Natural Parenting Convention: #MommyCon2015

I sure wish there was an event like this when I was pregnant nine years ago! It would have been amazingly helpful to have so much natural parenting information and products gathered in one location — with experts on hand to answer my every question and like-minded moms to befriend.

What is MommyCon?

Back for its third consecutive year, MommyCon is a boutique-style convention focused on natural and organic parenting methods. The daylong event features speakers and workshops that provide an education about parenting choices. And you don’t have to be an über-crunchy mom to attend…the organization prides themselves on being a judgment-free environment open to all parents or parents-to-be and a variety of perspectives. All you really need is to be passionate about parenting.

2015 events are being held in eight cities across the U.S. While each city’s specific program differs, topics generally include: birth, breastfeeding, natural health and medicine, car seat safety, cloth diapering and babywearing.

**View the 2015 MommyCon Event Schedule.**

MommyCon events are family friendly. You can bring your kids (those under 16 years old get in free with a paying adult), try on a myriad of baby carriers, meet like-minded moms, sign up for a baby sleep consultation, shop baby gear vendors and listen to fabulous speakers such as Dr. Jay Gordon, Jessica Martin-Weber of The Leaky Boob, Bunmi Laditan of The Honest Toddler and Barbara Nicholson of Attachment Parenting International.

You’ll also receive giveaways and gift bag goodies from event sponsors.

Discounted Tickets

My wonderful Eco-Mothering readers can use the promo code ECOMOTHER15 at checkout for $5 off your ticket price — good for any city in 2015. The discount applies to general admission tickets only, not presale or VIP events. Click here to buy MommyCon tickets.

Below are some photos from MommyCon as well as a sample schedule from February’s Chicago event.

 

 

 

This post is shared at Natural Family Friday.