You’ve done it! You’re a parent, congratulations! Amongst all the cuddles, visitors and figuring out how to parent, it’s normal to need a little reassurance that what you’re experiencing is normal and good to hear that someone else already has lived to tell the tale. Here’s our top 18 parenting blogs to help set you on the right path.
Ask DrSears
Ask DrSears is a parenting blog with one of the largest followings and is a trusted resource for parents the world over. If you have a parenting question, particularly on a health concern, it has an answer and also has a great collection of parenting videos. Visit website »
Lulastic and the Hippyshake
A parenting blog for the free spirited parent, this blog is written by parent and activist, Lucy AitkenRead. Lucy offers advice and support on co-sleeping, baby-wearing and cloth nappies. Visit website »
Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Sarah is a published author and gentle parenting expert. She specialises in getting gentle sleep training right. Visit website »
Slummy Single Mummy
This hilarious parenting blog gives a humorous view of living as a family with older children and one parent at the helm. Visit website »
Diary of a New Mother
This is a one-off post on the parenting.com blog giving a day by day account of the experience of a first-time mum, for the first few weeks. You’re guaranteed to relate to at least some of it! Visit website »
Wholesome Baby Food
This site is perfect for new parents at the weaning stage wanting to make their own baby food as an alternative to shop bought versions. Visit website »
Skint Dad
A site dedicated to getting the most from your money each month for your family, and making extra cash from home. Visit website »
Nameberry
A distraction from the normal parenting blogs, this site goes into detail about the origin and meaning of your child’s name, and if you haven’t yet thought of one, it will give you all the inspiration you need. Visit website »
Aha! Parenting
This parenting blog offers practical and gentle parenting tips on raising happy, peaceful children. With an emphasis on attachment parenting, this site is a trusted place to find inspiration. Visit website »
KellyMom
This parenting blog provides definitive advice and support on breastfeeding using evidence-based information. Visit website »
Scary Mommy
With a real and honest community feel, this parenting blog normalises everything that you think isn’t normal and reminds you that every parent is in it together. Visit website »
Diary of the Dad
Honest and heart-warming regularly updated blog on parenting from the father’s perspective. Visit website »
Rookie Moms
This is a parenting blog with a difference, it gives excellent tips on how to amuse your baby, and reduce the boredom that you may feel, breaking down suitable activities by age from new-born to pre-schooler. It has a community feel by encouraging new parents to share their ideas and experiences. Visit website »
Emma’s Diary
Emma’s Diary has recently expanded to include a team of bloggers, all with different parenting styles yet sharing their individual, brutally honest experiences of parenthood. Visit website »
Baby Centre
Baby Centre is an extremely established and well trusted resource for parents. Their parenting blog has tips on dealing with topics such as post-baby bodies and relationships as well as new baby advice. Visit website »
Man vs. Baby
This popular subscription blog started as a post on Facebook and hilariously details the everyday life of a new dad as he gets to grips with parenthood. Visit website »
Juno
Juno is a quarterly natural parenting magazine which also has a more regular blog written by the magazine editor, Saffia Farr. Saffia gives advice on natural parenting and green family living to compliment the magazine. Visit website »
Netmums
Incorporating an online ‘coffee lounge’, netmums is one of the biggest online parenting resources. Not technically a blog, but a forum to get answers on anything to do with parenting, it also has the New Baby Club that you can sign up to for guidance through the first few months. Visit website »
If you have a favourite parenting blog not mentioned here, please feel free to share it with us!
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