So-Glad-We-Waited Support Groups are on-going groups for over-35 mothers. Held in a congenial setting, including refreshments, they provide an opportunity for women to connect with their peers in a supportive environment. Some women, who joined their group when their children were babies, have shared each other's developing motherhood for almost ten years.

Parenting topics addressed include:•Effectively Setting Limits•Handling conflicts •Sleep•Nutrition•Adjusting strategies to match your child’s developmental stages•Handling Aggression•Materialism (The “Gimmies”). Adult issues addressed include •Different parenting styles between partners• Remaining lovers now that you're parents•Job/​work/​stay-at-home•Baby sitters•Inlaws


On-Going Support Groups

SO-GLAD-WE-WAITED
OVER-35 SUPPORT GROUPS

New Groups form in the fall and the spring.
If you are interested in joining a group,
please email from the link below, or call 212 866 5620.

Depending on need, some or all of the following groups will be offered:

NEW MOMS
(For mothers with their babies under a year)

MOTHERS OF YOUNG TODDLERS
(Mothers only)

MOTHERS OF TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS
(Mothers only)

MOTHERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
(Mothers only)

PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
(Two parents, whether Mother & Father or same sex couples,
Adults only)


SINGLE PARENTS
(Adults only)



If you are interested in joining a group, please e-mail your name, phone number, and several good times when you can be reached...


What critics have to say...

So Glad We Waited: A Hand-Holding Guide for Over-35 Parents.
Foreword by Debra Winger.
“Eminently wise and practical...impassioned, opinionated, wryly humorous, and ultimately reassuring as [Nachamie] plumbs the emotional depths of this profoundly life-altering experience. ”
--Starred review, Publishers Weekly
Big Lessons for Little People
“Offers warm yet realistic advice...including step-by-step guidelines for dealing with a variety of specific problems. Original."
--Ingram