As a single mother of Indian origin I find there are some unique challenges inherent in my new lifestyle. I started this group in the hopes of bringing together like-minded individuals with similar goals, challenges, and issues in order to provide a supportive network to one another, and expand our social circle for ourselves and our children. As we expand our friendships, we can enrich our lives through shared experiences with our children, as well as parents-only events. Look forward to expand …

This group began because single parents can give each other much needed company and support.  Also, this is a great opportunity for our children to make life long friends. The purpose of this group is for single parents in Reston and the surrounding areas to have a local group to socialize with. Any single parent in our area is most welcome to join. Most of the activities will be geared toward elementary and middle school-aged children. Of course parents of babies/teens are always welcome.

This group was started by a concerned parent of a teenager. The purpose of this group is to raise awareness of this growing epidemic and to find answers for parents and teens who may be going through these growing pains. I encourage anyone who has a child to participate in our meetings, so that we can support each other and our chidren who may be silently suffering. This is a pilot for something even bigger, so come out and share your insight and support, so that we can begin to break the cycle …

529 MANASSAS is a private network of families in which working parents are raising young children in the Manassas, VA area. This network is intended to build local friendships among families with common interests and to serve as a resource for parents who spend a great deal of time away from their family due to career/work requirements. Our group offers ongoing fun activities, events, and perks for parents and young kids. 5-2-9 represents “5-to-9”, as opposed to the clichéd workday, “9-to-5”. 52 …

This meetup/support group is for minority mothers who have been blessed with the honor of raising special needs kids.   I have two sons, My oldest Cameron is 10 and was diagnosed with PPD-NOS in 2007 on the autism spectrum. My youngest son is 6 named Marselles and he has a rare disease called eosinophilic esphaghitis.. One day on Amazon I was ordering books on ABA therapy and I typed in Minority Parents of Special Needs Kids parenting books, nothing came up, i kept searching and again nothing ca …

Meetup to discuss, promote, and practice parenting skills. Friendly support for parents of young children with our community service classes. These classes help parents with a variety of different topics such as Effective Discipline, Potty Training Made Easy and all of the usual opportunities that parents face daily with their little walking miracles! check out www.parentuniversity.net for the latest schedule of classes. (n/c!)

This group is for families from DC, MD, VA area, striving to build peacemaking, nonviolent conflict resolution, empathy building and compassionate expression skills for and with our children. You have probably learned from many teachers and approaches and your main intention is to raise children to be peacemakers in the world and starting with ourselves at home. We organize playdates, 'moms and dads cafés', social gathering, classes and workshops that draw on the work of Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. …

SPOTR is a group of single parents who enjoy active lifestyles both with and without their children. But as single parents we all face challenges in finding the time away from our children to pursue our passions for running and physical activity. SPOTRs support one another in these pursuits by providing encouragement and child care sharing to its members. Whether you're looking to get out for a short run or if you want to train for a marathon let a SPOTR help you.

This group is designed to provide a way for parents living in or near Parkfairfax Virginia to share ideas, meet other parents, and host activities.   The group is collaborative and all members are encouraged to post events and share ideas. We currently meet monthly on Sunday afternoons and also have monthly walks as well.  

… It is also a chance for parents to build friendships and discuss the joys and unique issues of raising an only child. Lets arrange Weekend Playdates. Pair up for kids entertainment. We can extend as for as Travel destinations (school break vacations).

Do you have a toddler who gets up a lot earlier on weekends than you'd like? Around 5 or 5:30 every Saturday and Sunday? Us too--and we'd like to meet other parents with toddlers who start their days early. When the weather is warmer and the sun rises earlier, we'll meet up at local playgrounds. Until then, we can meet for breakfast and brainstorm other ways to keep the kids active while the rest of our family is asleep. We'd also be interested in meetups later in the day... for those of you who …

We are a group of married, divorced and single parents or guardians within the DC Metro Area looking to meetup with the kids in a variety of settings: nature centers, sporting events, festivals, playgrounds, museums, etc.  Let's get together and make these great years with the kids even better!  It's fun and free.

Just because you have a baby doesnt mean you want to stay home all the time! This group welcomes parents in the Del Ray (and surrounding) neighborhoods who are looking to meet other couples with young children. We will plan dinners outdoors and at family friendly (but not lame!) restaurants, park and picnic playdates, museums, ice cream nights as well as some wine nights :)

Looking to start a group of older (you define) parents. We are in are 40's and our baby was born on July 14 2011. This group is intended to further the needs of working parents and their children and as such will meet in the evenings or on weekends.

Our hope is this group will give natural parents and children the chance to connect with like minded individuals. If you don't vaccinate (NO-VAC), support breastfeeding (including extended breastfeeding), prefer organic/farm fresh foods, are interested in co-op homeschooling, homeopathy, essential oils, peaceful parenting, baby wearing, cloth diapering, bed-sharing/co-sleeping and you try to live as natural as possible, please join us!  If you are all of the above or only a few of the above, we …

… We would like to build friendships not only for my toddler, but for the parents as well. My hope is that we can have a close group. If you are already a part of several groups, this group may not This is EVERYONE'S group and any and all ideas are welcomed.