Support Groups for Parents

Support groups help parents manage the stress associated with raising children. Groups offer opportunities for parents to learn, socialize, and share resources with each other. Some groups offer information and skills to parents of children with special needs, while other support groups offer general information to any caregiver raising a child. Non-profit groups, churches, state funded agencies, mental health agencies, hospitals and individuals often organize support groups. Many parents engage in online support groups as well.

  1. Behavioral Issues

    • Support groups focused on managing children's behaviors are available for a variety of conduct issues, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or oppositional defiant disorder. Other groups provide more generic support for any parent struggling to manage a child or teenager's behaviors. Parents learn new skills and strategies, obtain information on additional resources, and gain support from other parents with similar situations.

    Developmental Delays

    • Support groups for parents of children with developmental delays may include specific groups, such as an Autism support group, or may offer general support to parents of children with learning disabilities or other delays. Families learn how to advocate for their children in the community and at school. Many support groups focus on providing education to the community and furthering research.

    Physical Health Issues

    • Parents of children with physical health issues can receive specific support based on their child's illness. Groups provide support for parents whose children have been diagnosed with diabetes, spina bifida, asthma, cancer, cerebral palsy, visual impairments and many other physical health problems. Groups teach parents about their child's illness and how to best care for it. Groups often discuss the latest updates on research and families receive encouragement from other parents encountering the same problems.

    Caregiver Support

    • Some parenting support groups focus on the needs of the caregivers. These groups may focus on specific concerns for children who are being raised by single parents, grandparents, adoptive parents, or same sex parents. Other caregiver support groups aim at preventing child abuse and offer opportunities to any parents to attend and learn new skills.

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