mothers of preschoolers

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is a dynamic program designed to nurture mothers with children from infancy through kindergarten. MOPS exists to meet the needs of every mom in this stage of life, who share a desire to be the very best moms they can be. MOPS encourages women by offering resources and speakers who instruct them in topics pertinent to their roles as wives, moms and women in the community. While moms are being nurtured at MOPS, their children are cared for in our MOPPETS program just down the hall.

MOPS International's 2011-12 Theme

MomSense: Bold · Loving · Sensible – equips moms to embrace their mothering instincts and develop their own parenting style while navigating through the myriad of daily mom decisions. Most women wonder:

  • How do I decide what to do when I really don't know what to do?
  • Should I trust my intuition?
  • With so much available information, how do I discern what's best?
  • What are the most important family values?

Developing a mothering strategy is somewhat like playing a game — and this year's theme is appropriately game related. Have fun being a mom! Playing games involves being bold and taking risks, loving those in the game with us and being sensible while figuring out what works and what doesn't.

We meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 9:30-11:30am, starting in September and going through May with a few exceptions due to holidays and school schedules. Here are our meeting dates for the year:

  • September 13, 27
  • October 11, 25
  • November 8, 29
  • December 13
  • January 10, 24
  • February 14, 28
  • March 13, 27
  • April 17, 24
  • May 8, 22

Contact Karyn Russell, Church on the Hill MOPS coordinator, with any questions at karynptl@aol.com or (408) 448-1988.