Frunchymama.com is a new site and we are so happy to go live! Please come visit our message boards to chat!
We have built this site for community information. A place to find out about all things natural and organic to make a better life for you and your family. Most sites out there today are either traditional parenting sites or natural parenting sites. These two categories have previously been on opposite ends of the spectrum. The Frunchymama message boards bridge that gap.
Frunchymama.com is for the Fashionably Crunchy. The person looking for a balance between natural and traditional. It's a practical approach to parenting- one that helps save time, money, and stress ~ while still maintaining many of the convenience items we have grown up using.
It's not just about switching to cloth diapers because its best for the environment- but because it is also great on your wallet and they look darn cute on a baby bum!
Wherever you personally fall on the natural living or traditional spectrum, Frunchymama.com is not here to judge but to help you make your own choices. Ones that are best for you, your family, and maybe even the earth too.
It is only through trial and error that we can have any success as a parent and we hope our message boards will provide you with some new things to try and some new information to learn.
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What is Frunchy?
Frunchy - "Fashionably Crunchy" - is a word we coined to describe ourselves.
This term came up when we realized that we didn't really fit in to a mold. Our parenting styles and lives aren't really the crunchy, granola, super natural type. We also don't fit into the mainstream, "old-school" parenting style either. Frunchymama.com is a nice blend of those two extremes. We are a middle ground for mamas who fall anywhere on the spectrum of parenting styles. Frunchymama.com is for those who are curious about the "crunchy" lifestyle but don't know much about it. We are also for the mamas who are already practicing many aspects of the "crunchy" lifestyle and want to share our knowledge with others. We are for all moms who want to do what is best for themselves, their children, their families, and the earth.
It came about during a conversation one day between a group of friends. One mama uses cloth diapers, but didn't breastfeed or make her own baby food. Another mama cosleeps with her 2 year old, wears her baby and breastfeeds, but vaccinates her child on schedule. A third person uses disposable diapers, makes her own baby food, never touched a sling in her life, and her child has slept in a crib from day one. None of them considered themselves "crunchy"...but at the same time, none of them considered themselves "mainstream" or "traditional" either.
We found that one mom uses slings because they are just easier than lugging a stroller - another loves her stroller and would hate carrying a kid around all the time. There is no right and wrong. Each and every mother should have the information available to make her own judgements and choices.
That is what frunchy is - it is anyone who questions the conveneince products in search for a better way. It is not all or nothing. It's frunchy.
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