50 Social Networks for Healthy and Happy Moms
Social networking sites are everywhere, but mothers may feel left out amongst the college and high school kids. Below are the 50 best social networks designed especially for mothers of all different types.
Top Social Network Sites for Mom
These sites offer the best in networking for the average, American mother.
1. Café Mom: With over 1 million mothers as members, this is a leading site. You can upload photos, write or read journals, take a poll, read the daily buzz, and much more. Join one of the many groups just for moms or enter your child in a photo showdown.
2. Parents Connect: Nickelodeon hosts this site just for parents to trade tips, advice, and even recipes for the kids. Get advice from experts or everyday parents on everything from toddlers to teens. You can even get a boot camp for potty training or recession survival.
3. MothersClick: Sort through the many groups or ask your question without even becoming a member. You can also get activities, reviews, recipes, and classifieds. They also often showcase great deals or freebies.
4. MomSpace: Join here to make friends, get useful tips on all sorts of mom related items, or utilize the career center. They have over 160 groups for moms or you can start your own. They even have a magazine currently featuring a mother of seven.
5. Mom Central: Revolution Health brings this online community just for moms. Join a group, forum, or post a blog. You can also read an award winning blog by Dr. Val and get many useful articles.
6. Minti: Whether you are having your first child, your teenager is becoming difficult, or you are planning a pregnancy, Minti has the answers. The site gives you the option to read or write advice, get a Q & A, or plan an activity. Use the question widget to type your question and get an answer.
7. Type A Mom: Visit here for real moms sharing real advice. Get many useful tips and resources, such as fun things to do with your kids. You can also get information by mom types, age, join the network, or view the buying guide.
8. Mom Junction: Create a private space to share with your friends and family on this site. They even have advice on how to best utilize the site. You can also read the daily buzz or join one of the shared communities.
Best Blogging Networks
Moms who have to blog will enjoy these sites for mothers and parents.
9. Mom Blog Network: Read the latest in mom blog posts from this site. They are often listed by hotness and you can even add your own blog or entry. A recent hot entry examines first time moms versus second time moms.
10. Mom Bloggers Club: New members of this site are featured on their homepage. You can also get video blogs, pregnant blogs, UK moms, and even video blogs. With 4,800 members and counting, you are sure to find something useful.
11. Twitter Moms: One of the hottest trends on the web, Twitter is now available to social networking moms. Over 16,000 moms tweet on parenting, children, crafts, fashion, politics, and more. Twitter also allows you to connect with your non-mom friends and family.
12. MomsBuzz: Whether you’re frustrated, thrilled, angry, or just want to spill the beans about your day MomsBuzz is the place. You also have the option of making your blog public, or just sharing with those you know. You can also get links to free offers.
13. Real Women, Real Advice: This site contains life-learned advice from women on everything from hosting a clothing swap to getting through childbirth. Enjoy the stories, share the wisdom, and offer your own insights. Many entries include videos and steps to take you through any crisis.
14. Parenting: Visit here to read tons of blogs on parenting. You can view only the editor’s entries, all entries, or contribute your own. There are also similar options for blended family, grandparents, adoption, co-parenting, and more.
15. Blogamama: If you are a mama, own a blog, and love to blog or a podcast, check this site out. You can be listed for free on their directory or use it to find moms in your area. The freebies section also gives a free online course on blogging.
Best Social Network for Babies Mamas
Mothers of infants and newborns will enjoy these sites.
16. Baby Center: Stop here to meet other parents, share your photos, or get expert advice. The homepage even has tips for various forms of potty training. Click on “kidisms” to share the funny thing your child or children did today.
17. Baby Corner: Visit here for information on fertility, pregnancy, parenting, and toddlers. Useful tools include pregnancy calculators and links to free baby samples. You can also enter your child in the photo contest to win a free toy.
18. Baby Zone: Visit the message boards here to view all sorts of topics on pregnancy and babies. Active topics include milk, car seats, and more. You can even join a club by pregnancy, due date, or family planning.
19. Pregnancy & Parenting: Join iVillage to become a member of this community for today’s mother. You can get essential tools, baby names, tips for newborns, or start your own “momtourage.” You can even get tips from celebrities like Nancy O’Dell and Tori Spelling.
Best Network Sites For Moms With Little Kids
Parents with toddler or big kids will enjoy these social sites.
20. Kaboose: Visit this community for tons of activities, recipes, games, and more for parents and kids. You can post pictures of your own family and connect with others. They also have options based on holidays, seasons, and a section just for mom.
21. MOMYS: MOMYS is an acronym for Mothers Of Many Young Siblings. If you have had, or hope to have, four or more children under eight years old, this is the place for you. You can also get a recipe of the day or read their very own digest.
22. Connect With Kids: Kids, parents, and even teachers will enjoy this site for fun and education. Parents can sign up for the newsletter, read the blog, or get a great deal of recommendations. You can also get a ton of videos on the many issues effecting kids today.
Best Social Networks for Women
Because moms need a break from the kids, visit these social networks designed just for women.
23. Pinklinx: Visit here for an international business networking community for women. You can use your membership to promote your company, share a video resume, find a job, post a blog, and much more. You can even get or offer mentoring services.
24. Mom Logic: Leave the kids aside for this site that is specifically geared towards women with children. You can get tips for health, beauty, celebrity moms, baby names, and more. The Daily Logic section gathers video clips of interest to mothers.
25. Sisterwoman: Their philosophy is that support plus advice plus laughter equals sisterhood. Similar to Myspace, you can upload photos, make a profile, or write a blog. You can even use the girlfriend hotline to post your most urgent messages.
26. Bringr: This is a website for women to bring stories that interest them to share them with others. The front page is made up of the most popular “brings.” Categories include health, beauty, shopping, and entertainment.
27. Conscious Woman: Since 2007, Conscious Woman has been an online resource for issues related to women’s health,
children’s health, and the environment. They offer an exciting array of online workshops and on-demand pre-recorded programs on a wide variety of topics. You can join their discussion boards or read about the woman of the month.
28. All For Women: This online community is intended for the women of Australia, but is worth a look. You can join a forum, read one of the blog chicks, and more. The recipes alone are worth the trip.
Best Social Networks for Working Mothers
In addition to frying up the bacon, many mothers are also required to bring it home. The below social networks will help you do both and much more.
29. Working Moms: If you’ve ever felt guilty for not spending enough time with your kids because of work, welcome to the club. This community of moms help each other with blogs, shopping tips, and advice for de-stressing. The Q & A section is especially popular for finding solutions to common questions.
30. Home Based Working Moms: Create your own unique profile to network, learn, and grow your home business. Get tips for home business, a virtual mom assistant, or read the feature of the day. You even get a free listing in the member directory when you sign up.
31. B’Mums: Are you a stay at home mom that needs to make some extra money? Then visit this site specifically for work from home jobs for mothers. Learn about SEO, get website builders, or more tips on how to make money from home. They even have a section for you to post your success stories.
32. WAHM: This is the online magazine for work at home moms. Get work at home jobs and all the support and advice a work at home mom or dad could ask for. You can also read the message boards, find moms in your area, view the marketplace, and more.
33. MomGadget: A community that is dedicated to gadgets, gizmos, and work at home bliss. Moms will enjoy their product reviews and recommendations for all moms including stay at home or working. Get reviews for books, movies, technology, web sites, and more.
34. My Mommy Biz: These message boards are specifically for work at home moms. You can discuss topics that are business related, family related, or just introduce yourself. Popular boards include telecommuting and mystery shopping.
Best Social Networks for Moms Who Want to Save Money
Moms looking for a good deal, ways to cut down on their bills, and build a better budget will enjoy these sites.
35. Coupon Mom: Visit here for grocery coupons, free samples, great deals, and more. They even offer a free download to show you how to use the site to cut your grocery bills in half. Coupon Mom was even featured on Oprah and they list the ten tips they gave her.
36. Yadahome: A free membership gives you access to online grocery lists, to do lists, and a calendar. You can also connect with other members for more money saving tips. They even have a search for grocery coupons.
37. Mommysavers: This site is where moms go to live well for less. You can join the forum or start saving with coupons and offers right away. They have up to date shopping tips, a YouTube channel, and tons of budgeting tips.
38. Moms View: Visit here for online coupons, codes, free stuff, and more. The message boards allow you to make friends, get tips, and save money. You can also get tons of coupons by store or department.
39. Freebies 4 Mom: This site has tons of freebies, coupons, sweeps, giveaways, and more just for mom. They also list the top hottest freebies and coupons on the homepage for easy clicking. A recent article was entitled “The Secret to Winning Instant Win Games.”
40. Money Saving Mom: This is an upbeat blog dedicated to helping you find great deals, stretch your dollars, and live on less than you make so you can save more and give more. You can instantly get coupons for groceries, baby, pets, and more. A recent entry showed how to make money by taking surveys.
Specialty Social Networks for Moms
These social networks were built for a specific mom in mind.
41. Babble: New and younger parents will enjoy this community and magazine designed just for them. Join the community, start a blog, or get tons of information on every child age. Highest rated articles include takes from the child’s perspective on food and fashion.
42. West Coast Moms: Mothers living in California, Oregon, or Washington State will enjoy this social networking site. The Connexion area helps mothers connect on topics such as life balance, self care, and child care. The network area helps with managing career and family life.
43. Mocha Moms: African American mothers will enjoy this site just for them. This support group is for those who have chosen not to work full-time outside of the home in order to devote more time to their families and communities. Although registration is free, this is a 501 (c)(3) that accepts donations.
44. Absolutely Parents: This site is a community for fertility, pregnancy, parenting, and family living. In addition to starting a blog, you can also join their growing community. Popular choices on this site include ask an expert and the top 100 tags.
45. Real Savvy Moms: Moms with a green point of view will enjoy this site. You can read hot topics, watch a video, or ask an expert. They also have many useful tips for parents trying to conceive.
46. MamasTimeOut: They feature a weekly mom support call in show on various motherhood/parenting topics, including interviews with special guests. Listen and talk live, go to the chatroom during the show, or tune in later when you have time to listen. You can also apply to be a guest speaker.
47. Moms on the Move: Linda Swain hosts this show to give mothers the power to do and inspire. You can join their network, nominate a mom to be on the show, or enter a contest. They also offer tons of video clips on mothers who have inspired them.
48. International Mothers Network: The IMN is the first ever, global consortium of motherhood organizations, with over 50 mothering organizations taking part. You can find a group in your area, join, or take part in one of their events. There is also a newsletter or videos of their past activities.
49. Todobebe: “Everything Baby” is a site for Spanish speaking mothers who are expecting or have had a child. You can get your own profile, complete with photos and videos, or view the Viva La Familia show. You can also get tips for conception, career, and even domestic violence.
50. Mamiweb: Speakers of German will enjoy this site exclusively for them. With a growing number of members, it is mostly for those in Eastern Europe, but Americans who speak the lingo will also enjoy it. Included are a free member profile, the option to upload photos, a magazine, and more.
Whether stuck at home or behind a desk, mothers of all sorts can utilize social networks for tips, friendship, or just a place to vent. With the help of these 50 sites, it is easier than ever.