family tools
choose a tool resource directory
find a practitioner parenting toolbox product safety media reviews family fun guide send an e-card family astrology

community features choose a feature birth stories find a Mothering friend live chat mothers' writing group teen voices

	150 issues

In celebration of 150 issues, we have done the almost impossible: chosen some of our favorite articles! These selections reflect core issues Mothering has addressed for more than 30 years. Thank you for your support and trust as we empower each other for the next 150 articles!

Issue #147 (2008) Dumping Disposable Diapers
Mothering and author Lindsay Evans encourages you to say no to plastic and yes to the environment!

Issue #134 (2006) Successful Treatments for Autism by Lewis Mel-Madrona, MD PhD
Many options exist within complimentary and alternative medicine for the treatment of autistic children.

Issue #122 (2004) Don't Trash Our Bodies: Researching Breastmilk Toxins This issue featuring this article by Christine Gross-Loh was pulled from several stores because of the beautiful breastfeeding "exposé" on the cover!

Issue #114 (2002) Sleeping With Your Baby
The world's top scientists speak out. A special report—Mothering encourages you to get the whole story...as always!

Breastfeeding & Bedsharing Still Useful
Solitary or Shared Sleep: What's Safe?
The Complexity of Parent-Child Cosleeping: Researching Cultural Beliefs
How the Stats Really Stack Up: Cosleeping Is Twice As Safe
Rooming-in at the Hospital
The New Zealand Experience
Bedsharing among Maoris: An Indigenous Tradition
Where Should Babies Sleep at Night?
Sleeping Like a Baby: How Bedsharing Soothes Infants


Issue #11 (2002) Ecstatic Birth: The Hormonal Blueprint of Labor by Sarah J. Buckley
Giving birth in ecstacy: This is our birthright and our body's intent!

Isue #98 (2000) Benjamin has a Mom and a Mommy—Building a Family through Love
This story by Deb Kinder won Mothering a GLAAD award.

Issue #50 (1989) Wearing Your Baby by William Sears A classic article by one of the original proponents of attachment parenting.

Issue #13 (1979) A Mother's Research on Immunization
Our first feature-length article on vaccinations, By Patricia Savage

Issue #8 (1978) The Spiritual Midwife by Ina May Gaskin
Mothering features Ina May Gaskin the year her book was published. "A humane birth experience is the only way to bring humankind into the world." —Ina May Gaskin