Top 10 Parenting Hack Blogs
Let Dr. Spock handle parenting theory; these blogs are concerned with parenting practice, the everyday, down-in-the-trenches hard work of raising a kid(s), and their tips will help smooth the bumpy road from Toddlerhood to Teendom.
If you've never thought of using glow-stick bracelets as handy nightlights for family road trips, or coating otherwise slimy foods with Cheerio dust to make them more appealing, this blog's nearly bottomless supply of tips is for you.
Comprehensive collection of sub-blogs dealing with every stage of child development. Writers and community cover recipes, health, home-schooling, language skills, learning maternity/paternity leave and nearly everything else.
Parenting from dad's perspective. Wisdom comes in short, nicely written essays while advice takes the form of lists: "5 Parenting Tips from Baseball," "10 Ways You Know Your Daughter Is a Diva," and the tricky "Top 5 Reasons for Disciplining Other People's Kids - At Your House Edition."
These writers dispense timely tips on topics as varied as fun family dinners, kids and money, circumcision, the safety of drinking while pregnant, and whether yelling is the new spanking. Adds a lot of consumer-safety information via a Consumer Products Safety Commission feed on the site.
Mom-focused site covers topics such as the politics of breastfeeding, in-laws, pregnancy and baby gear, with occasional side trips into discussing sex with your partner or a grandparent's death with a child. Also features coupons for moms, gift guides, and reviews of family-friendly movies and other media.
This blog for superwomen hits all the prominent issues regarding moms' careers, including life-work balance, best companies to work for, negotiating with partners over parenting duties (or in the worst case, over custody), and making sure you stay sane despite your two full-time jobs.
Michael Sheehan writes about the best tech that's out there to monitor, entertain, connect and film your kids. Heavy emphasis on gadgets, but this site is geared toward using those devices to make your and your kids' lives easier and, if possible, wireless.
Better parenting through storytelling as Danny Evans describes interacting with his kids using somewhat more-colorful language than your average parenting site. Whether he's conversing with his young daughter or ordering his Chinese food to quit avoiding his chopsticks, Evans is consistently an engaging, insightful read.
Working moms get to write about their experiences, and this site assembles those stories into a combination of running commentary and community. Topics vary widely and include juggling multiple projects at home and at work, dealing with the recession, easy recipes, holiday stress, and cursing in front of your kids (or not).
News and advice for parents, from pregnancy all the way through high school. Reviews of kid-friendly movies plus activities, gift ideas, health tips, and even news about celebrities' kids (this means you, Suri Cruise).
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