Attachment
Parenting Support Groups in
San Diego County
What
is Attachment Parenting?? See also Attachment
Parenting International
Free monthly meetings
where all have opportunity to share their latest parenting challenges,
questions, and discoveries. Kids are welcome. Many hubbies come.
Some bring a treat to share. Most occur on Friday evenings.
East San Diego:
An Attachment
Parenting International affiliated group -- open to all of San
Diego. Meets in El Cajon & La Mesa areas. Contact: Bonny Skolnik
: scrap4claire@yahoo.com 619-818-3732
Meets first Friday every month: 6:30pm
PlayGroups for
Attachment and Natural Families
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
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)!
Come check us out! Jen iluv2rlx@cox.net
http://groups.msn.com/AroundnAboutAPPlaygroup
Poway/Ramona
Area Natural Families - All
Ages
Fridays -10am Discovery Hikes at Lake Poway
Meets down by the ducks at the lake.
Mission Statement:
To support the local efforts of the Natural Living Community by:
(1) establishing a sustainable center which promotes organic living
and holistic learning, (2) providing resources for parent-involved
education, (3) igniting our children’s curiosities through nature-based
out-of-school activities, and (4) engaging families, mentors, and
elders in cultivating positive expressions of humanity.
Contact Christy: Kopp@tns.net
La Mesa Area NINO
Baby Wearing Organization - All
Ages
Thursdays -11am Harry Griffen Park in La Mesa
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. NINO’s
mission is to promote the art and science of babywearing to help
make it a universally accepted and supported practice.
Join the SanDiegoNINO Yahoo Chat Group to chat with us and then come join us in the park
to learn how to choose and use your carriers and hang out with some
great mamas.
We meet every other Thursday at 11am at Harry Griffen Park in La
Mesa, CA.
East County
La Leche League Playgroup - All Ages Wednesdays - 10:00AM
Based in East County, we are headed mostly coastal
in the hotter summer months. You will find in LLL groups that most
will be very AP oriented, & some will be ready to learn more
AP from you.
We meet on Wed 10 am to 1:30pm. We have mainly infants through preschoolers.
Sometimes we do have young school agers too. We would welcome anyone
who wants to join us.
Contact Mary Jo Highland: happyhighlands@cox.net
Yahoo Chat Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lllparkday
San Diego Weekend
AP Playgroup - All ages
Saturdays -
9:00AM
This is a Saturday
playgroup for AP/Natural families. We meet at various parks around
San Diego area. All ages are welcome. Bring all family members!
We welcome stay-at-home parents and working parents. Join the San_Diego_Weekend_Playgroup
Yahoo Chat Group to chat with us and get meeting information.
Vegan
SDVeganFamilies - All ages
A place to meet other like minded families in our community and meet for monthly family friendly vegan potlucks.
contact: Sara at athenasage@gmail.com
group contact: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDVeganFamilies
San
Diego HomeSchool Park Days -
Tuesdays
Holistic homeschool community park days has play
days all around the county: Tuesdays 9:30am to 12:30pm.
"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 Baby
Matters What Your Doctor May
Not Tell You About 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. 
Baby
Matters
What Your Doctor May Not Tell
You
About Caring for Your Baby
Dr. Linda Palmer
Please let me know
about any changes or additions to the above list. lfpalmer@babyreference.com
