• Last updated 6/1/11 by AdinaL

  Co-op Organizer Guidelines, Requirements and Application   Thank you for your interest in organizing a co-op at Mothering.com! Co-op organizers provide a valuable service to the community. Thank you for your willingness to volunteer! All Co-op forum organizers must first be approved by the Co-op forum staff via an official application (application and instructions below). A list of approved organizers will be hosted in the main Co-op forum. Here are the guidelines that co-op organizers agree to follow:    Potential co-op organizers must... read more

• Last updated 5/17/11 by Cynthia Mosher

  Swap Guidelines MDC Swap Board Rules and Guidelines  Access to the Swap board is open to all members. Money is not to change hands in the Swap forum. Buying and selling is not permitted. Paypal is not considered a swap item. It's considered buying/selling. "Swapping" for Paypal is not allowed in the Swap forum.  Organizers must have participated in at least 4 swaps before taking on the coordinator position. This is to include at least one swap of the same type you are organizing (i.e. traditional, craft, reverse, etc...). Organizers have the option to... read more

• Last updated 4/30/11 by Adamsmith90

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• Last updated 4/11/11 by Cynthia Mosher

  Trading Post Rules Welcome to the New Trading Post! We are pleased to announce that our new Trading Post is set up and ready for shopping! How do I get started? All members may post items for sale, trade or items to give free of charge. Simply start a new thread in the forum most suited for your item. How Do I Purchase an Item? If you are interested in an item for sale, you can post to the thread to ask questions and/or PM the member and let them know you’d like to purchase the item.  As a Seller, How do I Complete the Transaction? When a... read more

• Last updated 3/19/11 by Cynthia Mosher

  News And Current Events Forum Guidelines     By participating in this forum, you agree to abide by the forum's guidelines. This forum is intended to be an informative gathering place to discuss issues in a respectful manner, regardless of our personal differences. The MDC User Agreement is in effect in the forum. Please adhere to our copyright guidelines. A link to an original article is helpful to direct readers to the original content and will enable members to read an article its entirety rather than posting copyrighted content at MDC. Per the MDC User... read more

• Last updated 3/19/11 by Cynthia Mosher

    Welcome to the Intactivism Forum!   Intactivism is genital integrity activism. It can take many forms including the following examples:     Working to enact legislation to support parents who choose to not circumcise Educating mothers and mothers-to-be about circumcision and genital integrity Demonstrate against those who support routine infant circumcision Organizing letter writing campaigns and other forms of activism action to educate the general public The purpose of the Intactivism forum  is to provide a place for... read more

• Last updated 3/12/11 by Cynthia Mosher

Mothering.com is the website of natural family living and advocates natural solutions to parenting challenges. We host discussion of nighttime parenting, loving discipline, gentle weaning, natural birth, homebirth, successful breastfeeding, alternative and complementary home remedies, informed consent and many other topics from a natural point of view. We are not interested, however, in hosting discussions that advocate crying it out, harsh sleep training, physical punishment, formula feeding, elective cesarean section, routine infant medical circumcision, or mandatory... read more

• Last updated 3/7/11 by fullofgrace

TAO Chat Threads are now started by moderators to open up a little MDC Coffee Klatch where all of our members, new and old, can congregate and make friends. We ask that you please read and review all of the following before posting -  All posts must adhere to TAO's Guidelines, the User Agreement, Forum Updates (most often found in a forum's sticky or in a repeatedly bumped Moderator or Administrator thread), and any Administrator/Moderator reminders within this thread. Per The UA: "As a member you remain solely responsible for the content of your messages and... read more

• Last updated 3/4/11 by Cynthia Mosher

Facebook Connect Frequently Asked Questions     What does "Connect with Facebook?" mean? For a couple of years now Facebook has been offering a service to allow folks to sign into other websites easily without having to enter a whole lot of information everywhere they go. This system has evolved over time and we've integrated it here for our members' convenience. If you'd like to hear what Facebook has to say, check out their developer's guide and help pages.   Why is this on the site? The main benefit is an easy registration process for... read more

• Last updated 2/22/11 by MDCLurker

What is Following? Following is like subscribing to another member; you'll receive notifications of their activity in public areas.   How do I follow another member? To follow a member, visit their profile page and click the "Follow Member" link under their avatar. You will be able to "unfollow" someone in the same place.   What will I be notified about? When following another member, you'll be notified about many of the same things that appear in their activity feed: replying to threads, writing reviews, and other actions they take around the... read more