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ALL OF BROOKLYN

Adoptive Families
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Park_Slope_Adoption_Network/
This group, started in 2008, is for families who adopt children in Brooklyn.

Art of Parenting
http://www.artofparenting.net
[email protected]
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
53 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, NY 11215
646-233-1269
Art of Parenting provides group art support groups that specialize in the early stages of the family planning and growth. A playful environment that differs from activities classes for babies, out AOP groups use both art making and discussion to focus on the parents’ emotional and psychological process, and in turn how parents can better nurture their children. Groups include first-time parents, pregnant women and more. Visit our site for details.

Art Spa therapeutic art studio
www.artspanyc.com
Nadia Jenefsky, MPS, LCAT
241 Bedford Avenue, Suite 12
Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Williamsburg)
917-293-4642
Nadia offers classes for artists who are parents. Classes/workshops include: an art therapy group for helping professionals, art group for expectant parents, art and therapy training for mental health professionals.

Baby Bites Brooklyn
http://brooklyn.babybites.net/
Chana Balk, owner
917.596.2902
Baby Bites puts on luncheons, seminars and events for new and expectant moms. You can meet other moms and hear resources on topics like: sleep, potty training, sibling rivalry, how to make baby food, etc. Events are in Park Slope, BOCOCA, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg and Bay Ridge.

I have really enjoyed BabyBites, it’s a great way to get out and meet other mom’s and learn something as well.
-Lianna

I am a new mom that has been attending the Baby Bites luncheons since January when my daughter was only 1 week old! I had heard about the luncheons from a friend who lives in Manhattan. I thought they were supposed to just be an opportunity to meet other moms over lunch but they have been much much more. The topics have been very interesting and diverse on everything from “mastering sleep” to “best classes for mommy and baby.” It’s been a great experience for me and my daughter – I highly recommend Baby Bites to new and expectant moms!
-Crista

True North Wellness
www.TrueNorthWellness.com
[email protected]
61 Tompkins Place Brooklyn, NY 11231
718-643-6064
True North Wellness offers counseling for pregnancy related and post partum issues, bonding and attachment work for parents and baby, conscious parenting guidance, new parent support groups, pre-natal yoga, and craniosacral and polarity therapies to assist pregnancy and heal birth stress for mother and baby as well as address sleep, nursing, and colic issues.
New Parent Support Group (Tuesdays from 10-11:30), Prenatal Yoga and Movement (6:30-8 pm)

Bios:
ROGER GILCHRIST, MA, RPP, RCST® is an integrative therapist, combining psychotherapy, polarity therapy, and craniosacral therapy. He has worked in mainstream healthcare as well as complementary settings. Roger’s clinical practice emphasizes structural and functional issues, recovery from chronic conditions, and the mind-body interface. Roger teaches craniosacral biodynamics internationally and has presented on energy medicine for the National Institutes of Health. He is the author of the book, Craniosacral Therapy and the Energetic Body, and several articles on integrative therapy in trade magazines and peer-reviewed journals. Roger is the founder of Wellness Institute, an energy medicine training school.

Ellynne Skove, MA, LCAT, NCC, RPP, is a New York state licensed therapist, yoga teacher, nationally certified counselor, and Polarity therapist. She has worked for over 25 years with all kinds of children and has created numerous programs for learning disabled and special needs children. Ellynne studied developmental movement/Dynamic Anatomy with the late Nancy Topf for 15 years, Body/Mind Centering, Brain Gym and most recently Yoga for the Special Child with Sonia Sumar. Ellynne has served on the staff of Families First, RealBirth, The Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and the Om Yoga Center Wellness Sanctuary. She recently opened her own space, True North Wellness in Brooklyn, where she sees private clients for body/mind integrative therapies and teaches prenatal yoga and conscious parenting work. Ellynne has presented programs in developmental movement, yoga, and polarity therapy for The American Dance Therapy Association, The American Polarity Therapy Association, Area Yoga & Spa, Vira Yoga, Pentacle, and The Open Center Polarity Program. Additionally, over the past two decades, Ellynne has served as a consultant and faculty member for numerous New York City schools specializing in early intervention. Currently Ellynne is a student of Pre and Peri Natal Psychology at The Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.

BERGEN BEACH

Marine Park, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, Midwood
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbrooklynparents
“Southern Brooklyn Parents” is… “A group for parents and expecting parents who live in South Brooklyn (Marine Park, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, Midwood). A group to stay in the loop about events, activities, childcare, doctors, and all other aspects parents care about.”

Birth Day Presence
Jada Shapiro
www.birthdaypresence.net
[email protected]
917-751-6579
The Birth Day Presence Studio.
Pilates Garage
291 8th Street, ground floor, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY (Park Slope)
BDP runs yahoo lists of pregnant women to meet up before having the baby and they will also run lists for new parents as well. They are going to start hosting monthly pregnancy meet-ups and monthly new parent meet-ups…For $20, you can sign up for the list of your birth month and we will host open space for people to drop-in and meet. If parent groups want to meet at the studio they can reserve a block of time and it is a $5/drop-in.

Brooklyn Parents Network
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooklynParentsNetwork/
It’s a yahoo group open to all brooklyn parents. This group was formed in response to the initiation of a membership fee to Park Slope Parents.

Brooklyn Postpartum Depression Support Group
http://www.brooklynppdsupport.org/
We are two moms of young boys who each struggled with postpartum depression and anxiety. Molly has a master of social work degree from Southern Connecticut State University, where she conducted research on peer support and also co-led psychoeducational groups. Chris has been a phone volunteer through Depression After Delivery and The Postpartum Resource Center of NY since 2002 and is a postpartum doula with the Brooklyn-based Birth Day Presence. We established a peer support group in Brooklyn in 2006 as a place where pregnant and postpartum women can get support if they think they are at risk for PPD, are experiencing symptoms and need further help and resources, or are in the care of a therapist and want to attend the group as part of their treatment plan. The group is free, meets twice monthly (usually on the second and fourth Sunday of each month), and babies are welcome to join us.

Brooklyn School Search
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bklynschoolsearch/
This is a forum for parents interested in joining forces and sharing ideas and thoughts on brooklyn public and private elementary schools, the application process, lotteries, zoning, districts, experiences etc. Since its such a trying process, this forum is to help the community gather in one place and discuss relevant issues to this topic.

Brooklyn vs Burbs and Beyond
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bklynvsburbsandbeyond/
For people living in Brooklyn who are being priced or driven out of our favorite neighborhoods in search of good, accessible schools and space, as we are. A forum to exchange ideas, thoughts on possible solutions, and share our findings about towns, other cities, or other neighborhoods in Brooklyn and NYC that might work better for our families. A must is being part of a great community like the one we have in Brooklyn.Here’s to hoping we can find – or create – another!

Everyday Family Center at the Everyday Athlete
www.everydayathletestudio.com
136 Union street (between Hicks and Columbia.)
718.852.6300
The Everyday Family is a new center within the Everyday Athlete Studio in Carroll Gardens that is facilitated by experienced Childbirth Educators, Doulas, Midwives, Nurses, and Lactation specialists and caters to the needs of new and expectant families. They have Childbirth Preparation Classes, Breastfeeding and Newborn Care classes, Breastfeeding Support Groups, Colic Support Groups, Prenatal Yoga, pre and postnatal training (with childcare!) and yoga, nutrition, massage, craniosacral therapy, and more.

Everyday Athlete is a fabulous center for prenatal get togethers and personal training. It’s well managed and well run, and I expect Everyday Athlete Kids will grow under the direction of Everyday Athlete.
-Ariane

Motherless Mothers Support Group facilitated by Irena
[email protected]
at Bump
http://www.bumpbrooklyn.com
464 Bergen St,
Brooklyn, NY 11217
646-221-0616
This group is designed to provide support for women who struggle with loss of their mothers and its impact on their own mother-child experience. During the six weeks each session will focus on a particular topic related to mother loss. Enough space will also be given for members to raise any challenges they are facing and for the group to offer their support and explore coping strategies. The main goal of this group is making each group member feel heard, respected and empowered by others as well as enable each person to acknowledge her own capacity to meet life where it is at.
About the facilitator: Irena Kenny is a licensed and board certified art psychotherapist and a local Mom. She works with children, adolescents and adults utilizing the tools of classical verbal therapy as well as art and play therapy. She has a special interested in issues of parenting and in the impact of motherhood on one’s identity.
The cost of the cycle is $150.
A 6 session group cycle will meet at Bump every other Sunday starting on January 25th from 10:30 to 11:45.

Parents Helping Parents
www.phponline.org
[email protected]
Sharon C. Peters
669 President Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 638-9444
Individual appointments are arranged on an as-needed basis and provide practical solutions that strengthen relationships in the home. Parents Helping Parents also hosts a variety of topical, participatory workshops each month and regular groups for parents of special needs children and parents of teens and pre-teens. They also hold meetings for parents to talk about learning issues and parent support groups.

Parents Of Teens
There are currently over 150 members and recent discussions included summer programs for teens, shaving and teen depression…The board is open to all parents – citywide – with kids 12 – 20 years….
Send an email to: [email protected]

Realbirth
Erica Lyon
www.realbirth.com
i [email protected]
212.367.9006
54 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010
Realbirth offers New Mothers Groups and weekly Postpartum Depression Support Groups. “The New Mothers groups provide community and parenting information. Their PPD groups, offered by a specialist in PPD, are intimate and confidential.”

Soho Parenting
http://sohoparenting.com/index.htm
Soho Parenting
568 Broadway
Suite 402
New York, NY 10012
212 334 3744
They offer childbirth education, discussion groups for new and experienced mothers, childrenâs sleep consultations and developmental support for children. Additionally, they offer counseling services for children, adults, and couples, including support around separation and divorce.

Brooklyn Playgroups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooklynPlaygroups

New Mothers Support Group with pediatrician and psychologist
145 henry street – Brooklyn Heights
718 858 4924
This group is moderated by Dr. Silverblatt and Barbara Ciccone, PhD, psychologist and it helps new moms to become parenting experts. Topics are anything from breastfeeding, sleep, the lack of, husbands and mothers-in-law. 6 sessions, $200. Call ahead for reservation as space is limited.

The group was really nice to have other new moms and also have a pediatrician (and mother herself) give her point of view and suggestions. There is also a child psychologist Barbara who is part of the group but I especially valued Dr. Silverblatt’s insight and of course the support of the new moms.
-Susan

I really enjoyed the New Moms Group run out of Dr. Silverblatt’s office on Henry Street in B Heights. It was comforting to hear other Moms experiencing the same insecurities as me, and wonderful to socialize with Moms whose babies are the same age as my son. It was also great to get not only Dr. Silverblatt’s views, both medical and as a mother herself, but also those of Barbara Ciccone, a psychologist and mother. I wish the group had continued for more than 6 weeks ! Dr. Silverblatt’s number is 718-858-4924 to find out when the next session starts (approx. every 6 weeks).
-Lisa

I started the group when my son was 6 weeks old and I wish I had started it earlier- even at 2 weeks. It was such a great course. We were given literature that was helpful and had discussions on everything- including sleeping and feeding. Dr. Silverblatt knows every technique for getting a baby to sleep through the night. She will answer anything medical. She also tells you funny anecdotes that help you see what lies ahead. She is extremely practical and human. Barbara (the psychologist), handled the more psychological and emotional aspects of parenting. It was a really good balance. You really learn from the babies that are older and from the women who had tried techniques and just hearing what they had experienced already. I am still friends with nearly all the ladies. We bump into each other and have dates to keep in touch. For an unbiased and most extensive base of knowledge- go to this group.
-Fiona

New Parents Groups for all of Brooklyn
Boing Boing
204 Sixth Avenue
718-398-0251
Open M-F:11-7, Sa-Su:10-6.
461 7th Avenue (between Winsdor and 16th Street)
718 840-5880

Sign up for new moms groups at Boing Boing in Park Slope. They organize it by neighborhood and month of your expected birth.

Parents-To-Be Group
145 henry street – Brooklyn Heights
718 858 4924
Dr. Katerina Silverblatt of Brooklyn Heights Pediatrics runs this workshop to answer questions and discuss the times ahead. Free. Call ahead, space is limited. Every Tuesday from 8 to 9 pm.

I wish I had done the “Parents To Be” course- I did the New Mothers Support Group and it was great! (see review under New Mothers Support Group)
-Fiona

WORKING MOMS GROUPS

Galconnect
http://www.meetup.com/galconnect
A women’s networking forum, to bring together business-oriented Brooklyn women who are successfully balancing life, work, family and other craziness—but who are also looking to increase contacts, exchange ideas, chat it up, or just hang out with other rockin’ Brooklyn gals.

Working Moms Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parkslopeworkingmoms

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS

Parents Helping Parents
www.phponline.org
[email protected]
Sharon C. Peters
669 President Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 638-9444
They have a regular group for parents of special needs children. It meets during the day and evening several times each month.

BAY RIDGE

Bay Ridge Parents
[email protected]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bay_Ridge_Parents

Little People Parties
6632 3rd Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220 (Bay Ridge)
718-492-8997
Since 2005, LPP has hosted a “Parents Night Out” where you can bring the kids to watch a G or PG rated movie in the playroom with a 106″ movie projection screen and eat pizza and sip up their drinks. Children 3 and up (must be potty-trained). Every Friday night from 6:30-9:30 pm. $25 for 1st child, $15 for each additional sibling.

BED-STY

Bed-Sty
[email protected]
Subscribe: [email protected]
List owner: [email protected]

BI-LINGUAL SPANISH/ENGLISH

Brooklynitos
For Parents Of Children Being Raised Bi-Lingual in Spanish-English
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brooklynitos

BOERUM HILL, COBBLE HILL AND CARROLL GARDENS

Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens Parents:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bococa_parents/
Bococa Parents is a free network of local parents residing in BOerum Hill, CObble Hill, and CArroll Gardens (and the surrounding) neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York.

Carroll Gardens Parent and Family Group
[email protected]

New Parents Groups for BOCOCA, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill
GUMBO
493 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 855-7808
Tuesdays 1- 2:30 pm. Suggested contribution is $5. An opportunity for new moms to meet and share information on topics of
interest.

Families First Brooklyn
250 Baltic St (btw. Clinton and Court)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-237-1862
Drop-in group for new mothers and parents of babies aged 0-9 months. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Call for specifics.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

Brooklyn Bridge Kids
[email protected]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooklynBridgeKids

Brooklyn Heights Parents
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brooklynheightsparents/

I wish I had done the “Parents To Be” course- I did the New Mothers Support Group and it was great! (see review under New Mothers Support Group)-Fiona

BROOKLYN TO NJ

From Brooklyn to NJ: ( group of former Brooklynites who have recently moved to various parts of New Jersey)
[email protected]

DUMBO

DUMBO Brooklyn Parents
[email protected]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dumboparents

DUMBO New Parents Group
Fridays at 4 pm at Pomme in the back room, 81 Washington St, 718-855-0623,
www.pommenyc.com
0-8 months babies.

FLATBUSH AREA

Flatbush Family Network
[email protected]

FORT GREENE/CLINTON HILL

FortGreene Babies and Fort Greene/Clinton Hill New Parents Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fortgreenebabies
[email protected]
Meets on Tuesdays at 11 am- in good weather in Fort Greene Park under the largest tree at the park entrance, in poor weather they rent a space(fee for indoor space). Contact email list owner above for inclement weather info.

FGKids-Fort Greene Kids
[email protected]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FGKids

New Parents Groups for BOCOCA, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill
GUMBO
493 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 855-7808
Thursdays 1- 2:30 pm. Suggested contribution is $5.

LAWYER MOMS

Lawyer Moms
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lawyermoms

MANHATTAN BEACH

MARINE PARK

MIDWOOD

MILL BASIN

PARK SLOPE

MOMS club: Park Slope Chapter
www.momsclub.org
[email protected]
They organize activities including weekly playgroups, art groups, field trips and more. They offer activities for parents including a babysitting co-op, monthly moms’ night out and a book club. It is open to all parents but is specifically geared toward those who stay at home full or part-time with their children as most of the activities meet during the week.

Park Slope Mom and Tot/Baby Group at Maggie’s Threads for Kids
http://www.maggiesthreads.com/
411 Seventh Avenue
718-369-0411
Open M-Sa:10:30-6:30, Su:11-5:30.
Meets at Maggies Threads for Kids on the second and fourth Sunday of every month from 10:30-11:30 am AND each Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 pm. Suggested donation is $3.

Park Slope Gay Parent Group
[email protected]

Park Slope Parents ($25 fee to join)
http://www.parkslopeparents.com/

Parents for a FREE Park Slope
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFREEParkSlopeParents/
Open to parents in the Park Slope and surrounding areas, this is a group who believes that online communities should both be FREE of FEES and CENSORSHIP of posts. Not only do we believe that online communities should be FREE, we also believe that communities are self-correcting and therefore FREE OF CENSORSHIP. Posts will NOT be moderated, so we ask that people be civil and respectful to one another. To subscribe, send a blank message to: [email protected]

Working Moms Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parkslopeworkingmoms

PROSPECT HEIGHTS

Prospect Heights Parents
[email protected]

PROSPECT LEFFERTS

Prospect Lefferts Gardens
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plplaygroups

RED HOOK

Waterfront Family Salon
(Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront District South of Atlantic Avenue) [email protected]

SHEEPSHEAD BEACH

SINGLE PARENTS

Single Parents
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SMaPaK/ [email protected]
Single parents come together in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill to advocate for and support one another – and share some fun

SUNSET PARK

Sunset Park Parents
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sunsetparkparents

TWINS

Brooklyn Parents of Twins Club
[email protected]

WILLIAMSBURG and GREENPOINT

Brooklyn Baby HUI (Williamsburg)
[email protected]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brooklynbabyhui

Greenpoint Moms
Tuesdays at 2:30pm
Location: Greenpoint Reformed Church
136 Milton Street between Manhattan Ave and Franklin
http://greenpointchurch.org/
$5 per family
confirm at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brooklynbabyhui/

Homeschoolers Playgroup/Music Jam
Fridays at 11:00 am
Location: Greenpoint Reformed Church
136 Milton Street between Manhattan Ave and Franklin
http://greenpointchurch.org/
$5 per family
confirm at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brooklynhomeschoolplaygroup/

Picnic Playgroup- Greenpoint
Fridays at 12pm
Location: McGorlick Park. The park is between Driggs and Nassau, Monitor and Russell. We meet on the Monitor side of the park.
Confirm by emailing to: [email protected]

Williamsburg Parents (Hui)
[email protected]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brooklynbabyhui

Williamsburg and Greenpoint Mommy/Daddy Group
Meets on Fridays at 12 pm in McGorlick Park. The park is between Driggs and Nassau, Monitor and Russell. They generally meet on the Monitor side of the park. Confirm by emailing to: [email protected]

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