Mothering Magazine

Pros: Natural family living articles provide alternative parenting advice.

Cons: Some articles may be interpreted as "radical" by mainstream society.

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a fresh, alternative approach to parenting the "natural family living" way, look no further than inside the pages of Mothering Magazine!

Review: Before I begin singing the praises of this unique periodical, I must admit that I do read most of the mainstream parenting magazines on the market today (such as Parenting, Parents, Child, American Baby, etc) and enjoy them very much. But if I...

Pros: honest, educational, interesting, great articles

Cons: bimonthly, not easy to get

Review: When you open Mothering Magazine you will find a few things you'll never see in the "parenting" magazines you see at the supermarket. You will see articles that make you think, truth rather than sugarcoating, tips that may make you stop and...

Pros: An overall great magazine for every parent

Cons: It could deal with more issues of same sex parents. various religions (besides the main stream), and lower income families. ***As I pick up the next issue of Mothering...what do I see on the cover? A story about a Lesbian couple. See. ***(edited 1/18/0

Review: Mothering Magazine is a great magazine for any parent. It promotes natural child rearing. Its issues talk about breastfeeding, vaccinations, natural foods, midwifery, home births, HIV/AIDS...

Peggy O'Mara, the editor, really knows how to...

Pros: Great articles, advertising, photos, editorials...

Cons: Only comes out six times a year!

Review: I first encountered a copy of Mothering magazine when I was pregnant with my son. My husband had picked up the issue (published in 1998) with the "Where is My Foreskin?" article on it - and I was immediately intrigued. I read the...

Pros: A different view. Parent/Reader-centered articles.

Cons: Sometimes they go a bit too far. But sometimes they need to.

Review: There's little in this modern life more aggravating than my wife beating me to a review, especially on one of my favorite products. Read her review of Mothering magazine here:

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Pros: THE best baby/parenting magazine I have ever come across

Cons: cons??none that I've discovered

Review: I love this magazine.I have read articles that I have NEVER see in other parenting magazines.After reading this all other parenting magazines are just industry trash.
I have read articles about the vaccination decision parents make(note,other...

Pros: supports attachment parenting

Cons: none

Review: The first time I read Mothering, I felt like I had come home to a safe and comfortable place. It is a magazine that honors and promotes the parenting values that are most important to me such as attachment parenting, breastfeeding and the family bed....

Pros: positive well written articles

Cons: only comes out 6 times a year, hard to find,

Review: How Perfect, a magazine that puts out there all those issues that are avoided and put down by so many people. Family bed is a good thing, selective vaccinations, extended breastfeeding, the list goes on and on. I am lucky to be able to find it at my...

Pros: The refreshing articles

Cons: The Title - leaves out Dads!

Review: Mothering has recently changed it's look - it's more slick and appealing to the general public. Luckily, it hasn't changed it's interior articles. The magazine is a challenge to readers to alter their views of parenting and challenge the general style of...

Pros: Promotes and supports a "natural and alternative" parenting style that some of us practice.

Cons: Does not support things you will find in a mainstream parenting magazine, and may offend parents who parent in that style of parenting..

Review: When I first had my daughter, I did the typical thing most mom's think is right and stocked up on parenting magazines that you can go to the grocery store and buy. I thought that all the advice in these magazines were wonderful and probably the only way...