. Sometimes the older ones are ready to help out in the kitchen provided you reward them afterwards ! Also visiting relatives is a good idea.......
The younger kids can be supplied with books, video tapes they haven't yet seen, candy, popcorn and a brand new board game, not too hard or they will come asking you to explain the rules.
I find that my little one can be quite occupied with a LARGE supply of craft stuff or ,a load of old make up ..... Be prepared to do a major clean up!!!
For the really active kids, take them to the playground or park and let them run around for hours, then a good hot bath and heavy meal.. that will get the rascal off to bed early!!!!!
get a sitter. but make it fun. have a sitter who you trust take them out to a movie or take them to a book store to buy a book they want. thats what my mom always did. because they will be disapointed they missed out on your fun. even tho it would have been hard for you with them there, tell them you missed them and ask them how their time was. its always a good idea to treat them in situations like this. because they want to have fun tooo!
have them help you set up or send them to a babysitter
I went to a dinner party recently & the hostess hired a babysitter for her 2 children that evening.
They came downstairs to be introduced to the guests just before dinner was served & then the babysitter took them back upstairs for the rest of the evening. I imagine there were things for them to do & snack foods available.
It worked out well for everyone.
If you need to ask this, then it is evident that you are one of *those* types of parents who is not in control of her children. Who's in charge? You or the kids? It had better be you. Proper discipline all along equals no problems at your dinner party and no need even to have asked this question!
rent them out to a pimp for that night and do a 50/50 split
maybe the kids could pay for the party.
If any of the other couples have kids, suggest you split the cost of the babysitter and send your kids over to their hosue for the night, this also works great if you kids are all friends, give the older kids permission to spend the night at a friends that you have been saying No to.
I have 4 children, I gave up having dinner parties, except for family, for a long time. Just seemed like a better idea to go out to enjoy myself.
Family get togethers are how they learn to behave in social settings, I had no problem with correcting bad behaviour in front of family.
Easy, order pizza and rent a couple of movies. Put the youngest kid to bed a little earlier then normal... after he gets some pizza ofcourse, and let the older kids do whatever they want... you could also take them out and buy them a new game. Good Luck! I only have a 2 year old right now so I just tell people not to come until 7:30... thats her bedtime:)
if they are going to be at the party try giving them each a different job like picking up the plates or asking people if they would like anything else.
if you involve the children they will learn how to entertain also. this is great for social skills, especially for the younger ones. .
have fun and good luck.
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Kitty said: Yes.How do i manage my 4 kids aged ranged from 4 to 13 when i host a dinner party at-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(How do i manage my 4 kids aged ranged from 4 to 13 when i host a dinner party at),it will help you,my kids.
Answer:
Why not get them in on the act, and assign them jobs to do for the guests? One could take coats or purses, one could pass hors d'oeuvres or take drink orders, etc. Let them dress up in their fancy clothes and be a part of the fun for awhile.
Then, when you and your guests are eating, let them have a private pizza party of their own in another part of the house. The older ones can help the younger ones, and then at the end, let them have a serving of the fancy dessert that the adults are eating.
It's never too soon to let them start interacting socially with adults and learning how to treat guests.
Tie them up in another room!
It's called a B-A-B-Y-S-I-T-T-E-R .......in ANOTTHER house !
Pay them?
Bribe them........
It's probably a little late in the game, if you don't already have a handle on them. However, you can always try to sit them down and explain to them clearly what you intend, and what you expect. It would be a good idea to figure out tasks for each to assist you with as well, so it becomes their dinner party too and they feel more of a part of it. Have you asked them this question?
make them busy, in any way u can
Have you tried giving each child a job to do at the party? Children love to help have them collect the coats, carry the trays of appetizers, pick up and hand out napkins, collect empty glasses...there are numerous things that children can do if we allow them to try..
Depending on their age range, I found the best way was to get the older kids to go for a night out, maybe a sleepover, or movie and meals. Sometimes the older ones are ready to help out in the kitchen provided you reward them afterwards ! Also visiting relatives is a good idea.......
The younger kids can be supplied with books, video tapes they haven't yet seen, candy, popcorn and a brand new board game, not too hard or they will come asking you to explain the rules.
I find that my little one can be quite occupied with a LARGE supply of craft stuff or ,a load of old make up ..... Be prepared to do a major clean up!!!
For the really active kids, take them to the playground or park and let them run around for hours, then a good hot bath and heavy meal.. that will get the rascal off to bed early!!!!!
get a sitter. but make it fun. have a sitter who you trust take them out to a movie or take them to a book store to buy a book they want. thats what my mom always did. because they will be disapointed they missed out on your fun. even tho it would have been hard for you with them there, tell them you missed them and ask them how their time was. its always a good idea to treat them in situations like this. because they want to have fun tooo!
have them help you set up or send them to a babysitter
I went to a dinner party recently & the hostess hired a babysitter for her 2 children that evening.
They came downstairs to be introduced to the guests just before dinner was served & then the babysitter took them back upstairs for the rest of the evening. I imagine there were things for them to do & snack foods available.
It worked out well for everyone.
If you need to ask this, then it is evident that you are one of *those* types of parents who is not in control of her children. Who's in charge? You or the kids? It had better be you. Proper discipline all along equals no problems at your dinner party and no need even to have asked this question!
rent them out to a pimp for that night and do a 50/50 split
maybe the kids could pay for the party.
If any of the other couples have kids, suggest you split the cost of the babysitter and send your kids over to their hosue for the night, this also works great if you kids are all friends, give the older kids permission to spend the night at a friends that you have been saying No to.
I have 4 children, I gave up having dinner parties, except for family, for a long time. Just seemed like a better idea to go out to enjoy myself.
Family get togethers are how they learn to behave in social settings, I had no problem with correcting bad behaviour in front of family.
Easy, order pizza and rent a couple of movies. Put the youngest kid to bed a little earlier then normal... after he gets some pizza ofcourse, and let the older kids do whatever they want... you could also take them out and buy them a new game. Good Luck! I only have a 2 year old right now so I just tell people not to come until 7:30... thats her bedtime:)
if they are going to be at the party try giving them each a different job like picking up the plates or asking people if they would like anything else.
if you involve the children they will learn how to entertain also. this is great for social skills, especially for the younger ones. .
have fun and good luck.
correctness,It's Non-profit and only for informational purposes.
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