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Helping Hands

Let’s face it: Keeping a home and family running smoothly is a lot of work. So get some help from people who really know what they’re doing—other parents.

by Nicole Sweeney Etter  

From the pages of KIWI magazine’s December/January issue

Brandy Oliver lives in Tower City, Pennsylvania, which isn’t very close to many food stores, let alone ones that sell a good variety of gluten-free foods, which she needs for her husband who has celiac disease. There’s a Whole Foods Market about two hours away, but driving there every week or so would take way too much time—and gas. So, she signed up to be a Moms Meet Mom Ambassador, got a group of parents together, and organized everyone to take turns rounding up food orders and driving to the store once a month.

“With the economy and the way the country seems to be struggling, I thought it would be nice to have a group of people who would meet, help each other, and help others in our community,” Oliver says (they also support local charities and people in the community going through rough times).

Oliver’s not the only mom harnessing the power of friendship to get more done (and save money). Other moms are creating babysitting co-ops, meal exchanges, and more. Read their stories by purchasing the digital edition of KIWI’s December/January issue.

Talk about it

1. Why is it so valuable to have a group of other parents to meet with and talk to?
2. How does members of your group help each other out? What are ways you could support each other outside of your meetings?

  • Anonymous

    I think that is a great solution to the long drive. For me, the only thing that would sweeten the pot is if one of the moms agreed to watch the shopping mom’s children so she could enjoy Whole Foods in peace and quiet. :)

  • Handsofgreen

    Excellent idea! Some moms are not blessed with having secondary vehicles for the family…this also gives them the option of getting fresh foods! These moms could help in other ways like being a pick up site for those parents collecting..etc. Great article!

  • momshelpingmoms

    I just had to share this, I treated the moms and children in my group to lunch for on of our meeting. there was some other women there eating with their children. Lets just say that their  children was not happy to be there and was misbehaving. The women seen use there with our children and how we all ways working together with our children and was laughing and have a great talk about helping each other out, calling each other when we fell stressed and new things to do with the children. the two ladies walked over and ask what we was doing. I let them know that we was have one of our green mom’s meet meetings. Thaey ask how can we do this with the kids and how was we keeping them so happy and busy. Well I gave them one of my fliers that I made up on helping hands invited them to sit in with us. their children started talking with our children and haveing good fun. ey told us they was going to leave because of how the children was acting, but they stayed now I have two new moms that will be joining the meeting twice a mo.
    Thank You For The Helping Hands Idea. It is true we help each other.

  • Angelpoe381

    I know my family help each other out by grabbing what we need at other stores.  I find it is easier to buy the items on your list when you don’t have the kids with.

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