Natural Family and
Attachment Parenting
Play Groups of
San Diego County
Start even before baby is born! and you'll be glad you did. Remember, playgroups are for the moms really, although the babies enjoy meeting others their age. Come meet other families with similar parenting styles and develop some treasured, long-time friendships. These groups stem from Attachment Parenting Support Groups, LLLI groups, and San Diego Natural Families groups.
North County
AP Playgroup - All Ages
Wednesdays -
10:30AM
We meet at various locations,
both at parks and homes. Occasionally we have potlucks and picnics
that include the whole family.
Contact http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDNorthCountyAPPlaygroup for more information and or playgroup locations.
North County - Greater Encinitas Area
Mondays from 10:30 - 1:30
For more information contact:
Joy Digenti at joybdigenti@yahoo.com
Patti Schnick at pfschnick@yahoo.com
North County
Babywearing Group - Pregnant Families, Babies & Young Children
Anyone in North County interested in learning more about the art and
practice of wearing your baby is welcome. Want a way to bond with
your baby? Need your hands free for older children? Do you want to
have your baby close so they can share your world? Want to nurse
hands-free? We can help. We are a mom to mom support group that
teaches people how to choose and use baby carriers. Doulas, lactation
consultants, and anyone that works with pregnant or new parents
welcome as well. Meeting locations and times can be found at
www.babywearingsandiego.com
La Mesa Area Baby Wearing Organization - All Ages
Please check calendar for meetings.
Babies need physical contact just as they need food, air, warmth, and shelter. Babywearing helps parents and other caregivers give babies all the closeness they need, while still having hands free for other tasks. Our mission is to promote the art and science of babywearing to help make it a universally accepted and supported practice.
Join the Forums to chat with us and come join us to learn how to choose and use your carriers and hang out with some great families. Even if you are an experienced Babywearer, please come join us to help others learn the joys of babywearing.
San Diego Babywearers
THE CRUNCHY CROWD Forum - All Ages
We have also started a new forum called The Crunchy Crowd for all of San Diego's natural families. Here you can chat and plan playdates etc. Join us and meet other like-minded families in San Diego.
Natural Families Playgroup - All Ages (Mostly toddlers now)
Mondays - Alternating Mondays with the BabyWearing group
930am-1130am at JavaMama
For more info you can visit us at
http://www.freepowerboards.com/thecrunchycrowd/
Central San Diego
AP Playgroup - All Ages
Mondays - 10:00AM
Meets at parks around San Diego from Coronado to Mission Beach to
Balboa Park. I have one daughter (10/02) who is very active. Everyone
and all ages are welcome.
Contact Bonny Skolnik : scrap4claire@yahoo.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SanDiegoAPplaygroup/
Central San Diego
AP Playgroup - All Ages
Thursdays - 10:00AM
I run an Attachment Parenting
playgroup on Thursdays 10-12. We meet all around San Diego: Hillcrest,
Mission Valley, Mission Bay, La Mesa areas... We also meet one day
a month in one our members' home to meet in a different venue. Occasionally
we will meet additional days during the week. We have gone to a
pumpkin patch, the zoo, the library, watermelon picking, the Viejas
fountain...
If you are interested in checking us out, please email me &
I will send you our next few meeting spots, you can come meet us
and decide if you want to join! We like to meet our moms and children
before we give out our secure website info (for the safety of our
kids). We'd love to have you!! We have children of all ages (infants,
toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged kids)!
Come check us out! Jen iluv2rlx@cox.net
The Crunchy Crowd
A playgroup mostly in East County
but we travel all over SD for
differant events.
Join our forums for lively discussions about
everything under the natural sun.
http://www.freepowerboards.com/thecrunchycrowd
North County AP Vegan Families
Tuesdays & Thursdays & More
is a group to bring together AP vegetarian, vegan and raw vegan familes in the North County coastal area. We meet for playgroups and have occasional potlucks as well.
Contact: Holly Rhoads lovelife_livefree_play@yahoo.com
Group Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorthCountyVeganFamilies/
San
Diego HomeSchool Park Days
Tuesdays - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Holistic homeschool community park days has play
days all around the county.
"SanDiegoNaturalFamilies" Yahoo Chat Group where you can e-mail with other San Diego families about all kinds of natural parenting ideas. This is a very alive and active group -- you may get several e-mails a day, but they're full of answers, intuition, insight, information and support. "This group is for parents who tend to stray away from mainstream thinking in many or all of their parenting practices. Thoughts about attachment parenting principles, extended breastfeeding, homebirth, midwifery, anti-immunization, no circumcision, and homeschooling are just a few of the issues that separate us from mainstream parenting. We may also discuss other topics such as cloth diapering, tandem nursing, limited/no television, homeopathy and holistic practices, organically grown foods, vegan, and vegetarian practices."
One More Option- The Parent Connection is through Scripps Hospital, but you don't need to have anything to do with Scripps to join-in on the fun. They have playgroups organized by age and geographical location -- some 160 of them. Some are special-interest as well. They're not AP/Natural-Family-focused; you're going to find the full spectrum of parenting styles, but you will most likely find some like-minded moms there andmake some long-time friends.
More San Diego Natural Parenting Resources
This resource page provided by:
Dr. Linda Folden Palmer, author of The BABY BOND
The New Science Beahind What's Really Important When Caring for Your Baby
With the birth of Dr. Palmer's son in 1995, she was confronted with his severe health complications and astounded by the extreme lack of accurate or helpful information from doctors or books. Her usual passion for research turned toward infant health and parenting. Her extensive reviews of science and medical research revealed huge conflicts between what is found scientifically and what is standard protocol in pediatric offices. Her research in this area led to writing Baby Matters.