Making Parent Friends

Parenting     From Amanda Rock, your About Parenting Editor     At the beginning of the school year, we do a lot of talking about teaching kids to make friends. But what about the parents? For many moms and dads, meeting other moms and dads can be hard. Here’s how to do it:   What to Watch as a Family “Bears” from Disneynature 32 Family-Friendly Movies for 2014 How to Co-View   Follow us on:     10 Ways to Make Friends with Other Parents Adult friendships are important when you are parent for reasons that are both practical and emotional. Jennifer offers up 10 great ways to meet other parents, and how to initiate and sustain a friendship. READ NOW   Breaking Through Stay-at-Home Dad Isolation If you are a stay-at-home dad, you can sometimes feel isolated from the outside world. Wayne has some smart tips on how to build solid friendships that will last a lifetime. READ NOW   How to Make and Keep Mom Friends As Apryl points out, making friends with other moms can often bring you back to your high school years! But solid friendships are important for moms, whether you stay-at-home, work outside the home, or work-at-home. Her tips will not only help you make friends, but keep those friendships through a host of ups and downs. READ NOW   Create a Parent Network One of my favorite aspects of parenting is that there is definitely a “we’re all in this together” mentality. A parent network is offers a support system filled with like-minded moms and dads that help each other out with babysitting, advice, support and more. Here’s how to get one started. READ NOW   ADVERTISEMENT Featured Articles Trace the Origin of Your Surname Keeping Family Ties Strong During Deployment Follow About.com Parenting on Twitter Listen to the Parenting RoundAbout Podcast Visit the Parenting Channel on About.com More from About.com Sign up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! Want More From About.com? Check out our social channels tailored to every interest! Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Parenting newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com