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bellyHood.com Promotes Support Among Moms of all Ages
Added: (Sat May 03 2008)
Tampa, FL (PRWEB) April 29, 2008 -- A unique social website called bellyHood.com provides users with the ability to create friendships and find support as they transition into one of the most important phases of their lives: motherhood. The website, which will be officially launched on Mother's Day, May 11th, connects the experienced with the in-experienced, the seasoned mother with the new mother, (sometimes still a child herself), by promoting the sharing of ideas and experiences affecting any woman or mother. As quoted directly from the website, "It is a place where the true nature of motherhood is nurtured."
"In today's world where Internet social networking is so popular among teenagers and young adults, it is no surprise that bellyHood will attract younger women," says mother and co-founder, Katheryn Poco (known as MommaPoco to this online community); "however, this website offers more, a lot more, than other popular websites." Its goal is to break the "off-limit" mentality associated with popular social websites and offer a safe, nurturing environment where women of all ages can connect about topics related to their role as mothers. For example, the mother of a diabetic child or a mom whose child has cerebral palsy can create a supportive connection with other women who share similar challenges. She can share her story through a blog, create a special interest group to discuss just about anything she wishes, or send invitations to any other member to gather support for any cause. To quote Anne Stiller, IBCLC, a registered nurse and lactation consultant and a member of bellyHood.com, "A strong support system is vitally important to help young families grow strong and thrive. Peer support has become more necessary in today's society where distance and limited contact with extended family members is so often the norm and small, nuclear families are often isolated from loved ones who, in past generations, were always around to offer advice and assistance with child rearing. BellyHood.com will provide a valuable forum to promote positive contact among mothers of all ages for mutual support." Anne's online profile, which is categorized as Support Giver - Belly Buddy, a term given to members who buddy up with one another, is a perfect example of the essence this community intends to capture.
Whether a woman is a new mother, a grandmother, a foster mother, an expectant mother, or just planning to become a mother, the common denominator is there. Deep within the fabric of motherhood lays a woman's true nature. That of a nurturing, giver of life. BellyHood.com seeks to support and nurture that nature.