r/ScienceBasedParenting

Updated 2026-10-24

r/ScienceBasedParenting is a Science & Education community on Reddit with 267,915 members, ranking #111 of 2,165 in Science & Education. 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!

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How big is r/ScienceBasedParenting?

Created in 2018, r/ScienceBasedParenting has had 8 years to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Science & Education it ranks #111 of 2,165 communities we track — the top 5.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 133× the median Science & Education subreddit, which has 2,019 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Science & Education community we track is r/science with 34,470,477 members — roughly 129 times the size of r/ScienceBasedParenting. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2018 sits in the later wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/ScienceBasedParenting on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members267,915
CategoryScience & Education
Rank in category#111 of 2,165
Created2018
Category median size2,019 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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