Momversation
Encyclopedia
Momversation is a website
Website
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 and online video series produced by DECA
Deca
Deca- or deka- is a prefix in the metric system, also a numerical prefix, denoting a factor of ten. The term is derived from the Greek δέκα meaning "ten". Its symbol is the only SI prefix that uses more than one character....

, the Digital Entertainment Corporation of America. The show, which officially launched on November 12, 2008, consists of mom bloggers discussing issues pertinent to women and parenting. Momversation's website contains videos, forums, and a blog.

Description

Momversation videos are discussions among a rotating cast of moms and dads who blog. Past topics have included circumcision
Circumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin from the penis. The word "circumcision" comes from Latin and ....

, breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or...

, and homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...

, and the show occasionally brings on guests, such as Lisa Belkin of the New York Times and Nancy O'Dell of Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...

. Regular contributors to the Momversation show include Heather Armstrong
Heather Armstrong
Heather B. Armstrong is an American blogger who resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. She writes under the pseudonym of Dooce...

 of the website Dooce, Alice Bradley, Daphne Brogdon, Asha Dornfest, Jessica Gottlieb
Jessica Gottlieb
Jessica Wilzig Gottlieb is an American blogger and speaker who resides in Los Angeles, California. She writes which focuses on being a mom, also known as “Mommy Blogging”....

, Giyen Kim, Dana Loesch, Maggie Mason, Mindy Roberts, Heather Spohr
Heather Spohr
Heather Spohr is an American blogger and philanthropist whose award-winning blog, initially became popular as she detailed her family’s experiences dealing with a high risk pregnancy, an extended NICU stay, and the difficulties of caring for a premature baby.-Biography & Career:Born and raised in...

, Karen Walrond, and Rebecca Woolf.

Every Monday and Thursday new videos are posted with a topic pertaining to moms. Three or four of the panelists talk about the topic and then it is discussed more in the comments.

Some of the Momversation panelists were guests on the Oprah Winfrey show.

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