# Please recommend an active parenting forum

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-active-parenting-forum/334848>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 9, 2005, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-active-parenting-forum/334848 "2005-12-09T08:03:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-active-parenting-forum/334848/1 "2005-12-09T08:03:46Z")

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My wife is interesting in finding a forum so she can talk nappies, crying, baths, breastfeeding, sleeping etc. Can anyone recommend a good active one?

Thanks,

Ray

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**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-active-parenting-forum/334848/2 "2005-12-09T19:01:06Z")

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[Sounds like you’re from the UK?](http://www.badmothersclub.com/jsp/index.jsp) This group is a riot, and they seem to have their heads on straight.

[This one’s excellent if she’s a crunchy earth-mama](http://mothering.com/discussions/index.php?); they do go a bit overboard at times.

She could also try us here! There are some wonderful Mamas at the Dope (and Fathers, too).

For print publications, I love and strongly recommend _Brain, Child_.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-active-parenting-forum/334848/3 "2005-12-10T09:23:41Z")

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> [@fessie](#):
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> [Sounds like you’re from the UK?](http://www.badmothersclub.com/jsp/index.jsp) This group is a riot, and they seem to have their heads on straight.

Thanks for the links. We’re actually in Australia but I figure that the trials, tribulations and joys of babies transcends ineternational boundaries.

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**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-active-parenting-forum/334848/4 "2005-12-10T15:28:21Z")

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Oh, they definitely do - it’s just the lingo that changes. I often have a hard time following the Brit mamas’ conversations, but what I do catch is delightful to read.