/r/ScienceBasedParenting/

r/ScienceBasedParenting

274k members
r/ScienceBasedParenting is a subreddit with 274k members. The community frequently discusses struggling to, struggling with, for, with my, and parenting, and they frequently recommend/review convertible car seat, baby monitors, and car seat, and the most common flair used is question - research required, question - expert consensus required, sharing research, and science journalism.
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/commenting. Thank you, and welcome!

Popular Topics in r/ScienceBasedParenting

#1

Struggling To

12 posts
#2

Struggling With

10 posts
#3

For

10 posts
#4

With My

9 posts
#5

Parenting

7 posts
#6

Toddler

7 posts
#7

Looking For

6 posts
#8

Baby

6 posts
#9

Sleep

5 posts
#10

During

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/ScienceBasedParenting

#1
Nuna
4.7 from 3 reviews
#2
Evenflo
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Diono
4.5 from 2 reviews

Baby Monitors

10 reviews
#1
VTech
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Eufy
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Dormi
4.0 from 1 review

Car Seat

9 reviews
#1
Graco
4.6 from 5 reviews
#2
Britax
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Nuna
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/ScienceBasedParenting

#1
Question - Research required
: "What parenting style is this? What does the evidence say?"
131 posts
#2
Question - Expert consensus required
: "children under 2 years should ideally have no intentional recreational screen time"
37 posts
#3
Sharing research
: "Screentime and Gray Matter"
11 posts
#4
Science journalism
: "American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order ‘dangerous’"
5 posts

Member Growth in r/ScienceBasedParenting

Yearly
+70k members(34.5%)

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Last updated: August 13, 2026