Motherhood is hard, but it doesn’t have to be lonely. Finding your tribe is important to your overall well-being, since having friends who are dealing with the same joys and struggles as you can provide emotional support, stress relief and motivation—not to mention a way to offer social opportunities for your children.
Whether you’re new to town, feeling isolated as a new mother, or just want to meet more mom friends whose kids are in a similar age or stage as yours, local mom groups are a great place to start. Below are groups for early childhood in the Cleveland/Akron region.
Avon Early Childhood PTA: facebook.com/avonecpta
Avon Lake Early Childhood PTA: alecpta.com
Bay Village Early Childhood PTA: bvecpta.org
Brunswick Early Childhood PTA: becpta.wordpress.com
Cuyahoga Parents Connect: escneo.org/CuyahogaParentsConnect.aspx
Erie Shores Early Childhood PTA (Serves Lorain, Erie and Huron counties): esecpta.org
Fairview Park Early Childhood PTA: facebook.com/fpecpta
Lakewood Early Childhood PTA: lecpta.com
Medina Early Childhood PTA: medinaecpta.org
The MomCo (With several chapters in Northeast Ohio): themom.co
Moms Club International (Chapters in Canton, Copley/Fairlawn, Hudson, Medina – East, Medina – West, North Royalton and Wayne County): momsclub.org
North Olmsted Early Childhood PTA: noecpta.givebacks.com
North Ridgeville Early Childhood PTA: nrechpta.org
North Royalton Early Childhood PTA: facebook.com/northroyaltonearlychildhoodpta
● Olmsted Early Childhood PTA (Serves Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Township: facebook.com/oecpta
Parma Early Childhood PTA: pecpta.org
Rocky River Early Childhood PTA: rrecpta.org
Solon Early Childhood PTA: secpta.net
Strongsville Early Childhood PTA: secpta.org
Titans Early Childhood PTA (Serves Berea, Brook Park and Middleburg Heights): facebook.com/titansecpta
Wadsworth Early Childhood PTA: wadsworthpta.yolasite.com
West Park Early Childhood PTA: facebook.com/wpecpta
Westlake Early Childhood PTA: wecpta.org
Look for more “Find Your People” group listings, including dad groups and support groups for special needs, multiples, breastfeeding and more, in future issues of Northeast Ohio Parent.
Your group not included? Please email [email protected] to be added to this list!