Making Connections: Finding Playgroups and Support
Groups
MOPS International. MOPS (Mothers
of PreSchoolers) provides fellowship for mothers with young children,
offering a nurturing, caring environment with a spiritual focus.
Meetings follow the school calendar. Moms share information, have
group discussion time, and learn a craft, while children play nearby
with supervision. To find or start a group in your area, contact
MOPS, P.O. Box 102200, Denver, CO 80250-2200, 800-929-1287, or www.mops.org.
MOMS Club. Local support groups
meet during the day, are non-sectarian and welcome all at-home mothers
and their children. Local chapters sponsor regular meetings with
speakers and discussion topics, family parties, playgroups, baby-sitting
co-ops, special activity groups, community service projects and more.
For information about MOMS Clubs in your area or for help in starting
a group, send $2.00 to National MOMS Club, 25371 Rye Canyon Road, Valencia,
CA 91355, or visit www.momsclub.org.
Attachment Parenting International.
API advocates attachment parenting methods to develop and fulfill a
child's need for trust, empathy and affection to create secure relationships.
To find a support group serving your area, contact API at: 1508 Clairmont
Place, Nashville, TN 37215, 615-298-4334, or www.attachmentparenting.org.
Mothers & More. M&M is a
national support and advocacy group for women who have altered their
career paths in order to care for their children at home. Local
chapters sponsor regular meetings, playgroups, babysitting co-ops, and
more. Contact M&M at: P.O. Box 31, Elmhurst, IL
60126, 630-941-3553, or www.mothersandmore.org.
National Association of Mother's Centers (NAMC).
NAMC is a non-profit umbrella organization which includes more than
50 Mother's Centers across the country. Local centers sponsor
workshops, seminars, groups and special events and serve as a place
where mothers can come together with other mothers and members of the
professional community to explore the experience of becoming and being
mothers. For information, write to National Association of Mother's
Centers, 64 Division Avenue, Levittown, NY 11756, 800-645-3828 or 516-520-2929.
Visit the NAMC web site at www.motherscenter.org.
La Leche League, International.
La Leche League International provides support and encouragement to
breastfeeding mothers, as well as a wealth of information on the subject.
Regular support meetings can lead to the development of friendships,
as well as contacts for playgroups and baby-sitting co-ops. To
locate a local chapter, contact the organization at 1400 N. Meacham
Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4840, or call 847-519-7730, or visit www.lalecheleague.org.
The Mothers' Connection. Offers supportive services to mothers
with small children in the North Palm Beach area of Florida. To find
out more about their playgroups, support groups and special events please
send an email to tmcinfo33420@yahoo.com.
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