I was browsing in Barnes & Noble last weekend and picked up a book called Blogosphere: Best of Blogs, by Peter Kuhns and Adrienne Crew. The book reviews hundreds of blogs.

Some of the categories include:

Entertainment (celebrity gossip, blogs by celebrities, scriptwriter blogs, movie industry blogs)

Hobby (food, restaurants, gardening, books, music)

Sports (football, baseball, basketball, soccer, racing…even cricket)

Current Events (military, hurricane Katrina, Tsunami)

Political (political gossip, partisan blogs; single issue globs such as gun control, evolution, gay rights, death penalty; politicians’ blogs, insider blogs)

Environmental (care of the planet, bio ethics)

Of course, I had to see if my blog was listed, so I went straight to the Parenting blogs section and was pleasantly surprised to discover my Exploring Adoption blog reviewed in both the Parenting and Adoption sections. During the next few posts, I’ll discuss some of the other Parenting, Adoption, and Infertility blogs recommended by the authors.

At Home Dad – www.athomedad.com
Peter Baylies, author of The Stay-At-Home Dad Handbook, structures his blog as a newsletter, much of which showcases his recent media appearances. However, I liked the fact that he’s established a network of other at-home dads and includes links to over a dozen other blogs by at-home dads.

Attachment Parenting – www.apparenting.com
According to the writers of this blog, the elements of attachment parenting are: extended breast feeding, co-sleeping, non-violence towards children, and carrying or otherwise being with babies (especially newborns) every hour of the day. The blog contains posts on the pros and cons of all of the above issues, and more.

Blogging Baby – www.bloggingbaby.com
I’ve read this blog for quite some time and find it entertaining and educational. The design is a bit busy, what with all the ads, links and so forth, but the 20 contributors to Blogging Baby keep the content fresh. The blog contains lots of posts about adoption and infertility and tons of parenting information, categorized according to the child’s age. A must-read blog.

Continued in the next post