It isn’t often that you hear politics discussed by moms on the playground. That could be because we find ourselves too pressed for time to pay attention or because we are wary of engaging in serious debate without having done the proper research.

Now that may be on over-generalization, however, Molly Teichman is on a mission to bring politics to moms. Recognizing our value in the home, and as leaders in our families she wants mothers to be educated about politics, to have a forum to express their opinions without fear of ridicule and she wants them to be comfortable asking questions if there is something they don’t know or don’t understand.

This mother of three beautiful children created Political Mommentary - a site dedicated to factual political discussion free of “name calling, one liners or other divisive behavior”. Molly recognizes people won’t always agree; in fact, she embraces the idea. She is hoping to encourage bipartisan discussion.

She explains, “With a furrowed brow I find myself misunderstood and disappointed at the incredibly divided political landscape. Often not in line with my Republican party, nor feeling understanding from a more liberal crowd, I felt it was necessary to begin a new path toward bipartisan debate and understanding.”

And thus, Political Mommentary was born. With information presented from both sides of the political spectrum - and everywhere in between, Molly has created a political haven for moms to learn, understand and question the world around them.

Engage. Ask. Discuss. Debate.

Offer commentary.

Learn more about Molly and Political Mommentary Wednesday, August 14th on Why Moms Matter on Blog Talk Radio at 12:30PST/2:30CST. We will be happy to take your questions!

Post by Danielle Smith from ExtraordinaryMommy.com

The Why Moms Matter Project

The WhyMomsMatter Project was created by the founders of MomFaves to celebrate and honor the significance and beauty of motherhood. Moms are nominated by their loved ones to receive the “Why Moms Matter Award” by clicking “Nominate” at the top left of WhyMomsMatter.com. If you would like to nominate someone for the WhyMomsMatter project, we would love to hear from you!

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How MomFaves will Empower and Promote Those that Provide Value to Moms

Do You Bring Value to Moms?

If so, here’s how to promote your business, product, website or charity and grow word-of-mouth using MomFaves.com, the mom word-of-mouth network™.

1. Be Recommended: A real mom must first submit and recommend you as a favorite to other moms on MomFaves.com
2. Encourage Moms to Vote: Tell your mom fans how they can “Vote” for you on MomFaves (see info below). As the number of mom votes increase, so does your exposure to other moms.
3. Become Popular: MomFaves.com reveals the most popular mom recommendations to the public and all its members by fave topic, category and location.
4. Make the List: MomFaves, Inc. will release its annual list of what moms have voted most popular on MomFaves.com at the end of each year.

The Annual “Most Faved By Moms on MomFaves” List

MomFaves, Inc. will release its first Annual “Most Faved By Moms on MomFaves.com” List to promote what met or exceeded the expectations of moms across the U.S. in 2009.

The List will consist of each year’s top ten most mom-valued products, services, places, websites, activities, recipes, programs, causes, deals, entertainment, events, news, experiences and remedies according to what moms have voted most popular on MomFaves.com.

Launch Your “Vote for Us!” on MomFaves Campaign

MomFaves, Inc. announces effective ways for mom-valued businesses, services, websites, and organizations, to increase word of mouth within the MomFaves community.

MomFaves offers you easy online and offline tools to help grow word-of-mouth once you’ve been recommended by a mom on MomFaves.com. Moms can be taken directly to your listing on MomFaves.com where they can easily join and cast their vote for you or what you offer. If you’d like, you can also purchase “Vote for Us! on MomFaves.com” postcard flyers to help with the campaign.

Promote-It! Image Links

Anything submitted by a mom on MomFaves.com can be promoted on external sites via the “Promote-it” tab. This tab exists on every recommendation you see on MomFaves. Simply click the recommendation, find the “Promote-it” tab - then copy/paste the code into the websites,  blogs or posts where you want to direct moms to vote for something specific.

Use the “Promote-it” feature to increase the exposure of your own business, product, service, organization, place, website or event. If you’ve been submitted by a mom to MomFaves, promote mom-word of-mouth by sharing your “Promote-it” links with other mom fans to encourage them to vote.  As number of votes increase, your exposure to the MomFaves community also increases. Don’t submit yourself to MomFaves - the best way is always to encourage a REAL MOM FAN who has an authentic opinion of you to submit. If moms value you, you won’t have a problem finding mom fans.

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MomFaves will be offering hyper-targeted hyper-relevant sponsorship and advertising programs to those that have proven themselves to be mom-valued on MomFaves.com, the mom word-of-mouth network™.

These programs will offer a wide range of opportunities to reach moms in a relevant, respectful and cost-effective manner.

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