This site has a history of great information on Brooklyn parenting groups, but it is hard to keep up. New ones start and old ones close all the time.
Here are a few evergreen and still active groups. Write shelly@achildgrows.com to add more!
Oh, and Park Slope Parents isn’t listed because who doesn’t know about them. I don’t know anyone is isn’t a member. It is simply the standard.
Adoptive Parents Yahoo Group
From their Yahoo Page: The Park Slope Adoption Network is a group for families formed through adoption or people considering adoption who live in Park Slope, Brooklyn and other Brooklyn neighborhoods. This group is a supportive environment for people to ask questions; share perspectives on adoption, parenting, living in NYC, or whatever else come up; and hopefully develop a social network both on-line and off.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Park_Slope_Adoption_Network/info
Bay Ridge Parents
From their Yahoo Page: A Group for respectful exchange of information about parenting in Bay Ridge, The group is open to parents in the neighborhood with children of all ages.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Bay_Ridge_Parents/info
Fort Greene Babies
From their Yahoo Page: A community of new parents in the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/fortgreenebabies/info
Bococa Parents
From their Yahoo Page: 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.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bococa_parents/info
Cortelyou Moms
From their Yahoo Page: Cortelyou Moms was created in the fall of 2009 after a small group of local mothers gathered at Connecticut Muffin with their newborn babies. This online, commercial-free community was intended to act as a resource to ease communication about the multiple joys, challenges, questions, and concerns of caring for babies. Since that time, families moving into the community have searched, discovered and utilized Cortelyou Moms in the way that best supports their families.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/cortelyoumoms/info
Brooklyn Heights Parents
From their Yahoo Page: This Group is a forum for parents in Brooklyn Heights and surrounding neighborhoods to discuss any and all issues relating to raising kids in our area.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BrooklynHeightsParents/info
DUMBO Parents Organization
From their Yahoo Page: This group is intended to be a resource for families with children of all ages living and/or working in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dumboparents/info
Bushwick Moms
The is a small group, but still active.
From their Yahoo Page: A place for moms in Bushwick area (Brooklyn), to help each other in the process of motherhood and still making sure to take care of themselves as individuals
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bushwickmoms/info
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