Download or read book The Playdate written by Tamara R. Mose and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing in her experience as a parent and a sociologist, Mose shows how some parents include and exclude families through their children's playdate experience, thereby aligning themselves with like-minded parents who may further the social and life chances of their young children and themselves. She also shows how the playdate can help new parents sort through their new lives and responsibilities from breast feeding to caring for an infant who cannot actively interact through play, lays bare the logistics of organizing a play"--From publisher description.