Resources for Mothering Virtually

There are a number of places parents can look for other parents on the Internet. Mailing lists are a great way to join a community of other like-minded moms or dads, and they require very little effort, as messages from online friends will flow into your email inbox each day. Descriptions and subscription information for most publicly available parenting lists can be found on the WWW at:

www.neosoft.com/internet/paml/default.html

and

www.liszt.com/

Other Websites containing special-interest parenting email lists include:

www.kjsl.com/sah-ap/. for stay at home attachment parents

www2.cybernex.net/~gene/m-waps.html for working attachment parents

www.comeunity.com/preemie/preemie_l.html for parents of premature babies

www.lollygag.com/fmah/ for feminist mothers at home

www.fensende.com/Users/swnymph/email.html for discussion of vaginal birth after cesarian, pregnancy after miscarriage and homebirth www.yourpregnancy.com/ for due date pregnancy lists

Parenting message boards abound on the Internet. They are perfect for discussion of single issues such as "kids with asthma" or "baby-gear bargains." Some of the best include:

www.parentsplace.com

www.storksite.com

www.parentsoup.com

www.momsonline.com

www.parenttime.com

www.babyzone.com

www.thelaboroflove.com

Popular parenting newsgroups include:

misc.kids

misc.kids.pregnancy