Really Interesting Article

I received this article via email from another parenting group. I thought it was really, really interesting... I've never thought about doing this, but I think she makes an excellent point that playgroups serve kids' needs, but that stay-at-home moms might benefit from connections like this...

http://www.mothering.com/articles/body_soul/inspiration/feed_soul_feed_kids.html

Great article! Thanks for sharing :)

I absolutely agree with her.
When Alex was a tiny baby, we moved to Galveston. My family and inlaws all lived in Dallas. That was a long way to go for a 24 year old. We found a couple with a little girl that was two months older than Alex. For the next year and a half, we spent almost everyday together...at my house or her house. We cleaned, decorated, crafted, played with babies, nursed, watched movies, cooked and everything else you can think of. We even went home to each others parents....hers in Austin, mine in Dallas. To this day, Alex and Tiffany have a bond that is just indescribable. She came to see us at this end of the summer (we hadn't seen her in over 5 years!). She immediately blended in with our family and her and Alex picked up right where they left off.
I definitely think that playgroups are as much for moms as they are for kids....why else would we have a 4 month old (or younger) in a playgroup?

ITA. I really missed the boat when Gabrielle was a baby. I didn't see why I'd take a baby to a playgroup. :duh To get some adult interaction for myself.

I always thought a particular friend and I would have that sort of realtionship when we had kids...sadly it didn't turn out that way.

ITA!!

Before we moved to Dallas, my sister and I were just like that.:(
Our kids were 9 months apart...now she has 4 kids and I have 2...all of them age 5 or younger. We cooked and cleaned together, taking turns at eachother's houses. I miss that so much!!

I hate to toot my own horn, as it were, but the Moms Club I belong to offers a lot of the same thing - support and adult interaction for the moms, with the benefit of being able to bring your child with you. Kid friendly, but not kid focused.

Anyway, there are lots of chapters in the area.

My experience has been that it is really hard for us as adults to make friends. It's very easy to become isolated, especially when you are a new mom. But we absolutely need to reach out to each other...we're all better for it.

Wow, that's a great article, especially moms with just one child. I started RJ early with playdates, and so glad I did. However, the inconsistency of seeing the same kids weekly, has made it hard for him to really build relationships. But lately, I have a friend and we meet once a week, and that's helping with consistency. But in spite of all that, I'm so thankful that I have a social butterfly.

It's a great article and a great concept.

[quote=va32h]I hate to toot my own horn, as it were, but the Moms Club I belong to offers a lot of the same thing - support and adult interaction for the moms, with the benefit of being able to bring your child with you. Kid friendly, but not kid focused.

Anyway, there are lots of chapters in the area.

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One of the first things I did when I moved to Dallas was to look up my local MOMS club, but unfortunately I was out of the boundaries for any of the clubs. Their suggestion was to start my own... which didn't help too much as I'm new to Texas and don't know anyone or where anything is around here! :)

Love it! I have always thought I would function much better in a multi-generational home; but having a friend to share life with during the day might be even better.

Thanks for posting the article!

i love that article...in my sappy state of being it made me cry a bit :cry i hope to eventually find someone like that again. i did have 1 friend who ended up being someone that i couldnt trust after some horribly unture things were said to my family about me...but maybe 1 day i will find a new buddy!