Playdate - Mose Tamara R.
Playdate - Mose Tamara R. A playdate is an organized meeting where parents come together with their children at a public or private location to interact socially or "play." Children no longer simply…
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Playdate - Mose Tamara R.
A playdate is an organized meeting where parents come together with their children at a public or private location to interact socially or "play." Children no longer simply "go out and play," rather, play is arranged, scheduled, and parentally-approved and supervised. Who gets asked and who doesn't? How do these playdates happen?
In The Playdate, Tamara R. What is acceptable play behavior? Mose focuses on the parents of young children in New York City to explore how the shift from spontaneous and child-directed play to managed and adult-arranged playdates reveals the structures of modern parenting and the new realities of childhood.
Mose argues that with the rise of moral panics surrounding child abuse, pedophilia, and fears about safety in the city, as well as helicopter parenting, and over-scheduling, the playdate has emerged as not just a necessity in terms of security and