Essex / Union / Bergen Kids' Directory

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For You Two: bradihn@verizon.net 973-535-5055. www.foryoutwo.com.
La Leche League: www.lalecheleague.org.
Lawyers with Children Network: www.lawyerswithchildren.org.
Moms Club: Call Beth @ 973-340-7287.
The Mother's Circle is a support group for non-Jewish women who are raising Jewish children. It goes through various life-stages, how to answer questions your children might ask, how to make a Jewish home, values, and information on Jewish Holidays. The group begins on Sunday, October 7th and will run throughout the 2007-2008 year, meeting on various dates . For more information, please contact Meridith Johnson Silverman at meridith@themotherscircle.org.
Mothers Of Only Children of Northern NJ
Are you a Mother of an Only Child?? Join together with other families of Onlies!! Our group has 80+ families from all over Northern NJ. We have activities such as getting together with the other Moms or fun outings with the kids!! For more information please contact Joanne at jkowalski_makeovers @yahoo.com
Mothers Groups

Essex County

Essex County Mothers & More: www.essexmoms.org 973-863-2351.
Friends of West Essex
Holistic Moms Network:
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Wise Woman Birthways: www.wisewomanbirthways.com.
Women in Transition (WIT): Meetings in Short Hills, 973-315-4515.
MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) 9:30 am - 12 Noon
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) of MCC (Montclair Community Church) is a program designed to nurture and meet the needs of every mother with children from newborns to 6 year olds. The women are all ages and backgrounds, but share the same desire—to be the best mothers they can be! We provide childcare for the children, while the moms enjoy brunch, a monthly speaker, a small discussion group, a craft, and wonderful fellowship. There is a suggested donation of $6.00 each meeting. Contact Nancy at: 973-320-8756 to reserve a space.
Montclair Community Church 143 Watchung Avenue Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

First Friends of Harrington Park
Playgroup for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers. FirstFriendsHP@aol.com.
First Friends of Old Tappan
Play group and social hour for mothers and pre-schoolers, grouped by age. Please contact the Old Tappan Library if you are interested in starting or joining a group. 201-664-3499. Ask for Susan.
La Leche League of Ridgewood
La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. www.lllusa.org/web/WyckoffNJ.html
La Leche League of Teaneck
La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/6647/
Mocha Moms of Bergen County
Mocha Moms, Inc. is a support group for mothers of color who have chosen not to work full-time outside of the home in order to devote more time to their families. www.bergencountymochamoms.org

MOMS Club® of Springfield/Mountainside
is part of an international non-profit organization (Moms Offering Moms Support) for the full/part-time at-home mothers of today. Join us and enjoy new friends, children’s playgroups, holiday parties, mom’s night out, book club, community charities, monthly meetings. We welcome new members. Membership is $25.00 per year after attending 2 events. For additional information, contact kjbacall617@yahoo.com
Mothers & More of Union County
Meetings held 1st and 3rd Wednesdays @ Fanwood Recreation Center @ 8pm www.geocities.com/mothersandmore10
Mother-Daughter Book Club: Women's Resource Center 57 New England Ave., Summit, 908-273-7253.
Rahway Toddler Playgroup
The playgroup is for stay at home moms and their toddlers ages 19 months to 5 years old. We are a very active playgroup and meet at least once a week alot of times more than that if the mom wants to. In the summer we meet at parks alot, now that its colder we have been having playdates at other mom houses, restaurants and the mall. We meet mostly in Union county (Rahway, Westfield, Clark, Ssotch Plains, but sometimes in Woodbridge too) the link to join the playgroup is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rahwaytoddlerplaygroup.