I recently addressed my daughter’s class regarding Diabetes, type 1 and 2, and discussed what each were and how this affects my daughter.  The class already knew about her disease because she discusses it openly herself. Since giving this talk to the class, my daughter has not been invited to any birthday parties.  She feels snubbed and thinks the parents are worried about handling the sugar issue at the party.  How can I find out if this is the case and do something to help the situation?  I feel like I made it worse having given this open talk to the class?

One thing to keep in mind is to make sure that this is the reason your daughter is not being invited is due to this situation instead of other reasons, i.e. not being close to the birthday child or the other families limiting the number of kids being invited.

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The Juggle Blog found at The Wall Street Journal is an excellent daily read.  I can’t help but spotlight the article, Please Parents, RSVP to Parties!  It is definitely an issue for most host parents planning their kids’ parties…there is a lot of time spent chasing up responses from guests.  If everyone just took a moment to say “yes” or “no” it would make the whole invitation process so much easier. 

The article is definitely worth a read, especially the very interesting comments!!

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My daughter is 7 years old, and I am hosting a birthday party for her with all of her friends. I have plenty of help and do not need parents to stay with their kids at the party. How can I state this in the invitation without offending the parents?

At this age, most kids will be fine to stay at the party on their own. You can discuss this with the parents as they call to RSVP if someone brings it up.

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