Ads, links, and reprints: Frequently asked questions about ParentingScience.com

Have a question about advertising? Links? Reprints? Before you write to me, please read my answers to these frequently asked questions.

I'd like to put a link to Parenting Science on my blog. Do you have a special button I can use?

What does it look like? It's the green box to the right.

To get your own, simply click on the "get widget" button a the bottom of the widget.

I have a cool website / product / service. Could you please tell your readers about it?

I get lots of requests for free links and advertising, and I don’t have time to answer them all. So please note my policy: I don’t offer free links or advertising. If you have a website or product that you would like to advertise on ParentingScience.com, you can contact me.

What about a link exchange?

Links I won’t make

1. I don’t offer free advertising for websites that promote goods or services. If you have a promotional website, and you want my readers to know about it, you can contact me about placing an ad.

2. I don’t do link exchanges with websites that promote medical or therapeutic services (e.g., a website for a therapist who offers counseling sessions). That’s not intended as a slight to your expertise. It’s because I can’t recommend a service provider to others if I don’t know him or her personally.

3. I don’t promote parenting resources that offer advice I regard as unscientific or that fail to meet high standards of academic rigor. For example, most glossy, commercial parenting magazines do not meet these standards.

4. I need links to be relevant to my content. You might have a great site, but if it doesn’t “fit” anywhere on my site, I can’t use it.

Links I have made

In general, the links that I list on my website fall into one of these categories:

• Academic, research-based information sites (i.e., the websites of university researchers)

• Government websites that describe health or safety policies

• Websites associated with major professional medical organizations (e.g., the AAPA) or credentialed medical professionals who offer advice strictly related to those credentials (e.g., Dr. William Sears)

• Websites that offer unique, free, high-quality, non-medical services relevant to one of my articles (e.g., free, legal music downloads)

• Support groups for specific issues relevant to one of my pages (e.g., attachment parenting; childbirth trauma)

Can I reprint one of your articles on my blog or website?

Can I reprint one of your articles in my (offline) newsletter, magazine, or book?