Recently, a post was made on the subreddit that attracted many trolls and a lot of brigading. (The mods are still investigating the source of the brigade.)

We would like to firmly state that r/NewParents is a trans- and LGBT-affirming sub. If you have a problem with that, you are welcome to leave. Outright transphobic statements violate Rule 1 and will be removed. Repeat offenders will be permanently banned.

We apologize that it took so long to take care of problematic comments on that post. Please, please, please report any comments that you see that break the rules! The mods try to get to reports as quickly as possible but there are only a couple of us active right now, and it's been hard to stay on top of things.

For that reason, we are recruiting some new mods for r/NewParents**.**

The expectations for moderators:

• Be able to check the mod queue at least once a day
• Check popular posts for problematic comments

It's a lot to take on as a new parent (believe us, we know, haha) so please make sure you are able to take on this work before applying.

That said, the more active mods we get on board, the less work it'll actually be.

To apply, please modmail us at the link in the sidebar.

Thak you for being such a great and supportive community!

Hi,

One of our users recently alerted mods that another user who has been permanently banned from this sub for trolling has been sending DMs to users after they post content on this sub to essentially circumvent that ban. The user was banned for trolling posts where parents are seeking support/venting about parenthood. They typically try to act "helpful" by referring users to subs for regretful parents. Most of their comment history seems to exist in the childfree subs. I'm sure you can see where things are going with this.

Please report any unwanted DMs that you receive to Reddit and let mods know if you think it's linked to a post you've made on this sub.

Thanks everyone and sorry to anyone who has had to deal with this.

Effective today, we're going to start a daily thread for Relationship posts. These posts tend to devolve into a lot of anger and resentment towards the people in the post, and are pretty difficult to moderate.

The daily thread will exist to vent about partners/family members/in laws and request for advice about your relationship.

We'll check back in a week or two to see how its going.

Also for additional relationship subreddits, check out /r/relationships and /r/JUSTNOMIL/

For fisher price piano related fun please post here instead of creating your own post. Thanks everyone! 😊

Seriously, if you’re worried about your baby’s poop take them to their pediatrician, don’t ask random people on Reddit. My baby poops plenty, I don’t need to spend all day moderating even more poop. 🙃

Please post all comments about the above topic in this thread. Future standalone posts will be removed.

Because every post about it seems to turn into fierce arguments, post submissions about circumcision are no longer allowed.

Circumcision is a medical decision that should be made between the parents and the doctor.

Any discussion including comments on it will be removed and repeat offenders will be banned.

Hi /r/NewParents!

Thanks as always for being such an amazing community to be part of. There is so much knowledge and support here, and the mod team really appreciates all you do to keep this a safe and supportive space.

But this community is getting so, so large - and the mod team are also all new parents, so it can be hard to stay on top of things sometimes.

Therefore, we are looking to take on a couple new moderators to shore things up a bit. If you are interested, please comment here and/or shoot us a modmail and let us know!

What's going on?

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.

On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.

Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface .

This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.

What's the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.

The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do as a user?

• Complain. Message the mods of /r/reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message /u/reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /r/reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.

• Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join the coordinated mod effort at /r/ModCoord.

• Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!

• Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.

What can you do as a moderator?

• Join the coordinated effort over at /r/ModCoord

• Make a sticky post showing your support, A template has been created here you can use or modify to your liking, and be sure to crosspost it to /r/ModCoord.

Thank you for your patience in the matter,

-Mod Team

Please add any nuanced discussion to the topic in the comments below.

New Flair "Support Needed"

Sometimes New Parents just want a safe place to post without seeing argumentative, unsupportive and unpleasant comments. The intent with this new flair is to offer that safe space for the parent in need to discuss their topics with other parents.

When you post with the flair "Support Needed" you will get the following message on your post.

This post has been flaired "Support Needed". Moderation is stricter here, argumentative, unsupportive and unpleasant comments will be removed.

Rule Adjustments

We have additionally clarified Rules 1, 7 and added Rule 8.

• Rule 1 "Don't Be a Jerk": We added context to make this rule more clear.

• Being a jerk includes but is not limited to: Personal attacks, racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, derogatory or dehumanizing language, including insults and general incivility

• Rule 7 "No Anti-vax Misinformation or Support": The original rule resulted in an immediate ban. We will now allow for a warning before an immediate ban. We have also setup Automod to remind users of this rule in any discussions involving vaccines.

• Rule 8 "No Brigading or Trolling": New Rule Added.

Our goals with these changes are to foster a healthy safe environment for New Parents to get all the support they need.

Thank you all for being such a wonderful and engaging community!

Because all our members are so active (top 1% on reddit!), we have taken on some new mods to help manage the load.

The new mods are:

u/songcats

u/booogetoffthestage

u/greedy4sleep

u/bashful4monkey

u/lalaland1019

u/beaver_tails

u/Expendablepolo

This is in addition to our existing team. You can find the full list of mods in the sidebar. Please feel free to contact us via modmail if you ever need something.

Hope you all have a great week.

Approximately 2 week ago the original MOD decided to step down, /u/crazy_river_otter has stepped in to take over the subreddit. In doing so he brought on several other mods and we're working closely to settle in as a team.

The first week we discussed all the existing rules and flairs in the subreddit and made some minor changes just to help clean this place up.

Now we are seeking feedback on what changes you the community would like to see, if any.

Please fill out the brief anonymous survey below, we will look at all your answers in approx. 1 week and discuss any potential changes if needed.

https://forms.gle/ZeGrKQT3QomXP4TE8

If you have any additional ideas, please post them in the comments here! Weekly topics, new flair, adjustments to existing rules, etc. etc. all ideas are welcome!