r/Parenting
BorderlineReddit Parenting - For those with kids of any age!
/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 to help you through this crazy thing called parenting. You can 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.
Members
8,056,434
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
March 24, 2008
Total posts
623.9K
archived
Total comments
12.5M
archived
Is r/Parenting dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 48 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.
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How many members does r/Parenting have?
r/Parenting had 8,056,434 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/Parenting dead?
r/Parenting looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (48 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.
When was r/Parenting created?
r/Parenting was created on March 24, 2008.
Can I take over r/Parenting?
Probably not. r/Parenting is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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