How Do I Get More Parents Interested?

HI M.

I Just read your posted and I think we are both in the same boat on this issue,, I too had tried to start up a playgroup from this site actually but have not had much luck for some reason., Another thing I have a son who is just near your sons age.. MY Son Gavin is 16 months old,, So What part of town do you live in and when are you planning to set up these playgroup times? My husband and I would also love to meet some other families with kids so that we can relate better with thing than with our single friends who just dont understand we cant just go out and do stuff anymore that we have a kid,, since now we have to find a sitter and/be aware of kids bed times,, ETc... lol

Please drop me a line,, and we can talk,, email me at ____@____.com since I dont always check this mamasource site all that often.

M.

IMO the best way to meet other moms and children your child's age is to go to where moms usually go. Things like rec center mom and baby classes, My Gym, Gymboree, are all excellent places to network and meet other moms. I know My Gym and Gymboree are fairly pricey but you could always check out your local rec center for mom and baby classes. Their fees are usually much more reasonable. Like others said, try meetup.com and try Googling Colorado Mom groups or message boards. There are a lot of resources out there.

I also started my own playgroup when we moved here! We have been meeting for 2 months now! We only have had 5 members at a time! A few found the drive to be too much! But, the way I did it was to start a group in Yahoo! This way I can monitor everyone and no one can just get into our information! We meet twice a week! I don't want to discourage you at all, but if you want to, you could come check out our group, and see if it works for you, or you could just check out my site, and that may help you get ideas! It is kinda hard to start, when you don't know people in the area! I almost gave up on mine, when no one was joining, but then I realized that it may take time! Good luck! If you have any more questions on the yahoo groups, feel free to ask me!

Hi M.,
I'm sorry. It sounds like you are doing the best you can to recruit members for your playgroup. I don't have any better advice of how to do that, but I can tell you that you can find some friend in meetup groups that plan events online to meet offline. Go to meetup.com, and find Stay at Home Moms meetup groups for the Denver area.
Good luck!
K.

Hi M.-
I belong to an active 15 member group that I met by searching on the internet. My group was on the matching moms site. Try listing your group there and see what happens. Like someone else, our group in in Yahoo and it is great. Good luck.