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Jewish Community Center
If you choose to procreate on the Upper West Side, expect to spend a good chunk of your life at the JCC, which sucks you in when you’re pregnant and keeps you there until your kid heads off to college. The range of support options could fill a catalog. In the biweekly group for parents of developmentally challenged children, moms and dads learn about therapy options and strategies for dealing with the school system. You can join a circle of people waiting to adopt a child—then, after the baby gets here, you graduate to a group for adoptive parents. The Genesis Project for Single Parents runs a monthly session (babysitters are provided) that covers topics such as parenting strategies, child development and time management. If you’re seeking new-mom solidarity, sign up for an eight-week closed group where you’re guaranteed to see the same women week after week. Commitment-phobes can try a Monday morning drop-in group. 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St (646-505-4444, jccmanhattan.org)
