So I am trying to find some people in my area I can connect with, I moved here and then had a baby, so I never worked here, or went to school here, which is generally about the only ways I meet people, and.. well, it's been a couple years now. 
I am part of our area's Freecycle group, and we more recently started a sub-group geared more to sharing ideas and asking opinions and such like.
I decided it may be a good way to try to find some people to get to know, with the idea of a playgroup. Well, instead of explaining too much more, let me copy and paste.
My initial message: "We have a 2 year old daughter and are expecting another this summer. We would like to be able to get together with other families for her to play and us to meet some like-minded people. Mostly I am just too cooped up! It would be nice to be able to get together with other people who try to keep toward natural parenting styles and have conversations with people over the age of 5.
Let me know if you are interested or might know someone who is, please!"
What I am trying to figure out how to answer: "2 questions.. First what is a "Crunchy Play Group?? and second what is "Natural Parenting Styles"??.. Is that the old fashion way to raise kids?? Spare the rod spoil the child??? That should get the group chatting.. I do like the adult chatter also as I am home alone during the day and then work by myself at night.. I see my family on the weekends.."
I started with trying to give a general idea, then I started googling to find an easy, well-worded, relatively brief overview, then I gave that up and started trying to list some of the main points natural parenting is concerned with, and then.. well, I came here. I can't seem to figure out how to wrap it up neatly and understandably and all-encompassingly?
I do plan to also add what it means specifically to my family, with the addition of the fact that I am not really trying to find people who do everything exactly like us.
Can anyone help me?
I am part of our area's Freecycle group, and we more recently started a sub-group geared more to sharing ideas and asking opinions and such like.I decided it may be a good way to try to find some people to get to know, with the idea of a playgroup. Well, instead of explaining too much more, let me copy and paste.
My initial message: "We have a 2 year old daughter and are expecting another this summer. We would like to be able to get together with other families for her to play and us to meet some like-minded people. Mostly I am just too cooped up! It would be nice to be able to get together with other people who try to keep toward natural parenting styles and have conversations with people over the age of 5.
Let me know if you are interested or might know someone who is, please!"What I am trying to figure out how to answer: "2 questions.. First what is a "Crunchy Play Group?? and second what is "Natural Parenting Styles"??.. Is that the old fashion way to raise kids?? Spare the rod spoil the child??? That should get the group chatting.. I do like the adult chatter also as I am home alone during the day and then work by myself at night.. I see my family on the weekends.."
I started with trying to give a general idea, then I started googling to find an easy, well-worded, relatively brief overview, then I gave that up and started trying to list some of the main points natural parenting is concerned with, and then.. well, I came here. I can't seem to figure out how to wrap it up neatly and understandably and all-encompassingly?
I do plan to also add what it means specifically to my family, with the addition of the fact that I am not really trying to find people who do everything exactly like us.
Can anyone help me?
