Mother Toddler Groups in general Reviews

When the twins were tiny but the novelty for visitors had worn off I got pretty sick of seeing the same four walls and health visitor so I sought out a baby and toddler group. I lived in a pretty awful area, out of sheer desperation for space once the twins were conceived and as it was local the group was filled with the people who lived in ...  Read the complete review

One of things I love most about the socially deprived area we live in is the amount of mother and toddler groups. Rhyme time, tumble teds, chatterbox and the like keep Noah and Eli happy day after day, as well as giving Claire somewhere to talk rubbish to the other dialogue deprived mothers of the area! (that's a joke). The government ...  Read the complete review

Toddler groups vary considerably and everyone that I've spoken to was very nervous the first time they went to one on their own, so if you're thinking of going and feeling a bit scared, or you went to one and thought it was horrific I would encourage you to try again. I've been to two toddler groups, the first one I visited when my son ...  Read the complete review

Parent and baby groups, great for some breathing space but equally very scary, every one always seems to have the perfect baby and motherhood fits them like a second skin! I have normal children they occasionally sleep althrough the night that is at 2 & 4 and I am honest and it is the 2 year old that is better at sleeping but ...  Read the complete review

The good, the bad and the ugly! ~~Large groups~~ Well my first experience of play groups was very negative. I was already suffering from post natal depression and it took a lot of personal energy and will power to even go. I went to one where there appeared to be between 30 and 50 parents with 1 or more children each! It ...  Read the complete review

Oh the joys of parenthood! Sharing my experiences ... When I had my first child I was in my early twenties and didn't really know what was around for babies and toddlers. My health visitor at the time was a useless waste of space and told me nothing. I got some information one day from the library bulletin board about childrens play ...  Read the complete review

Attending maother toddler groups are a great way of keeping your toddlers occupied and meeting some new people. I have been to quite a few groups since a year and half now and have enjoyed it. I used to pay anywhere between £1.10 to £3.50 for such sessions. But when i went to put my child's name into a local nursery school they told me about the ...  Read the complete review

I moved to a new area when I was 6 months pregnant and whilst it was still in the same city, it was away from everyone I knew. I didn't really make any new friends bar the group at antenatal classes and it was then that a couple of us decided we needed our kids to mix a little bit more. We tried a group for 0-1 years and it was so quiet that it ...  Read the complete review

If you haven't been to one before a toddler group can be quite a scary place! I am coming to the end of my time going to toddler groups, and I have been to a fair few where I used to live in London and in my new town. When I first moved to my new town I didn't know one single person so they have been a great way of meeting lots of different ...  Read the complete review

I recently moved to the South of England, away from friends and family (in the North) and ready to make new friends, for my children too. I have never experienced such unfriendly people in the parent/ toddler groups. I have been to several different ones and I have always made friends easily and am a "smiley" person. The last one i went ...  Read the complete review

When I had Noah I wasn't too bothered about going to mother and toddler groups for quite a while. Being a Nursery Nurse I know how important it is for children to learn how to interact with each other but I was also sure that if I got together with friends and their children then he would get this from them. As time went on and Noah ...  Read the complete review

My initial thoughts towards mother and baby groups were that I simply did not need them. I was convinced that I myself did not need interaction with other mothers, sharing words of wisdom and talking about their children. When I felt I needed interaction I would invite friends over, people I knew and did not need to make any extra effort for. ...  Read the complete review

I live way out in the sticks, but before I had my little one, most of my socialising was done at work - in the centre of a big town. So when I started my maternity leave, one of my main worries was becoming isolated. Next village - Baby Club Advantages (1 1/2 hours 10:30-12)- - run by health visiting team so always someone ...  Read the complete review

As my son is only 5 months I am not reviewing Mother and toddler groups but Mother and baby groups as I feel that they are pretty much the same thing. Whilst I was pregnant and still at work I didn't worry about having friends to visit or groups to go to once I was on maternity leave with my son, my view was that i already have lots of ...  Read the complete review

I have been to various toddler groups, some are great, some not so good, but at the end of the day its good for the child to create social skills and also good to give you chance to have a cuppa and a natter with some other mums or carers and realise that its not only your child that does that! I currently go to a really good one with ...  Read the complete review

Most of the parent and toddler groups are run by the parents themselves so I think it is a case of you get out what you put in. It takes all sorts to make up a group like this. I have been on my toddler group committee for the last 3 years now and love helping out in anyway possible. If you are unhappy with something then you have the ...  Read the complete review

I hope you don't find this too off the topic, but i had trouble finding a category to put it under. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is bounce and rhyme? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bounce and rhyme, is a service for babies and toddlers. It is run by the bucks county libraries. It's a singing and story ...  Read the complete review

When my oldest daughter was young I was very lonely. I had lots of time with very little to do and my husband was out at work for hours each day. This is the story of many young mums. I had decided to bring up my own children but I was not expecting the loneliness that followed. I decided to try some local toddler groups when my ...  Read the complete review

I am on the committee of the local toddler group. Although a long running and successful group, we are constantly looking for new members. We run in a church hall but have no actual connection to the church and so have to hire the hall per session. We also have insurance to pay, refreshments to provide and equipment to buy. We, therefore, have ...  Read the complete review

When I had my son I felt very lonely once my husband returned to work. The health visitor invited me down the baby club which is held at the local clinic. Now this sort of thing is not usually my cup of tea but somehow I found the groups very reassurring (I blame the hormones!). The group was quite small and therefore although I felt ...  Read the complete review