17 Parenting Blogs That Parents Should Read

Keeping up with blogs during your 5 minutes of free time a day can be hard. But here are few blogs that are worth bookmarking.

Girl Of Cardigan (Mom Jeans)

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Any of her blogs are worthy of a read, but Girl Of Cardigan's Mom Jeans section is such a nice touch for a parenting blog. We spend so much time of our lives crafting our personal style, and Girl Of Cardigan delivers the stories of real moms and how they adapted their style to motherhood.

I Can Teach My Child

Via icanteachmychild.com

I Can Teach My Child has really beautifully illustrated, smart kids activities and blogs about children's development and how you can be a good teacher to your children.

Toddler Approved!

The Toddler Approved website is a little harder to navigate than I Can Teach My Child, but they also have great kids activities and their Pinterest page rocks.

Rookie Moms

Via rookiemoms.com

Rookie Moms is a great blog that has Mom Challenges, fun and motivational things for your child AND you to accomplish.

Pregnant Chicken

Via pregnantchicken.com

A lil' sassy, a big breath of fresh air in parenting blogs. Great giveaways and newsletter too.

Squawkfox

Via squawkfox.com

Okay so this isn't necessarily a parenting blog. Think of it like a family blog. A family that will never go bankrupt blog.

Pretty Prudent

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This blog has everything. Activities, recipes, DIY, crafting, being a mom, being you. Lots of hours to be spent here.

Have Baby Will Travel

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If you plan on traveling with your child at all, this blog has great tips and tricks to keep you ready to go.

Cool Mom Tech

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Cool Mom Tech looks like Mashable if Mashable was catered for everything you need for your family. Great and quality articles here.

What's In My Belly

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What's In My Belly has a great blog a lot of intriguing titles. Their main page also lets you make a pool between your friends to guess your baby's gender when you are pregnant for free!

Scary Mommy

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The masses of followers agree, if you haven't been checking in on this parenting blog, you should. The writing is wonderfully addictive to read and they cover a lot of deeper topics that you won't find on other parenting blogs.

WeeSpring

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Not entirely sure what products are right for your child? Weespring has real moms reviewing all the products you've ever dreamed of. This site is definitely worth a peek before heading out on a shopping trip.

Making Time For Mommy

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Making Time For Mommy is a blog with many great articles, but it really shines for its blogging about raising children with special needs.

Iowa City moms Blog

Via citymomsblog.com

Iowa City Moms Blog is made up of articles from moms all around, you guessed it, Iowa City. The blog has great info on family friendly activities in the Iowa City area, but also a lot of great ideas that you wish you would have thought of.

Play Dr. Hutch

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Play Dr. Mom is written by a practicing child therapist with children. While she claims to not have all the answers (no one does), her articles are a different, deeper perspective on the importance of play, and of course, some ideas of how you can do it.

Red Tricycle

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You can check this blog out for a curated list of the best weekend activities, and

recommendations on mom-tested local picks, from playgrounds to date night spots

Blog Her

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Then perhaps we save the best one for last. Blog Her is a huge community of moms and bloggers, and their site doesn't just cover parenting, it covers life. From relationships to family life, style and politics. It's a growing and powerful source for great articles.