MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

In order to be eligible for membership, prospective members must meet two requirements:

1. Prospective members must currently reside in Brooklyn OR be in the midst of a move to Brooklyn, with a confirmed residential address and move-in date.
2. Prospective members must either be current parents or expectant parents. An expectant parent is someone who is expecting a child through pregnancy, surrogacy, or is in the midst of an adoption.

Have questions about eligibility? Please reach out to us at membership@parkslopeparents.com.

Park Slope Parents (PSP) is a community of 7,000+ families in Brooklyn, NY. Since 2002, PSP members have shared advice on everything from childcare and camps to hairdressers and healthcare. We've coped with teething, terrible twos, the tween years, and more. We have over 100 specialty groups, including cooking, gardening, allergy, LGBTQ, crafting, single/divorced/separated, middle school, high school, and even a new college discussion group!

Park Slope Parents recognizes that families take many forms, including two-parent families, single-parent families, blended families, same-sex families, foster families, multi-racial families, adoptive families, and more. We have a "family" membership based on the multitude of different compositions of both caregiver(s) and child(ren). 

PSP has become instrumental to the Brooklyn community and has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other media.

Eligibility to join is limited to parents and expectant parents who reside in Park Slope and surrounding brownstone neighborhoods, including (but not limited to) BoCoCa, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, Sunset Park, Downtown Brooklyn, Ditmas Park, PLG, Ft. Greene, and Bed-Stuy!

📚 "I could write a book about how much I love PSP! The life-changing classifieds; the clothing & gear swaps; the helpful email groups organized by baby birthday AND neighborhood; the high-quality, creative programming that ranges from live music events to financial fitness webinars; the warm groovy spirit and in-this-together camaraderie—is there no end?! When living in NYC gets tough, I remind myself that amazing resources like PSP are the flip side of the coin." 📚

STEPS TO JOINING

PLEASE add membership@parkslopeparents.com to your safe senders and contact list to make sure you get our emails! Also, sometimes emails end up in spam/promotions because we haven't interacted, so be sure to double-check there and drag any messages you find from us into your inbox. If you don't hear from us or have trouble applying, let us know at membership@parkslopeparents.com!

NOTE: Park Slope Parents doesn't want any member to be left out due to financial hardship. For information about reduced-rate memberships, don't hesitate to reach out to us at membership@parkslopeparents.com.

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What our members are saying:

💙 "Thanks for all you do to keep such a loving space alive.” 💙

😍 "I have made some of my closest friends through the group... we have created a support network that I am so grateful for."  😍

"Just wanted to send you our thanks for the work that you're doing for discounted tickets. Our kiddos (7 and 4) have bdays in January and these tickets are the perfect bday presents for both of them. We are leaning towards experiences over physical gifts these days and are grateful for the help that you've done to have the tickets be more reasonably priced for a family."

💓 "I can see where a parent group may be thought of as intimidating... holding yourself up to other parents' parenting standards, but what is so great about a group as broad as PSP is that within that large community, you find people who fit your parenting style, and you make connections and friendships with people going through the same exact stage of life as you." 💓

🎉“After 9 long years, I completed my dissertation this summer! I owe a huge thank you to you because I found statistical analysis help on PSP. A few years ago, I posted asking for help and a fellow parent responded immediately! We met at a cafe with her infant strapped to her body and she helped me figure it out! Years later, I reached out to her and she helped me complete the project! PSP even helps with PhDs!” 🎉

✨ “PSP connected me with the dozen women who supported me through pregnancy, post partum, breastfeeding, toddlerhood, preschool and now kindergarten. I couldn’t have stayed sane without those women. They will forever be my friends because of the things we went through together, even though many now live outside the city. Your parenting group gave me a small village in a huge city. Thank you.” ✨

Park Slope Parents also provides:

• A free public website with community resources, local business reviews, and thousands of parenting tips. 
• The PSP Guide to Hiring and Firing a Nanny, including nanny share information and compensation guidelines.
• Traveling advice based on parents’ direct experiences, including best practices for flights, motion sickness, passports, and jet lag. 
• Tips for going back to work, including negotiating maternity leave, pumping at work, managing the work/life juggle, and more.

Other useful links:

• Our Story - Information about our history, moderators, press coverage of Park Slope Parents, and more.
• Advertise with Us - The Park Slope Parents website is advertiser-supported.
• Information, FAQs and guidelines to help you navigate both our sites
• Contact Us - Drop us a line to ask questions, give us feedback, or otherwise say howdy!
• Here are highlights from years past from around the Slope and within Park Slope Parents.

• Visit the PSP Advice/Community Group
• Visit the PSP Classifieds Group
• Visit our SPECIALTY groups (Career Networking, Pregnancy, Baby, Tweens, SAHPs, Dads/Partners, and more.)

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