- Kid compatibility
This is first on the list for a reason. If there is contention between the other mom and your children, or between the kids, a mom friendship will never work.
There is nothing more frustrating for a mother than to have another mother be rude, condescending, or unkind to your kid.
Monitoring how the other mother talks with your children, and how the kids interact with one another is crucial.
Seeming all goes well on the kid front, you can successfully move to phase two of “operation make-a-friend.”