Join our growing network of veg families who live in Chicago and the suburbs. Our community supports vegetarian and vegan families with kids. We also welcome non-veg families who are interested in the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle. Here we will build friendships, share advice and support our families' journeys!   This group is meant to be a community group that can connect vegan/vegetarian families within their local neighborhoods, where members can host an event such as a local playdate.  We en …

Welcome Moms to MKOTF! We are a fun moms group, where the play dates aren't only for the kids! Our Moms are Social Moms and love play dates and meeting new Moms! We are a group of stay-at-home, work-from-home, part-time and full-time working Moms and fun-loving, stay-at-home and go-to-school kids that live on the Fox River; in and around, St Charles, Geneva, and Batavia. What does MKOTF offer? We come together with the common goal of having fun while developing lasting …

The purpose of the group is to provide support for parents whose kids have multiple needs and many acronyms (PDD, ADHD, NVLD, SID, ASD, CAP disorders, etc.!) Parents like me, whose children need multiple therapies, appointments, school accommodations. It is exhausting, overwhelming, and way too isolating. Break out of your isolation and meet others who understand what it's like to live a life with a Spectrum kid, attend a meet up! I hope we can share resources and support, and have a little …

This is a group of Chicago parents who want their children to grow up multilingual (speaking 2 or more languages). It provides support and advice for parents who are trying to teach their kids proficiency in several languages or at least raise them aware and have a basic understanding of languages other than English. As the membership pool grows, it will facilitate playdates or playgroups based on foreign languages or other interests. It will explore travel and other opportunities (e.g., summer …

While there are groups in the Chicago area for Adults with Asperger's and for Parents of Kids on the Autism Spectrum, I couldn't find a group focused on Parents of Kids with Asperger's. There is so much variance among kids on the Spectrum, that I thought it would be great to meet parents dealing with the specific issues raised by Asperger's. The purpose of the group is to create a community where parents of "Aspies" can support one another and exchange ideas and opinions on everything from schoo …

Know what it means to live in a glass house? Pastor's kids definitely do.  If you're a pastor's kid, this group is an opportunity to get together with others who share a common background.  The group was created to make new friends, embrace the uniqueness of a PK's life, and explore Chicago all at the same time!

We are starting this group to get to know other Mom's /Dad's and their kids by participating together in events in our communities and having get togethers. We would like the group to have Mom's events, play dates, family activities as well. We would like to welcome everyone in the area and just build the group as we go. The group is for working Moms & Dad's but SAHM are always welcome as well. If you are ready to have some fun and get to know other families in the area join us! It's a great tim …

This group is for fathers of children with Aspergers Syndrome (and PDD-NOS) to get together and share the unique experience of being a father of a child with AS, and to arrange recreational activities for the kids too. The reason this is designed for fathers specifically is that almost all of the support groups I have seen on this topic are for mothers, or are dominated by mothers. Parenting AS affects men in a unique way, and Aspie kids need male presence that meets their needs too.

AH Stay at Home mommies and kids group is an active group that is open to mommies in the area (Arlington Heights, Palatine, Mount Prospect, and surrounding areas) who are interested in meeting other mommies and kiddos! Open to working moms as well!

KidzHelp Digital Writing Project: Writing with a purpose Kids creating digital stories for seniors! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you interested in joining our digital writing for kids and seniors volunteer project right here in Streamwood / Elgin? (Run by Jessica, Braden and Bridgette Nicholson)       Most kids love using technology and multimedia. Used wisely, digital writing can help kids improve their writing and help them create writi …

Sometimes the time out you need is not for your kids! For moms with kids up to age 14 who need some support and want to learn. We all love our kids, but sometimes we reach our limit. Sometimes, we need some time out to get and give support and learn information to help us get to a better place with them and for ourselves and our happiness. I’m Dr. Sherri singer, Child and Family Psychologist and I look forward to having these meetups for moms who need that time out and support. 5 things we will …

Greetings Parents of kids with Autism, Asperger's ADD/ADHD, and other related differences, Are you looking for a way to help your child improve their social skills? Does your child get stuck on one topic? Does your child have huge meltdowns over not-so-huge problems? Would you like to see your child be a little more flexible? If you answered yes, have you heard about Superflex(TM) or Social Thinking(R)? Social Thinking(R) is an exciting and innovative approach helping kids develop “socia …

… * New web 2.0 applications, interactive web services, are very beneficial (and in many cases free) for kids with special needs. * Mainstream handheld devices such as the iPod touch, iPhone and Nintendo DS are starting to offer significant applications for organization, learning, participation, communication and recreation. * Free or low cost software provides many options for alternate presentation of work and modified or multimedia materials. * New ideas help with increasing motivation fo …

Mom's & Tot's Who Rock Dundee and surrounding areas is a play group where Mothers can hang out while their kids are having fun! Whether it be through special weekly play dates, out and about adventures, Birthdays, theme days, movie days, holidays, Mom's night out, music days, arts and crafts days & cupcake days...etc.  We have a variety of different age kids, although it seems like the toddler (3-5) range is dominant.  We try to schedule 2 meet ups a week.  One meetup is typically a play date at …

The purpose of this group is for near north suburbs single Dads & Moms and their kids to have fun, for those because of difficult life schedules, separation or divorce are finding it difficult to meet and connect with other single parents with kids and schedule fun play dates and develop meaningful adult friendships with other parents that may have similar challenges. Most events will be with children and some will be without children so that both parents and kids can hang out, share life experi …

Looking for something new, interesting, and fun to do with your children? Who: All active, curious and imaginative children What: Weekly playgroups where kids can play and explore in a fun and unstructured safe environment  Where: Intertek‛s Research & Observation Center (located in Oak Brook near I-294 & 22nd Street) When: Flexible one-hour timeslots, offered on various weekday mornings and afternoons Why: Child‛s play is not only fun, but it‛s also crucial for the develop …