I constantly get asked by parents, “what websites do you read?” and “as a parent, what websites should I read?” You all know that I read a ridiculous about of parenting websites, but I have a soft-spot for mom bloggers and wanted to do a great round-up of all of my (and my reader’s) favorite mom bloggers. Below are the reader submissions, reviews and some of each blog’s most popular articles. I am so pleased we got a huge variety of mom blogs submitted.
Stay tuned for best dad blogs, teen blogs and parenting websites. There are many great parenting websites that include mom blogs, I did not put them on here, do not fear, they will be considered in the 50 Best Parenting Websites post. You can email me your submissions at vvanpetten (at) rrules (dot) com.
(in no particular order!)
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Momoirs
Mommy Blog.net
“She puts it all out there! Mistakes, jokes, touching moments and you really feel like you are not the only one who has crazy mom experiences. I LOVE HER BLOG”
Busy Mom
For all of you busy mommies, this is a blog for you!
My Mommy’s Place
“If you are searching for something – an answer, an idea, encouragement, or perhaps validation that you’re making the right mothering choices. If you’re like me, you are searching for ways to grow and be a better mother.”
The Bean Blog
Great Blog that covers a big age spread, 5-15, this mom has her hands full and has some great articles.
The Weary Parent
This a great site for teens and tweens with articles that straddle both groups and beyond!
Mother Thoughts
This is a personal favorite. A Jewish, writer, feminist, researcher, mom can only write a fun and humorous blog for parents.
CoffeeSoup
“She is so funny and very personal, which I think is necessary for a great blog on parenting” Check out an awesome article here.
Dooce
The. funniest. mom. blog. ever.
Adventures in Parenting
Katy has written a number of guest posts with me about teens online!
Suburban Turmoil
“Definitely not your main-stream mommy blog, very spunky and fun.”
Mama-Om
“Stacy writes about peaceful parenting in the midst of chaos… she includes kid cuteness, mama rants, and honest dealing with those less than stellar mom moments.”
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Rock the World Blog
Family coach, Margit Crane who has written a guest post for me is awesome!
StimeyLand
An honest and funny look at a beautiful family dealing with Autism. A really nice blog.
Dirty Little Secret
Recently discovered this blog and was delighted by the funny and frequent posts, check out: From Bad to Worst.
Citymama
“A really sweet blog about everything from cooking to life”
The Mama Bird Diaries
“The mama bird diaries is a funny, unpredictable take on the sweet and maddening experience of motherhood. It’s honest and it’s smart (not in a “I know the capital of every state” kind of way) but in a clever way.”
MommyBlog
Lovely blog and I especially adore the great photos she includes of her family adventures.
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Blog Networks
5 Minutes for Moms
Twin mommy bloggers! This is a mommy blog network for shopping, blogging and connecting.
Parenting-Blog
This is a community of moms and dads who blog about all issues for parenting, I like their variety of articles and the emphasis of parenting community.
The Mom Crowd
“My favorite mom blog is definitely the Mom Crowd, she is adorable, her kids are adorable and I really like her easy going attitude in her posts.”
Halushki
I really like this site! It’s funny and very candid with all different kinds of blog posts!
MomLogic
I love MomLogic and all of the great videos and articles they have for parents. Don’t visit when you are short on time, lots of resources!
Momsational!
(emoms at home)”This is a fantastic resource for moms and dads, thy have great news articles and Erika does a really good survey or parenting issues right now”
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Amazing Moms
“I have graduated from the baby sites to Amazing Moms Blog and really enjoy their posts.”
Little Window Shop
“A great site for cute mama, kids, home, baby, and fashion stuff. The catch to this site is that everything highlighted is for about $35 or less, but still boutique-style cut!” I adore being stylish and spendthrift!
Mom Blogs with A Specific Passion
NetFamilyNews.org
Anne Collier writes this fantastic blog about updates for parents and families for the Internet. She is also the author of “MySpace Unraveled: A Parent’s Guide to Teen’s Social Networking”. I have been trying to interview her, but cannot get her to return an email! Still, this website is very informative.
Shameless plug! We are a parenting blog written by teens, we review and guest post from other mommy bloggers and love giving advice, insight, tips and a secret view into the lives of youth. Check out our most popular posts too!
Momocrats
Good blog for all of you political minded mommies!
Healthy Living Lounge
“Inspiration for Holistic Living” Carole Fogarty has a great blog and has written a guest post for me about bringing zen into your children’s lives.
Green Mom Finds
Love this, for moms and green sustainable living. They give really cool advice and find good products.
Calm Tech Coach
I love this site because so many people are overwhelmed by technology and this momma writes about how to balance life and not let technology stress you out.
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Decoder
Awesome parent to parent blog that “breaks down teen culture, substance abuse and parenting” very good website for parents who are worried their kids are thinking about drugs.
Love Victory
Dr L.B Wish has a blog that covers all aspects of relationships and loving families, the message is great and her topics are varied.
Mombian
“Sustenance for Lesbian Moms” Dana Rudolph keeps current on many issues facing lesbian moms and write some fascinating articles for any parent.
Supernanny Rules
Gayla McCord keeps this blog with parenting advice and updates from the show. I like this blog and have emailed Gayla McCord numerous times to pay my compliments and never got a response = (, but I still like her blog anyway.
Mom-Blog
“As a mom of girls, I like her stories and advice, a must if you have girls”
Blonde Mom Blog
“I often read the Blonde Mom Blog and think it is really cute and informative–even for non-blonde-moms!” A great article is: Delusions of A Working Mom
Mindful Momma
“Mindful Momma is a great mom blog because she pushes green living, how to be conscious about the waste you are producing and pass those values onto your kids. Really a great message and great info.” Here is an article about why Mindful Momma lives and writes green.
Boston Mommas
“I live in the Boston Area and really like Boston Mommas but she has articles for everyone and they are really great!”
The Silent I
I love anything that talks about travel, Glennia Campbell has some great articles about travel and family.
Jen’s List
If you are a Los Angeles area mommy then this blog is for you. It is more her newsletter with literally the best resources–everything and anything having to do with Los Angeles Parenting/Family. It’s amazing she has enough time in the day.
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General Mom Blogs
Tellin It Like It Is
“This is a blog about parenting children and teens, relationships, marriage, dating, divorce, abuse of all kinds, caring for elderly parents and much more.”
Intuitive Parenting
I love, love, love the message of Tara Paterson’s blog. She discusses how parents can really understand their children on a deeper level and has some great articles. Also check out her JustforMom site, which is also fabulous.
Love of Parenting
The few articles on the blog/site by Jen Dionne are wonderfully poignant.
Please Stop the Roller Coaster
Sue Blaney does an excellent job of combining realistic attitudes and loving advice on her parenting blog. I am always bookmarking her articles!
The DHX
A mom and a step-mom share their stories, love the angle and the insights!
Just Tell Me What To Say
“Sensible blog posts for perplexed parents” says it all. Betsy Brown keeps a very realistic and interesting blog for parents!
The Parenting Coach
“I am always astounded at the depth and helpful ways Barb tackles serious issues and makes them handle-able” Check out: How to Gain Respect From Your Teen.
Mom 101
“Quick, witty and one of my favorite blogs to read!” Check out her most popular article: The Sanctimommy.
Although I am not a mom, I will put my own in here because I think it is a great resource for moms!
http://www.RadicalParenting.com
I know this is a really long post, bookmark and save it for later. You never know when you will need a great travel blog for parents or a political blog for moms etc. Thank you so much for all of the email and comment submissions I got!
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I truly believe the more information and resources you have, the better. People often ask me “Aren’t you afraid of the competition?” This is not about competing, any mom, dad, teen, teacher, person who has a positive message for teens and parents, I want to help/hear from you. Please feel free to continue to post your own submissions in the comments! And forward to any other mom bloggers to post about their sites.
Dream big, work hard and you will get there,
Vanessa Van Petten
PS- I am starting to take submissions for best dad blogs, best teen blogs, best websites for parents, best mom social networking sites and best Podcasts for Parents.
vvanpetten (at) rrules (dot) com
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Hi, I'm a newbie, running a website; http://www.inspiredmum.com. As a fulltime mum, I find it necessary to share the news, ideas with those of the same interests. At least, to release some of the gas inside the mind..Since I don't have office colleagues to share with, the best option is of course thru the blog, with the group of the same interests. Hope I can be accepted in a team and probably we can share the stories among us.
Thanks again, Vanessa, for including us on your list. We recently had to change our URL and site name from Green Mom Finds to The Green Mom Review (http://thegreenmomreview.com). Would it be possible to change our listing to reflect the new name and address? Thank you!
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Awesome list. Thanks!
Some of the funniest Mom “bloggers” I have come across are at Momicillin (www.momicillin.com). They have a daily email subscription that delivers a daily dose of funny to my inbox every day. Helps me get through.
Great list — very informative!
I saw a video this week and thought of these Mommy blogs! It’s actually a pretty revealing and interesting interview with CNN’s Campbell Brown about her crazy life as a working mother. Oh, to be a TV anchorwoman…
There’s actually some really personal and funny stuff in here too — including a hilarious story of FedExing breast milk. Hope everyone will enjoy!
http://giveandtaketv.blip.tv/file/2372048/
i love this site. it is so great having a resource that i can post mom related questions to. it has been very helpful. love the “pearls” and “tips” sections of the site. some really funny posts and topics on there.
The best website for new Moms through teens is http://www.MamasOnCall.com. It is fabulously written and answers many old questions re. your children. It also is creative and intelligent about the way it handles “old wives tales” and adds some very interesting updates to help new and old Moms and Grandmoms.
It is the inspiration of Pediatrician Rachel Zahn and Family Therapist Ellen Schrier.
Try it. You’ll love it.
Thank you so much!
Vanessa
Thanks so much for this comprehensive listing of such great sites. I am VERY new at blogging, so I have been reading through these sites in utter amazement. It is so awesome that we live in a time when we can connect with other moms/parents and see that we are really not out there going it alone.
I have a blog that reviews a lot of items for the family including a lot of twin products. Additionally, it talks about a wide range of family topics including twins. Hope you’ll check us out some time as you have a great list here.
I will study it & I carry your all suggestions hope so they all are good for my site.Thanks a lot for your tips.
great!
thanks for reading
V
I am fairly new to blogging and I can’t wait to check these out! In the meantime, I hope you’ll check out mine. http://www.mommylite.blogspot.com.
What is Mommy Lite you ask? Well…”As moms, dads, aunts, uncles, teachers, nannies, whatever…we all know that taking care of kids takes a sense of humor. If you can’t “lighten up”, you’ll never survive. Hence, Mommy Lite was born.
Life is heavy. As the divorced, single mother of a child with autism (Asperger’s Syndrome) and VERY unexpected boy/girl twins, I have learned to “lighten up.” And, since I can’t have you all over for cocktails to swap stories of flying poop, mutiny, and needless head banging (my son…but sometimes me), I encourage all of you to share the parenting stories, quips and observations that make you laugh.
No long-winded stories of hardship, no dragged out tales of tears. Mommy Lite is a dose of humor to lighten your spirit – if only for a moment – and to remind you that this time is short, childhood is brief, and that you were that stupid once too.
So, if you are prepared to lighten up, (or are just thinking about lightening up), Mommy Lite is for you!
Hi, this is a great lineup, thank you. But you forgot my favorite network: Mom Blog Network (www.momblognetwork.com). I start my day by seeing what’s hot on the mommy blogosphere. I’m bookmarking yours, too! :)
This is a great list! I wouldn’t mind if you’d stop by and peek at my blog – it’s my “daily plate of crazy” – parenting and a lot more. Life overflowing, with it’s joys, humor, discoveries and challenges. (And great French lingerie and shoes thrown in!)
Parenting two teens solo, there’s plenty of mother-mania in the mix.
This site is a terrific find – thank you!
Thats really nice ideas, Your site contain a many useful information. Thanks!
Once upon a time you might have included my wife in this list, but she’s a reformed blogger now. ;-)
Great stuff. People sharing their lives, their tips, their ups and their downs – it really helps mums everywhere.
In my blog I write about different things from ways to save money,cool baby gear, to keeping your family healthy. Check it out!
“I truly believe the more information and resources you have, the better. People often ask me “Aren’t you afraid of the competition?” This is not about competing, any mom, dad, teen, teacher, person who has a positive message for teens and parents, I want to help/hear from you. Please feel free to continue to post your own submissions in the comments! And forward to any other mom bloggers to post about their sites.”
I do agree with you. Competition is not to be afraid of, if you have a good information and a better insight of things whether good or bad it will be given credit on what you wanted to address to readers.
I just stumbled across your blog and I had to drop a note and say that it’s really awesome. I don’t write a parenting blog – all these guys take care of that quite well. I’ll be investigating more…
thank you so much!
Vanessa
What an insightful blog. Thanks for sharing. I love that it gives a teens perspective. What a great outlook.
I’ve bookmarked your site so I can return again and again! I just started blogging a week ago and am loving it – I am a creative Mom with projects and random thoughts in Florida!
thank you so much! We love writing it!
Vanessa
thank you!
Your article is write very well, I like it very much ~
You write wonderful articles.
With so many blogs for parents…can you suggest the top ten parent blogs that target parents with children between the ages of 6-15?
Wow…what do I need to do to make this list???
what a great site and informative posts, I will add a backlink and bookmark your site. Keep up the good work!
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Great list! I’ve been blogging about raising my baby while on tour with my husband’s band for a few months now, and since most of my readers come from interest in the band and not people specifically interested in Mom blogs, I don’t know much about them. This list has been great to see what other blogs are out there and give me an idea of where mine might fit in among them all.
Check out tourtot.com if you have a chance and let me know what you think!
I just ran across your blog… Very informative!! You mention you are looking for great blogs by men and dads. You have to check out Dr. Rod’s blog THE NORMAL MALE at http://www.thenormalmale.wordpress.com
He is very witty and yet informative about being a Normal Male (dad, husband, ect). His writing about first time fathers has been published. You and your readers will not be disappointed!! As an example today’s blog is titled “Who’s Your Daddy? Women and Children Struggle to Understand Men’s Absentee Ballot” … and who doesn’t love it when someone can intertwine Homer Simpson and John Edwards in the same post!
Other titles include: “Normal Males are Marrying Up” , “Do Men and Humility Mix?” and “The Saturday Two Step”
Hope you like it!!
Greta Koenigin, a former teacher and mother of three, writes about her life at http://www.savingprivatemommy.com. Check it out! Her posts are well written, humorous and clever and always craving more.
Thanks for the great list of best mum blogs. I will be sure to check all of them at some point!
Your information help me a lot. Good job.keep it up. Thanks!
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Keep up the good work.
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