Alternative Baby is a comprehensive Australian website offering
"instinctive, conscious and informed parenting information
and support" through articles, chat rooms, forums, discussion
boards, resources, online members' journals, and a monthly
newsletter. Registration is free, and registered users can post to
forums, create journals, and submit articles. An expandable map
shows locations of site visitors around the world.
The extensive forums offer "a community for parents to
gain information and support regarding attachment parenting and
other alternative, gentle and instinctive parenting styles".
Forums include such topics as Attachment Parenting Ideals,
Pregnancy and Birth, Natural Weaning, Single Parents, Raising
Spirited and High Needs Kids, Natural Healing, Home Schooling,
Vaccination, Frugal Living, and many more, including a forum for
Australian families seeking like-minded friends and organizing
local meetings. There are currently almost 60,000 messages posted
by registered users.
Alternative Baby is an exceptional resource for all attachment
parenting families, with an added bonus for those based in
Australia.