This group began because single parents can give each other much needed company and friendships.  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.  Most of the activities will be geared toward elementary and middle school-aged children. Of course parents of babies/teens are always welcome. To protect the interests of current members, please not …

This group is for those single parents in the Vienna, Va and the wider Fairfax County area who are looking to meet new people, network with others, grow new friendships and find other activities for them and their children. Everyone knows how hard it is to start over, put down roots and manage everything. This group is meant to be a place you belong, not to just be helped and supported, but to also provide counsel, support and have some fun. We will do social activities for adults and with child …

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!)

Ideal for parents and preschoolers in Northern VA and DC. Whether you are a single, married or divorced, if you have a preschooler, you are warmly welcomed into this group. Come join local parents and kids for a variety of fun and exciting activities in and around Northern VA and DC. Activities like, picnics, playdates, out door movies, visit local zoo's, aquariums, animal parks, story time at the library, take a nature walk or even fish in a local lake. All in all it is an opportunity to build …

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 …

Are you a gamer (boardgames, card games, video games, RPG) who became a parent? Do you think your kid is awesome but miss gaming or are your friends less tolerant of baby spit up antics and putting a game on hold because you need to chase down a toddler?  Are you a parent who wants to explore gaming with your kids?  Are you expecting parents who want some advice on how to everything from babies to gaming? If this resembles you, welcome home :)  Don't get me wrong, we will also have social meetup …

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. …

A lot of us are adults who have found ourselves partly or solely responsible for our aging and/or ill parents. I think it would be helpful if we formed a group to support each other. Suggestions appreciated! Susan

In a world divided and dominated by religious lunacy secular parenting can be a lonely endeavor. Basically, this meetup group offers friendship and support to atheist and agnostic parents.  We look forward to chatting with you at future meetings. Thank you. Chad

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 parents with young children. Ideal for people with children ages 1-4. 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 :) These meetups are for the whole family, dads always welcome.

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.

This is a group for parents of children with disabilities to gain support through sharing about a common experience, socializing, making connections, and communicating resources.

This group is a support group for the "caregivers" of people with ADD/ADHD. So whether you are a parent or a partner (or both!) of someone with ADHD, this is the group for you.* This is an opportunity to be around other people who understand and experience the same things you do. We will provide information, support, conversation and camaraderie. *We also have the DC ADHD Support Group for adults with ADHD. Go to meet up.com/DC-ADHD-SUPPORT-GROUP.

This is a group for working and stay-at-home parents from the Ballston-Rosslyn Corridor with 4 to 6 month olds interested in playgroups, etc. As this is a new group, we are open to a range of activities (i.e.: not restricted to playgroups only). We can decide together at our first meeting what kinds of activities are best suited for us North Arlingtonians. While this group is open to those outside of the Ballston-Rosslyn Corridor, activities will be concentrated in these neighborhoods.

This group is for Persian speaking parents. We can have playdates for the little ones in VA, MD and DC. Maybe even have a get together in a park "Cheharshanbeh Soori" for the kids.

This is a group for parents and extended families of multiracial children. How can we help them thrive and develop a strong sense of identity? Share your stories and experiences; explore resources for raising our children.

This is an inclusive group for all interracial parents of 4 to 6 month old children living in the Ballston-Rosslyn Corridor. If this describes you and you wish to provide your child(ren) with opportunities to meet with other children whose story more closely resembles theirs, this group is for you. There will be many ways for us to meet and connect, as the Clarendon-Courthouse neighborhood is particularly lively with its many eateries, parks, open playgrounds, not to mention the Barnes & Noble b …

“Families Outdoors” is a group for parents -both moms and dads- of babies and young children who enjoy the outdoors and want to share that with their children. Have fun, exercise, get out of your house, and meet other parents who also love the outdoors. We are a group of patient and easy going parents. Every fitness level is welcome! No need to worry about stopping the group to change or feed your baby along the trail - we'll all have to do it sometime! The majority of Meetups will be hikes/wa …

We hope to be a group of open-minded families who want to impart to our kids a sense of spirituality, moral education and open-mindedness regarding the "bigger questions" in life, outside the context of organized religion. Most likely, this group will be comprised of kids ages 4-10, who come from multi-ethnic / multi-religious backgrounds, that are not currently members of a church community. We welcome thoughts and participation from all parents to help shape the content of our monthly or bi-mo …

Parents Without Partners is a nonprofit organization devoted to helping single parents and their children. Orientation is held the first Sunday of every month (unless it falls on a holiday). The next meeting will be on August 5 at the City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street, Room 214, Fairfax 703-293-6227 RSVP: Patricia 703-691-4968 or patricia.morgan11@verizon.net . We are a not for profit organization dedicated to single parents and children to provide educational and social progr …

A place for new parents in their mid 20’s-mid 30’s living in Northern Virginia to find friendship, support and most importantly, to have a lot of fun! Yes, there is finally a group for both moms and dads to socialize together! We host a variety of activities including gatherings for the whole family, opportunities for our babies to socialize, and activities to allow mom or dad to get out for a night. We look forward to meeting you!

I couldn't find a forum for single mothers and fathers of mixed race children, so I decided to start one. Let's get together, get to know each other, plan child-friendly events where we can take our children and sometimes have someone watch the children while we get some adult time together.

Are you thinking about adopting? Have you adopted and need support? Do you want to hang out with other adoptive parents and discuss adoption related issues? We can meet as parents and have some playdates for our children. It's great for adopted children to meet other adopted children so they don't feel that they are not the only ones with adoptive parents. Let's support each other by sharing stories and finding ways to celebrate our special families.

This is a group for parents who have young children and live in or near Reston. I started this group in order to provide a platform for parents to share the info of family fun events, interesting venues, free trial classes (martial arts, music, gym programs, foreign language learning, etc), preschool open house, kids club of gyms, etc. We also have playdate at park, indoor or outdoor playground. Normally, the venues are in Reston, Herndon, Chantilly, Sterling, Vienna and other places. I am a C …

Please join via www.2011.joytroupe.com. This meetup will close on June 25. Don't get left behind! Remember when you were a kid, and your mom could walk out the back door and run over to a neighbor's house and visit with another mom, and there were always kids nearby to play with? Well, welcome to our neighborhood! We are looking forward to meeting you. Our kiddos LOVE playing with other kids, and us mamas (and papas, too, of course) need to build our network of families with kids close in age to …

This meetup group is about connecting with the children roots. We are fun group of mommies and daddies who enjoy outdoor activities, movies, food, playgroups and many other activities.

Are you a active/fit parent who loves to hike in nature, preferably with your young kid(s)? Or even if you don't have children or they're already grown, but you are amenable to hiking with them? Please join us!

This group is for moms who interesting and practice attacment / holistic parenting in Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Arlington, VA