• Last updated 11/14/12 by Cynthia Mosher

Registration Issues Why do I need to validate my email? I never got my email validation email! I forgot my password. What should I do? How do I change my user name, email address, and password? Why does registration require my Zip Code and Birthday for registration?   Using The Site Why can't I access certain forums like Co-ops, Parents as Partners or Talk Amongst Ourselves? Is there a way to see the site without ads? How do I report inappropriate ads? Who can I contact if I'm having a problem or need help? Can I Advertise... read more

• Last updated 8/15/12 by Cynthia Mosher

Important Notice: If you receive a private message or public message notification in your email, do not reply to the email.  Click the 'Reply' button to reply via your message center. Learn: Send Private Messages Access And Manage Your Message Center Write Public Messages Delete Public Messages From Your Profile Change Your Messaging Notification Preferences   Send Private Messages Occasionally you may want to converse with another user privately. We require members to be registered for 7 days and have at least 10 posts made to... read more

• Last updated 8/1/12 by cristina7

Subscriptions are the way to personalize your experience so you can be kept abreast of only the changes that you care about. You can subscribe to forum threads, users whose content you enjoy reading, Wikis, etc. This way, each time you visit your home page you can see what has changed that you care about, without having to sift through stuff you don't. Additionally, you can get subscription content in immediate, daily, or weekly emails if you like.   Learn: Add Subscriptions View Your Subscription Content Edit or Remove Your Subscriptions Change... read more

• Last updated 7/18/12 by Cynthia Mosher

Site Tutorials                      Pregnancy & Birth  |  Breastfeeding                                             Beyond Infancy             Lactivism               read more

• Last updated 6/15/12 by Cynthia Mosher

A slideshow of our beautiful Mothering community of families     Watch the Faces of Mothering Slideshow   Note: May take more time to download on slower connections. read more

• Last updated 5/14/12 by AdinaL

  Did you know you can buy and sell your baby and kids gear right here on MDC? It's true!!   We have several forums devoted to selling outgrown items and finding new things for your family. First is The Trading Post, located here: http://www.mothering.com/community/f/16878/the-trading-post There are subforums for the different types of items: Babywearing, Birth and Baby Supplies, Children's Clothing, Clothing for Adults and Maternity, Crafts, Diapers & Diapering Supplies, Homeschooling, Natural Home & Body Care, Household Goods and Electronics, Toys, Games,... read more

• Last updated 5/9/12 by Peggy O'Mara

  Here's an explanation of our eight types of forum memberships:    New Member. When you first become a member of the site you will be given the "New Member" badge. You will have posting privileges but will not be given a signature privilege until you have been registered more than 7 days and have made 10 posts. Our signature rules are located here.     Member. Once you have been registered more than 7 days and have made 10 posts you will become a Member and will be able to place a signature; however, your signature is a place for your personal information... read more

• Last updated 4/16/12 by AdinaL

  There are a lot of ways to stay connected here at Mothering, and keep up on your favorite topics, or with your favorite people.   You can Subscribe to Threads, Categories, Products, Articles (Wikis), Users, Brands and Tags.  You can see all of your subscription options by clicking on the Subscriptions link near your User Name in the upper left hand corner:   Once there you will see a list of all your subscriptions, as well as your options for them. You may change the frequency of each individual subscription, or remove a subscription:   Under this... read more

• Last updated 3/26/12 by Cynthia Mosher

We often get requests from students, researchers, and others who would like Mothering community members to participate in a research, questionnaire, study or interview they are conducting. We are glad to put people in touch with our community members; however, the topic should be of a Mothering interest and focus and not for a for-profit purpose. Persons interested on posting for this purpose may  post their request to up to five forums.   We do not host posts that are for a business or planned business interest. That type of posting can be acceptable in some cases... read more

• Last updated 3/23/12 by Cynthia Mosher

Where is my forum signature? Members may post up to three lines of text in their signature file after they have been a member for seven days and have posted at least ten posts. Please keep in mind that you cannot advertise your business or other for profit information in your signature unless you have a Business Signature membership. To edit your forum signature, navigate to your "My Profile" link which is located at the top left of the page (next to Calendar). Our signature RULES are here.          Below your image gallery, you will see a section... read more