How the parenting communities compare
Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 94% of all members on this list, so most of the parenting conversation happens in a handful of places. r/Parenting and r/NewParents are the two busiest, with roughly 105 and 113 new posts a day. Per member, the liveliest is r/Autism_Parenting: 54 posts a day from 58.1K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/Parenting grew fastest recently (+0.03%, +2.1K members since Oct 26). The oldest is r/Parenting, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
The 9 biggest parenting subreddits
r/Parenting 8,303,950 members · ~105 posts/day · +2.1K since Oct 26 · since 2008/r/Parenting is the 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…
- Sr/SingleParents ↗ 1,423,208 members · ~7.1 posts/day · +143 since Oct 26 · since 2009
A place for single parents to communicate and connect!
- Nr/NewParents ↗ 374,722 members · ~113 posts/day · since 2011
A place to share thoughts, questions, support, and tips about being a new parent to a young child.
- Ar/AskParents ↗ 206,137 members · ~42 posts/day · since 2010
Asking parents questions, one at a time.
- Sr/ScienceBasedParenting ↗ 167,776 members · since 2018
A place to ask questions related to parenting and receive answers based on science, share relevant research, and discuss existing scientific journalism. Please check out our rules and stickied introductory post before posting/com…
- Ur/UKParenting ↗ 83,247 members · ~46 posts/day · since 2018
A supportive space for UK parents to share experiences, ask for advice, and find the humour in parenting. Whether you're celebrating milestones, seeking guidance, or just venting about the chaos, we’re here for it all.
- Ar/Autism_Parenting ↗ 58,115 members · ~54 posts/day · since 2017
Welcome to the Autism Parenting subreddit! Ask questions*, share experiences and get community support for raising kids on the spectrum. Connect with parents of all neurotypes. *If you are a parent wondering if your child is auti…
- Pr/ParentingFR ↗ 48,409 members · since 2019
ParentingFR is a french speaking subreddit. We can converse in english but it's not the subject on this subreddit, unless you have some specifical question about french education. Un subreddit pour les parents, futurs parents... …
- Ar/AttachmentParenting ↗ 46,374 members · since 2010
A sub for anyone who wants support with parenting through an attachment philosophy approach. The term attachment parenting was coined by American pediatrician William Sears, and focuses on the nurturing connection that parents ca…
Choosing where to post
Questions do best in r/AskParents, the community on this list that is built around advice and help (around 42 posts a day). Asking the same thing in r/Parenting often gets it removed or lost among the 105 daily posts. Competition for attention differs a lot: r/SingleParents has 1.4M members but only about 7.1 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 200.5K members — while r/NewParents gets about 113 a day, one for every 3.3K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/SingleParents; r/NewParents is better when you want quick replies.
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest parenting subreddit?
r/Parenting is the largest, with 8,303,950 members, followed by r/SingleParents (1.4M) and r/NewParents (374.7K).
Which parenting subreddit is the most active?
By new posts per day, r/NewParents leads with about 113, ahead of r/Parenting (105). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Where should a beginner ask about parenting on Reddit?
r/AskParents is the one built around questions and advice, with about 42 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many parenting subreddits are there?
We list 9 active, safe-for-work parenting communities with at least 25,000 members each, 10.7M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest parenting subreddit?
r/Parenting, created on Mar 24, 2008.
Are these parenting subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.