Chicago Parent Groups?

August 23, 2006 12:00 PM

ChicagoParentFilter: I recently became a new mom, and in my circle of friends I'm the first mom. Chicagoans, do you know of any parent groups for new parents or parents of young children? Thanks.
posted by cajo to Human Relations (7 answers total)

I'm not in Chicago, but I know that MOMS Club is an international group, so I'm sure there's a chapter near you! Also, check your local library for baby storytimes and playgroups. Congrats!
posted by Biblio at 1:27 PM on August 23, 2006

chicago.urbanbaby.com
They have a good chatboard there and I'm sure this question would get you a ton of answers there.
posted by mattbucher at 1:56 PM on August 23, 2006

If you're cool with church groups, there's always the church-based group program MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers, which actually is for mothers of children up to preschool age). I just did a quick search for Chicago, IL and found a bunch of groups.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 2:41 PM on August 23, 2006 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Have you checked out Craigslist?
posted by Not in my backyard at 3:07 PM on August 23, 2006

See if there's a local chapter of MOMS club. There's an email address on that page you could write to.
posted by Wild_Eep at 3:58 PM on August 23, 2006

Check out GoCityKids, Chicago. Click on the "Parent Resouces" link on the left of the home page. You'll find some info about parent groups there.
posted by merejane at 3:58 PM on August 23, 2006

Response by poster: Thanks folks - especially NIMBY - that was exactly what I was looking for. At least for now until I go back to work.
posted by cajo at 7:42 PM on August 23, 2006