After so many wonderful years of admiring my mom age actively and beautifully she now has become the needy person she never wanted to be. I'd thought that once my children were grown I'd finally have the freedom to put myself first. It's not happening that way. I know I'm not alone and would like to find a support group so we can gain strength from each other during this difficult passage.

Saving Sight in Children     Volunteer with Prevent Blindness Northern California (PBNC), a non-profit organization to help children in your community! A simple vision screening during preschool years can help detect vision problems at a treatable stage. Volunteer with a team of motivated individuals, like yourself, to ensure that children have healthy vision. Catching vision problems is critical during early childhood, when approximately 80% of a child’s learning is visual. Yet, only …

Located in San Francisco Bay Area, this groups is dedicated to kids who want to interact with other French speaking children. Most of us are French speaking parent who try to use French Languages to maintain our heritages via the use of French communication at home. However often with preponderance of English all arround our children activities, daycare, pre-school etc... they often choose to drop out using the French all together (especially true when you are 4 to 5year old and all your little …

Who: Parents with young children (primarily aged 2-6, but older and younger welcome) What: Exploration... outside playtime... learning through experience... nature walks... museums, zoos, aquariums... farms... beaches... redwoods... nature classes... etc... there are so many activities for our children to enjoy here in the Bay Area! When: Primarily weekdays, but also try to schedule at least two weekend events per month Where: Outdoor, nature-oriented locations throughout the San Francisco Bay A …

How do we as parents and grandparents ensure our children stay fluent in Russian and have a deep understanding of our culture? We continue to surround them with our language and influences. This group for young children and families of Russian and Ukrainian descent meets for play groups and other fun family activities. If you have Russian grandparents and nannies that help care for your children, please encourge them to participate as well.  I'm a mother of a two and a half year old little boy a …

This is a group for unschooling or homeschooling families to plan and host events, exchange ideas, and to connect with other parents and children. Every member is invited and encouraged to get involved. We are mainly outdoor and nature oriented and like to utilize the diverse talents and knowledge of our group members for providing great real-world exposure for our children. Currently the children in the group are younger (1-6) but all ages are welcome as diversity is greatly valued. Many childr …

At Rainbow Bridge Education we share personal anecdotes and experiences with wise and intuitive children and youth. Relationships online and in person benefit us all. Together we support the joys and soften the stress when you raise highly intelligent and sensitive children. "What should be the effort of parents and teachers? To provide an atmosphere wherein certain qualities can flourish and emerge. 1.     An atmosphere of love wherein fear is cast out. 2.      …

Welcome! This is a group for couples that are of different races and their blended-race school-aged children.  Are you formerly the "better half" of an interracial couple and have a blended-race child?  Then this group is for you as well!  Our group consists of children of all ages and their families who live in the greater Bay Area. Come and connect with other blended-race families, share experiences, find support, have fun, and make new friends. *Please note that while we welcome families from …

This is a psychoeducational group whose purpose is to support parents of elementary-aged children in learning all the effective parenting skills they need to raise well adjusted, happy kids. If you are the parent of a child aged 5 to 11, this group is for you! The group will meet bi-weekly and will offer lots of valuable tips and advice for raising your children, from a licensed psychotherapist with ten years' experience working with children and families at agencies, in private practice and at …

Has your child reached developmental milestones shockingly early? Is s/he far out of synch with chronological peers, perhaps in some areas ahead of kids 2x her/his age? Have you, as a parent, perhaps felt awkward around other parents, who seem to be having entirely different experiences with their same-aged kids? I started this group in hopes of finding families with other children like my own, who has shocked most people around him since early infancy. (Examples: 1st words at 8mos, knew colors …

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This will be a play/support group for parents who have small children (up to 10 years old or so) with Autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger's Syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorder, etc. I am mother to 2 wonderful children, a 4 year old boy and a 2 year old girl. Last year my son was privately diagnosed as PDD-NOS. Since then, it has been a confusing and often lonely journey as my family has been trying to get our hands around this. I am looking for other parents who are going through a similar journey to un …

I'd like to form a supportive community to talk about all the issues our transgender and gender variant kids (of all ages) face, and the kinds of things we cope with as parents in our love and support for them. (It would be great if we got a little activism going too.) Personally, I am the mother of two great kids. One of them is a transgender adult. I am looking for other parents of trans and gender variant people - whether they are small children or independent adults! I am a clinical sexologi …

… PLEASE NOTE: This meetup group is exclusively for families only. That is...single parents, couples, or married people WHO HAVE  children under the age of 10 or ARE EXPECTING. This group IS NOT for people who do not have children under the age of 10.

A Spanish speaking only playgroup for children 0-6. Come play, hablar español and meet other parents raising their children bilingual!

… A cash bar at the events helps to raise money for Variety Children's Charity of Northern California, and we feature raffles, free ticket giveaways, and more! All events take place at: Variety Screening Room Theatre The Hobart Bldg., 1st Floor - entrance bet. Quiznos & Citibank 582 Market Street @2nd & Montgomery San Francisco, CA 94105 email: sfinsfevents@gmail.com to sign up for our bimonthly newsletter about all SFFH stuff going on in the community. Visit our website to learn more, at www. …