playgroups
Supervised tots meet
Playgroups are informal gatherings where young children play together while parents or caregivers supervise and socialize.
They typically meet regularly at homes, parks, or community centers: The neighborhood playgroup meets every Tuesday morning.
Playgroups provide early socialization for toddlers and support networks for parents.
Very young children
- preschoolersChildren aged three to five
- playdatesArranged children's social visits
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- sharingDividing among others
friendships · peers · socializing · turn-taking · playmates · developmental · siblings · bonding
Objects for amusement
backyard · living room · church hall · park · community space · childproofed · safe · colorful
Periods for specific activities
- schedulePlan of timed events
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- activitiesThings one engages in
crafts · circle time · storytime · songs · nursery rhymes · structured · themes · curriculum
Female parents collectively
- fathersMale parents collectively
- caregiversThose who tend others
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
- supportTo uphold or sustain
networking · advice · isolation · friendship · community · coffee · meetups · new parents
toddlers
Very young children
- preschoolersChildren aged three to five
- playdatesArranged children's social visits
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
sharing · friendships · peers · socializing · turn-taking · playmates · developmental · siblings · bonding · communication
toys
Objects for amusement
sandbox · backyard · living room · church hall · park · community space · childproofed · safe · colorful · sensory bins
sessions
Periods for specific activities
- schedulePlan of timed events
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
activities · crafts · circle time · storytime · songs · nursery rhymes · structured · themes · curriculum · enrollment
mothers
Female parents collectively
- fathersMale parents collectively
- caregiversThose who tend others
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
support · networking · advice · isolation · friendship · community · coffee · meetups · new parents · babywearing
- toddlerstoddler, three-year-old, toddlerhood, terrible twos, first steps
- communityneighbors, neighborliness, neighborhoods, kinship, community centers
- community programsafter-school programs, adult classes, summer programs, community center, family programs
- parenting resourcesdaycare, mommy blogs, babysitting, nanny, au pair
- Parenting Worldnew parents, parenting classes, single parents, working moms, stay-at-home dads
- pet carepet daycare, dog daycare, doggy daycare, pet boarding, cat boarding
playgroupskindergarten
Early schooling for youngsters
preschool · academic programs · classroom instruction · nursery school · compulsory education
- playground tauntsMocking remarks among children
- playground gamesOutdoor children's amusements
- playground slideInclined recreation equipment
- school playground
- playground insult
- indoor playgroundCovered recreational facility for children