About r/Parenting
Please go over the rules before posting! r/Parenting is a place to discuss the ins and out as well as ups and downs of child-rearing. From the early stages of pregnancy to when your teenagers are finally ready to leave the nest (even if they don't want to) we're here to help you through this crazy thing called parenting. Get advice on potty training, talk about breastfeeding, discuss how to get your baby to sleep, or ask if that one weird thing your kid does is normal.
The community at a glance
r/Parenting is a Subreddit for Parents with roughly 8.3M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Parenting communities list.
Roughly 101K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Parenting, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention my ...
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 20K members
- 2014: 23K members
- 2015: 16K members
- 2016: 49K members
- 2017: 85K members
- 2018: 440K members
- 2021: 3.1M members
- 2023: 2.3M members
- 2024: 1.8M members
- 2025: 321K members
- 2026: 75K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 456 members
- Oct: 1K members
- Nov: 12K members
- Dec: 11K members
- Jan: 12K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 10K members
- Apr: 11K members
- May: 13K members
- Jun: 12K members
- Jul: 9K members
Themes
- Advice Requests28 posts in the past month
- How to handle other kids making fun of my kid for being “childish”
- How do I grow to LIKE playing make-believe with my 5yo daughter?
- My 6 year old son keeps begging me to buy him a dress. What do I do?
#128Advice RequestsHow to handle other kids making fun of my kid for being “childish” · How do I grow to LIKE playing make-believe with my 5yo daughter? · My 6 year old son keeps begging me to buy him a dress. What do I do? - Pain & Anger14 posts in the past month
- I'm just at a loss at the moment with my kids
- Boomer mom and crocodile tears
- Defiance
#214Pain & AngerI'm just at a loss at the moment with my kids · Boomer mom and crocodile tears · Defiance - Ideas1 post in the past month
- At home date night ideas
#31IdeasAt home date night ideas - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- Appropriate amount of money to give to adult kids
#41Money TalkAppropriate amount of money to give to adult kids
Topics
- Looking For A48 posts in the past month#148Looking For A
- Parenting31 posts in the past month#231Parenting
- Looking For29 posts in the past month#329Looking For
- Kids12 posts in the past month#412Kids
- Kid6 posts in the past month#56Kid
Flair
- Discussion64 posts in the past month
- I make more money than my parents did but can't provide the same lifestyle for my kids
- My daughter's friends parents showed her a horror movie at her sleepover last night.
- Daughter lost a toy she just bought with her own money. Do you replace or not?
#164DiscussionI make more money than my parents did but can't provide the same lifestyle for my kids · My daughter's friends parents showed her a horror movie at her sleepover last night. · Daughter lost a toy she just bought with her own money. Do you replace or not? - Behaviour39 posts in the past month
- Passenger on train called me out for my kids’ bad behavior
- 10 yr old step daughter sets alarms for 3am
- teen kids still coming to parents bed when they cannot sleep at night
#239BehaviourPassenger on train called me out for my kids’ bad behavior · 10 yr old step daughter sets alarms for 3am · teen kids still coming to parents bed when they cannot sleep at night - Family Life16 posts in the past month
- I still read to my 16yo before bed
- I yelled at my daughter (playfully) and now she's obsessed.
- I might be a terrible mum for letting my kids stay up even later to watch the next game 🤣
#316Family LifeI still read to my 16yo before bed · I yelled at my daughter (playfully) and now she's obsessed. · I might be a terrible mum for letting my kids stay up even later to watch the next game 🤣 - Rant/Vent15 posts in the past month
- I'm just at a loss at the moment with my kids
- Circumcision vent
- I don't understand parents who post identifying info about their children on REDDIT
#415Rant/VentI'm just at a loss at the moment with my kids · Circumcision vent · I don't understand parents who post identifying info about their children on REDDIT - Etiquette6 posts in the past month
- Visiting adult children
- Do we suck for changing our travel plans?
- Portable potty for 7.5 year old
#56EtiquetteVisiting adult children · Do we suck for changing our travel plans? · Portable potty for 7.5 year old
Product recommendations
- my ..1 post in the past month
- My 11 year old daughter is the best thing I ever created.
#11my ..My 11 year old daughter is the best thing I ever created.
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Parenting for?
- Best for Parents enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Parenting free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Parenting have?
- Roughly 8.3M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Parenting on?
- r/Parenting runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Parenting cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Parenting is organized under Parents.
- How do I join r/Parenting?
- You can join r/Parenting by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Parenting communities like?
- Communities for parents at all stages, from pregnancy through raising teenagers. Reddit has active subreddits for specific parenting styles and age groups, with Facebook groups drawing hundreds of thousands of members for pregnancy advice, newborn questions, and general parenting discussion.
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- 16
- Visitors /mo (+220%)
- 3
- Referrals /mo
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