If you are the parent of a child with ADD or ADHD and are looking for help in dealing with this condition, please join Dr. Kelvin deWolfe for a highly informative two afternoon seminar that can help your child to *Improve focus *Improve concentration *Manage frustration *Reduce aggressive behavior *Build self-esteem No doubt you've tried a number of approaches in managing your child's condition. Dr. deWolfe has developed a treatment plan, using Chinese Medicine, that is quite effective. Unlike …

Parents Education League of LA (PEL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the most objective, comprehensive, and objective information regarding schools and education in LA. We do this via our events, workshops, fairs, speakers, advisory services and website. Every month we offer unique programming based on the feedback of parents like you throughout the community.

If you're a Jewish parent and are currently without a significant other, and would like a place to go to meet other similar people, AND have a place to bring your kids to have fun, come on over! Our emphasis is on group activities in Los Angeles county, with a laid back, easy going attitude. We don't care what 'kind' of Jew you are. Reform? Conservative? Orthodox? Reconstructionist? 'Just a Jew'? GREAT!!! This is about having a good time, shmoozing, relaxing with friendly people! LAJSP has …

Are you a family caregiver caring for a senior parent or a spouse?  Family caregivers are the unsung heros.  Is your duty as a family caregiver affecting your work?  If yes, you're not alone. Among working caregivers caring for a family member or friend, 69% report having to rearrange their work schedule, decrease their hours or take an unpaid leave in order to meet their caregiving responsibilities. 5% turned down a promotion, 4% chose early retirement and 6% gave up working entirely. Difficul …

This group aims to bring together parents of gifted and talented teens and tweens to share information, resources, challenges and insights. Our goal is to host a speaker every 4-6 weeks. We look forward to meeting you.

A monthly open support group free for all members of the Adoption Constellation: Natural Parents, Adoptees, Former Foster Youth, Foster Parents, Legal Guardians, & Adoptive Parents. A place for the Adoption & Foster Care community to come together to share stories, thoughts, feelings, ideas, receive psycho-education, process grief/loss, and build strong bonds/connections. The group is facilitated by Adoptions/Foster Care Psychotherapist, Adult Adoptee Jeanette Yoffe, MFT and Guest co-facilitator …

I started this group because I believe that you, very young parents-to-be need to connect with one another. Becoming a premature parent isn't easy, it has its own set of challenges and issues. If you are under 20 years old and expecting your first child, please come hang out twice a month with other young mamas and papas-to-be and chat, learn some meditation tips while asking questions, socializing, making new friends. I'm here to facilitate and answer your questions but this is mainly an oppor …

We have lots of folks from the LA area that are either looking to have children via egg donation and / or surrogacy, OR who already have kids via egg donation. We have a yearly meeting but thought an informal meet up group would be fun! Who should join? Anyone who is looking to become a parent via egg donation, or preparing to undergo a donor egg IVF cycle, or who is pregnant via egg donation, or is already a parent via egg donation and you live in the LA or surrounding area is welcome to join. …

Maybe Baby is a co-gender group for LGBT prospective parents. All are welcome in this supportive forum that helps educate prospective parents about the specific legal, medical, psychological, and social circumstances faced in LGBT family formation. Experts on adoption, surrogacy, artificial insemination, financial planning, and so much more speak at our meetings on the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of the month from 10:30am - 12:30pm.  Location is at West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd (between Mel …

The purpose of this group is to bring together typically developing and special needs parents who struggle with having one or more children with behavior problems. Behavior problems can range from tantrums, non-compliance, defiance, aggression, or more. The group is led by a Behavior Analyst who can provide guidance in addition to bringing parents together to provide moral support.

Bring your babies and toddlers to meet with other children to play in the grass or in the sandbox at La Cienega Park while connecting with other parents/caregivers in this non-structured, super fun, come-as-you-like play group! It's totally informal. Anyone looking to connect with other parents and children can come say hello, throw down a blanket and join in the fun. Watching the kids interact is simply the best!

Meet with parents, siblings, family, midwives, doulas and supporters of natural birth and homebirth. Please feel free to organize meetups, suggest events, or offer any other sort of feedback!  I have a  lot less time to directly organize the group these days, but I will keep it running and try to make it to events.

This group is intended for new moms (2012/2013) and expecting moms (2013/2014) who want to get together with our children on the weekends. This group is hopefully here to foster new relationships with other moms and children in West Los Angeles. LA is a big city with tons of fun activities for tiny tots, and sometimes we just need a few friends to go there with us! We are open and supportive of both working and stay at home parents, while the majority of the events will be geared towards fun wee …

I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist MFC# 50828. I graduated Antioch University, Ca, in 2005 with a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. I  spent, several years working with clients in non-profit agencies, schools, multidisciplinary centers.  I have worked extensively with children & Adolescences diagnosed with Autism and range of behavior disorders. In my 6 years of experience I have had the pleasure of working  adults, and families, and have helped many recognize the gifts they posse …

Please help me begin a network of mommies and children just like yours! Lets get together for fun playgroups, moms nights out and family gatherings where we can play, chat, share, and support each other.  This group is for "preemies" only plus their moms and siblings. If you want to share, learn and just have FUN watching our babies grow, come and join us! This group was created to establish a support network to talk about our experiences in and out of the NICU, as well as long-term friendships …

We decided to start this group for father's who are trying to raise kids with autism to share ideas and also provide support to each other.

Welcome to LA Mother's I'd Like to Know (M.I.L.Ks).  We are a VERY ACTIVE, FRIENDLY and WELCOMING group of Moms.  It can be scary raising a child in a large city like Los Angeles, especially when most of us did not grow up here. Don't feel that you have to do it alone. Come join us at one of our local and casual events.  We've got a great group of Moms & Families from all over the LA area but most of our events are mainly out of the mid-city/Grove/WeHo/Westside area with a strong set of Eastside …

This is a social group geared toward moms in their thirties (stay-at-home or working) and their babies born in 2012 (siblings of other ages welcome :). Mid-City Moms who are easy going, supportive and comfortable being real to get out of the house WITH your baby during the weekday and connect with others. Meetups are for MEMBERS ONLY and will take place at The Grove and Pan Pacific Park on a regular basis. Other outings and special events will also be announced as they arise.  As we build our fr …

This meetup is for moms who are looking for playgroups for their kids & themselves:) We are here to support and keep each other company in this looooong and tumultuous journey of motherhood. We'd like to meet good people and their beautiful children and hopefully build lifelong friendships. We have members from all over LA, the Westside to the Inland Empire, South Bay to the Valley. This group's meetups consist of lots of play-dates and mommy-dates equally. We even have family-dates that involve …

This group was created for moms who are over the age of 34 that started later in life having kids. We are an easy going group of moms with small children under the age of 6.  We think it's important for moms to have a community where they can share a common bond. We welcome stay at home moms, working moms (full and part time), single moms, expecting moms, and adoptive moms. We have playdates during the week and on the weekends and some nights as well.  Playdates currently occur on the westside a …

I am a new mom and I have been wanting to connect with Filipina/Pinay Mommies. It would be nice to share some time with mommies who share the same values, ethnic background, tips in taking care of your baby/babies and who speaks the same language. All young filipina/pinay mommies!

This is a group for freethinking, humanist, agnostic, atheist, life learning, secular homeschooling and unschooling families. We get together for park play days, field trips, learning activities and any other fun events that take place in the Los Angeles area. I want to build a community where our kids can grow up around like-minded families. All ages are welcome. If you are new to homeschooling or if you've been homeschooling for years, we can all learn from each other's experiences. If this s …

Q: Why this group? A: There are lots of ADHD folks out there yet not nearly enough resources or groups to share ideas and connect and feel shared experiences with. Q: What will the group focus on? A: In general on helping its membership, specifically in finding systematic ways to address ADHD challenges. Q: What do you mean by systematic ways? A: ADHD folks can have follow-through and organizational challenges. Our group can be a laboratory to help address that and find ways that work for ADH …

This informal playgroup is designed for all levels of French-speaking parents interested in teaching or exposing their babies and toddlers (0-4 years) to the French Language. We will meet once a month in the mid-City Los Angeles area. This will be a great way to connect with like-minded parents and keep up with the French language for both parents and children.

Face reading can help you in every aspect of your life. In relationships and love it can help you to identify your soul mate. In the workplace as an employer to find the best person for the job and as a parent or child to understand those family dynamics that frustrate and infuriate us all. Talk about turning the odds in your favor. Come learn the ancient science of face reading, develop the tools to for discovery your soul mate, and meet others on the same journey. What are the benefits of the …

I'd like this group to be a community of like-minded women to come together and fellowship. Let's get together to help and encourage each other as Christian women in this joyful journey of motherhood and provide our children with a loving and nurturing environment to flourish in. Our meetups will consist of fellowship get-togethers, playdates, and book club meetings(optional). Ideally, this group is for families that are strongly Bible and Christ-centered and endeavor to raise their children und …

Welcome! You've found the Hollywood/LA area support group for those on or curious about the GAPS diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome). From the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome: "Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride set up The Cambridge Nutrition Clinic in 1998. As a parent of  a child fully recovered from a severe learning disability, she was acutely aware of the difficulties facing other parents like her, and she has devoted much of her time to helping thses families. She realised that nutrition played …

I started this group for pagan parents who, like me, would like our children to grow up with a sense of  spiritual community and support, and to have some friends/peers that share the same traditions. When our spiritual practice is so removed from the mainstream and like-minded families are few and far between, it can be a challenge to find spiritual community that we can integrate with our family lives. As a first-generation Witch I'm always on the lookout for other pagan families to connect wi …