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Join Tots of Fun: A New Haven County Playgroup

You'll get invited to our Meetups as soon as they're scheduled!

GROUP GUIDELINES








Being the organizer, I feel that my first responsibility is to the safety of our group's members (especially since this is a group involving young children). Because I want to ensure our group's safety I have come up with a few guideline/rules that must be adhered to. They are as follows:


WEBSITE GUIDELINES

MAINTAINING MEMBERSHIP - In order to maitain membership in this playgroup you must visit our group's site at least once every week. We don't want any lurkers. Members must attend at least one meetup per month, although I would love members to attend more.

MEETUP RSVP(ING) - Please RSVP to ALL meetups posted on our calendar (even if your answer is no, you won't hurt my feelings). When you RSVP yes for a meetup and realize you may or may not be able to make, please go back and change you RSVP to either maybe or no. I get worried when people RSVP yes and then don't show. If something comes up last minute and you don't have time to change you RSVP please email me as soon as possible and let me know why you couln't make it. RSVPing yes and not showing a couple of times is grounds for removal from the group.

MEETUP FEEDBACK - If you RSVP'd "yes" for a meetup you will receive an email asking for your feedback. Please, please, please respond to this email and fill out the questionaire. It will only take a minute and it is an awesome way for me to get a better feel of how you enjoy each particular meetup. It also helps me to better plan our future meetups.

AS FOR THE MESSAGE BOARD - Please do not post anything inappropriate on it or use any "choice phrases" or "four letter words". (I know this is common sense, but I just feel better having made it a rule)

MEETUP/PLAYDATE GUIDELINES

NEW MEMBERS ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT - Once you have signed up with this group you will have one month (30 days) to attend one of our meetups. If you can not attend a meetup within this time frame you may be removed from our group. (I will contact you before removing you from the group. I may require you to call me on the phone to verify your true intentions as a member. If you have a viable explanation as to why you have not attended any meetups you will extended another 30 days. After that you are out.

You may ask why I am setting up this one month time frame. The answer is simple. Anyone can join this group, I have no idea exactly who members are until I meet them in person and can verify their identity (as a mother who has a child). I want to make sure all members are who they say they are. It is just a safety precaution. There are a lot of strange and sick people out there and I certainly don't want them in this group where they certainly don't belong.

PROPER MEETUP BEHAVIOR (FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN)


  • When attending a meetup, please stay with your children the entire time (keep them in your sight to help prevent accidents).
    (just kidding biggrin)
  • Please allow other parents to discipline their children in their own manner. However, we are all friends, so if you can prevent an injury among the children by gently intervening, please do so.
  • If you or any of your children are sick or recovering from an illness, please refrain from attending the meetups during that week. Please visit our SICK POLICY page for a more detailed explanation.



I hope everyone agrees on these guidelines and will follow them. Please email if you have any questions or comments regarding the information on this page. THANK YOU!




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SICK POLICY February 19, 2007 7:48 AM anonymous
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