… Finally, the group will celebrate and embrace diversity of ideas, cultures, languages, opinions, parenting styles or beliefs, etc. Join us if you would like to meet like-minded parents in Chicago, help your children meet other kids fluent in several languages, and make this world a better and smaller place by raising responsible global citizens at home anywhere in the world.  Parents who do not live in metropolitan Chicago can still join if they want, but the group's activities will be geared to …

Freethought Families of Chicago represent a local group of parents and families in the Chicagoland area with secular worldviews, humanist mindsets, and value science-based education. Those who wish to join us can look forward to regular family-friendly (and freethought-friendly) events and meetups around the area. Freethought Families of Chicago is affiliated with and run by the Chicago Freethought Project.

… If you believe in family and want to spend more time with them and get to know other families at the same time,Please join us.

We are starting this group to get to know other Mom's /Dad's and their kids by participating together in events in our communities and having get togethers. We would like the group to have Mom's events, play dates, family activities as well. We would like to welcome everyone in the area and just build the group as we go. The group is for working Moms & Dad's but SAHM are always welcome as well. If you are ready to have some fun and get to know other families in the area join us! It's a great tim …

The purpose of this group is for near north suburbs single Dads & Moms and their kids to have fun, for those because of difficult life schedules, separation or divorce are finding it difficult to meet and connect with other single parents with kids and schedule fun play dates and develop meaningful adult friendships with other parents that may have similar challenges. Most events will be with children and some will be without children so that both parents and kids can hang out, share life experi …

The Chicago Friends of Ricki Parenting group offers fans of the new Ricki Lake show a chance to meet face-to-face and be part of a community that focuses on straight-talk and the issues that impact parents. We encourage all parents to join. The group will discuss a range of parenting topics, host fun activities to do with your kids and provide a venue for your voice to be heard on the show.

This is a group for parents in Lake County who have a child(ren) with Sensory Processing Disorder/Sensory Integration Disorder. The goal of this group is to be a support system and an information hub for each other. While the awareness of this disorder is increasing among parents, the medical field, educational system and society is not fully on board. Therefore we need to rely on each other for support, encouragement and advice. *Please note that this is a group for Sensational kids, not other …

Welcome to this working parents' group for people living in the North and Northwestern suburbs of Chicago.  The members of this group typically live around Northbrook/Glenview/Skokie, but come from as far south as Evanston and as far north as Libertyville.  Locations for events are chosen primarily for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, with occasional events for young school-aged children.  This is intended to provide a forum to meet other parents in a similar stage of life in places that the …

~Northwest Suburban Families~ We are a family-friendly group for all families in the NW Suburbs. There is always something happening here.  We plan daytime, evening and weekend gatherings.  We welcome stay at home parents, working parents and single parents as well as every type of family.  Our children range in age from newborns all the way up to school-age and age-specific events are planned for everyone.  Dads are welcome here and are encouraged to come out and play too. We have playgroups, s …

Sometimes the time out you need is not for your kids! For moms with kids up to age 14 who need some support and want to learn. We all love our kids, but sometimes we reach our limit. Sometimes, we need some time out to get and give support and learn information to help us get to a better place with them and for ourselves and our happiness. I’m Dr. Sherri singer, Child and Family Psychologist and I look forward to having these meetups for moms who need that time out and support. 5 things we will …

The West Loop Moms & Dads Meetup Group is a terrific resource for parents in the windy city. Through our group, you'll meet other local moms and dads and share the excitement and challenges of parenting. Join our group for friendship, parenting advice and tons of fun outings. We have all types of activities for the kiddos -- going to playgroups in individual homes, storytimes, parks, museums, zoos, indoor playgrounds, restaurants, holiday events and many other kid-friendly places around the city …

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If you're newly pregnant or a new mother in Chicago, the New Mom Network is the place for you. Please join us in our different adventures that offer the opportunity to meet other expecting and new moms, gather information, form friendships and build a network of resources and support that will positively impact you, your child and family. We look forward to welcoming you into our group.

… Though less frequent, you will also find some really fun family or adult only activities.  Although the majority of our events take place during the day, Monday through Friday, we schedule weekend and evening events several times a month.  We love to welcome new members into the group but we do expect them to be active participants.  This means regularly attending events (at least once a month), checking the site and posting on the message board, and occasionally hosting and organizing y …

This meet up provides social opportunities to homeschool tweens and teens in the near western suburbs.  Any member can set up an event. A further goal is to support the creation of a North Star Teens replica project. An alternative learning center, not a school, but a community center where teens 12 and up can work together on projects, learn together, work on projects alone, be supported by mentors and staff, take classes taught by experts and passionate practitioners. North Star, Self-directed …

I was 36 when I had my first baby and found out I was pregnant with my youngest right before my 40th birthday. When I got together for playdates, I was always surprised that I was 10 years older than the other moms. They were in grade school when I was in college! It would have been nice to meet some other moms who grew up in the same decade as I did and spoke the same language. If you are a "mature" mom looking to meet other women who are going from breastfeeding to hot flashes, come to Nibbles …