The Mothering website is the gathering place for the reading and
discussion of issues of interest to our magazine readers and online community
members. We have been in print since 1974, and on the web since 1998. The
magazine is read in over 70 countries. Our community is made up of many
nationalities, religions, ages, colors, ethnicities, philosophies, affectional
orientations, economic groups, lifestyles, and family structures. This is
reflected in our magazine readership and in the online community of the
MotheringDotCommune.
Mothering celebrates the
experience of parenthood as worthy of one's best efforts and fosters awareness
of the immense importance and value of family life in the development of the
full human potential of parents and children. At Mothering we
recognize parents as experts and seek to provide truly helpful information upon
which parents can make informed choices. Mothering is both a
fierce advocate of the needs and rights of the child and a gentle supporter of
the parents, and we encourage decision-making that considers the needs of all
family members. We explore the reality of human relationships in the family
setting, recognizing that raising the heirs of our civilization well is the
prerequisite for a healthy society.
Mothering
advocates natural family living, including the ancient way of being with babies
and children that is known today as attachment parenting. This way is reliant on
the inherent integrity of children and the inviolate intuition of parents. The
family is the dominion of parents and children and authoritative knowledge rests
with them. This website is a place to safely explore all the aspects
involved in such a parenting philosophy.
The MotheringDotCommune
discussion boards serve an online community of parents considering, learning and
practicing attachment parenting and natural family living. Our discussions on
the boards are about the real world of mothering and are first and foremost, for
support and information.
Some subjects regularly covered in the magazine and on these boards
include:
Non-adversarial
Cooperative Family Living
Natural Pregnancy
Drug-Free Childbirth
Homebirth
Midwifery/Doula
Attended Births
Siblings present at births |
Breastfeeding
Circumcision
Vaccinations
Health and Healing
Discipline w/out Punishment
Alternatives in Education |
Natural
Remedies for Childhood Illnesses
Homeschooling
Cloth Diapering
Babywearing and Attachment practices
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Mothering invites you to read and
participate in the discussions on the MotheringDotCommune forums. In
doing so we ask that you agree to respect and uphold the integrity of this
community. Through your direct or indirect participation here you agree to make
a personal effort to maintain a comfortable and respectful atmosphere for our
guests and members by adhering to the User Agreement which can be found in the
Rules and Guidelines board linked to from the index below.
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