@notloveisnotjesus Personally I think you have a good framework here. I would suggest telling your kiddo you want them to be part of figuring out the boundaries. Just talk it through, before during and after and it will evolve perfectly how it needs to. A daily plan at first might be required.
Question: how does your kid feel about this? I have 9 and 11. My 9 year old would not want to be left or given this freedom yet (she'll be 10 this summer), my 11 year old could certainly have handled this last year. We are also doing less camps this year for the same reason but a parent will be home more. My 9 may be at this stage by the end of the summer, fingers crossed.
Re friends: if you know the parents, I would suggest just sending them a text and saying: "Kiddo will be free-range a bit this summer and may drop by to see if friend wants to play. Is that OK with you? Please don't feel any pressure to host her, you can send her on if it's a bad time or send them to the park or whatever.". This way you release yourself from feeling like you have to reciprocate but you let them make up their own mind. Friends parent my appreciate having her over anyway as two is sometimes less work than 1 at this age.
Question: how does your kid feel about this? I have 9 and 11. My 9 year old would not want to be left or given this freedom yet (she'll be 10 this summer), my 11 year old could certainly have handled this last year. We are also doing less camps this year for the same reason but a parent will be home more. My 9 may be at this stage by the end of the summer, fingers crossed.
Re friends: if you know the parents, I would suggest just sending them a text and saying: "Kiddo will be free-range a bit this summer and may drop by to see if friend wants to play. Is that OK with you? Please don't feel any pressure to host her, you can send her on if it's a bad time or send them to the park or whatever.". This way you release yourself from feeling like you have to reciprocate but you let them make up their own mind. Friends parent my appreciate having her over anyway as two is sometimes less work than 1 at this age.