Moms are finding friends at preschool, playgroups and online. (Photo from sxc.hu)
By Amy L. Hatch
Looking for some new pals? Have a baby!
That’s right — researchers from the non-profit group CLIC Sargent polled 4,000 women who recently had kids and found that while they may lose touch with childless friends, they balanced that out by bonding with new buddies through their children.
Playgroups, mother and baby groups and daycare centers were fertile ground for planting the seeds of new friendship, the survey showed. Others in the top 10 included school plays, church and childbirth classes.
Moms are meeting other moms online, too: According to a 2000 study by the Pew Research Internet and American Life Project, women believe that their use of email has strengthened their relationships and increased their contact with relatives and friends.
Social media just may be the equivalent to mommy speed-dating: 45 percent of all social-network users are female. In fact, demographic figures released by Facebook in late 2009 indicate that the network’s users tend to be predominantly female. On Twitter, the chatty social network where users can share pithy thoughts and converse in 140 characters, 53 percent of users are female, according to Sysomos Inc.
How about you? Did you find more friends after you had kids, and where did you meet them?
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