***Accepting new members for a limited time*** **IMPORTANT: This group (now) requires your first and last name, along with several family pictures (with you in at least one.) I will not be able to add you if you skip this step!**   I started this group because I'm a new mom and I'm new in town. Are you a smart, fun PDXer Gen Xer who could stand a few more parent-friends? I don't know if you have to be Gen X, but that sense of irony seems to be peculiar to our generation, so I thought I'd try and …

We are a small group of social, fun, and loving mom friends age range from upper 20's to mid 40's, who originally met through play dates, mutual friends, and meetup groups and have since banded together with our families for ongoing support and fun. Our calendar will include play dates, girlfriend lunches, family dinners, cultural events, park dates, hikes, vacations, parties, game/craft get together's and holiday parties, all in the effort to encourage FUN and UNITY. We've heard it "takes a vil …

Founded in the UK by Dr. Lin Day, Baby Sensory provides hundreds of sensory development activities that are great fun for parents and babies to share in the vital first year. The classes include fiber optic light shows, bubbles, bells, musical fun, baby signing, puppet shows, amazing light balls and so much more. With over 40 unique lesson plans, you and your baby will experience something new each and every week! Designed for newborns through 13 months, Baby Sensory is the perfect way to expose …

The family-friendly Portland Chapter of the Oregon Nordic Club began in 1968 to promote the values of cross country skiing. Since then, we've grown into a group of friends who telemark, hike, camp, paddle and bike on monthly outings. We love spending outdoor time together in the Northwest forests, mountains, and in-town -- year-round!  We are family friendly. A growing group of parents and kids (of all ages) meet to ski, hike and bike. In the past, we've hosted  one-day x-country ski lessons and …

… We have a great group of preschoolers, toddlers and babies but all ages are welcome...no specific parenting style required but please bring an open mind, an inclusive attitude and a little humor and/or creativity if you can. We expect members to participate at least once a month and appreciate members who are willing to host playdates or instigate other outings from time to time.

Baby Blues Connection has been helping moms and families find hope since 1994. Here you will find information to connect to Baby Blues Connection support groups across the Portland metro area. We have a separate Meetup for Vancouver, WA. This meetup.com group is free and all BBC support groups are free. Baby Blues Connection is right for any mother or father feeling overwhelmed, depressed or anxious about expecting a new baby or after the baby has arrived. It could be that …

This group is a chance to get together with other stay-at-home moms for play dates, mom's nights out & maybe even a couple's night out!. Hope to hear from you!

We're giving local families a voice in the home birth community! (Although our main title is "Home Birth Families," we support all out of hospital birth choices.) In fact, our group is a diverse mix of parents, doulas, midwives, business owners, and many other supportive individuals. Are you currently pregnant and have questions about out of hospital birth, and would like to meet other like minded families? Please join us for support on your journey. We'd love to answer any questions and h …

… The CFI Secular Family Network is a project of the CFI Community of Portland. ( http://www.centerforinquiry.net/portland) ( http://meetup.com/cfi-portland)

Welcome! The intention of this group is for Indigos, Crystals, Star Beings, other human beings of Love and Light, young and old, to unite and enjoy comm-unity. There are meetups for just indigo and crystal children and meetups for adults, as well as a combination of that, with Source everywhere in between. The intention to start this was to focus on creating more family, children centered gatherings- to feed our next generation now. I welcome other related meetups to be suggested so we can all s …

This group is meant to be a place where just families (with kids ages 0 to 18) can get together and discuss parenting, raising vegan children, resources to help others, setup playdates, socialize, find friends, etc. This site is friendly for single parents, married, partnerships, unions, etc <-- Basically all parents of kids 0 to 18 are welcome. I would like it to stay open and welcoming for those in the group, we all come from a varied background with different ideas - let's come together and …

… Are you looking for a meetup group for single parents with family activities? The http://www.meetup.com/Portland-Single-Parents is where it's at! Please check out our policies as well http://www.meetup.com/Portland-Single-Parent-Happy-Hour-Group/pages/Policies/   Watch all your favorite shows with Cable TV Deals

Parents with with special needs children frequently feel isolated and unsupported in this marathon journey to guide their children. Portland Parents with ADHD Children Meetup was started to support parents and caregivers with information, resources, inspiration and support so that we are not doing this difficult job alone. Meetings are open to parents and caregivers of all age children with symptoms of ADD/ADHD

… This will be a great fun family oriented group investing in our kids.     

This group is for families with teenagers whom are impacted by Developmental Disabilities including but not limited to Autism. There is a need for a place for families to network together on the Westside (Portland, Beaverton, Aloha, Tigard, Tualitin, Hillsboro, and other surrounding areas). Let's share tips--especially in the areas of hard to find activities and before/after school care for those of us who have kids whom cannot be left alone, yet cannot afford to pay $10-$20 an hour for care! Le …

… You will learn everything from innovative parenting, to cooking, to financial planning, to career and lifestyle planning. This is meant to be a hub for single parents to live fully and have fun while doing it. If you have any ideas they are welcome!   This is about being a parent, but also being an individual person. It's the oxygen mask in the airplane cliche. How can we take good care of our kids if we haven't taken care of ourselves?   This group is intended for single parents inte …