Parenting Philosophy & Values
Parenting effectively means thinking clearly. This category includes newsletters that explore boundaries, emotional intelligence, and values-based approaches—so you can guide your family with purpose, not just instinct.
Kid Talk by Katie Plunkett
Kid Talk is where research meets real life. Written by a teacher and parent (who’s been in the trenches), this newsletter helps you understand kids better—so you can respond with less stress and more connection. Come for the strategies, stay for the stories.
The Fatherhood Framework by Dylan Macinerney
The Fatherhood Framework is where Politico meets Parenting—breaking down fatherhood, policy, and culture, twice a week.
Parents in the Making by Ayk
Visual metaphors + expert insights. Bite-sized lessons from parenting science, simplified for people with no time to read 300 pages.
unpopular PARENT by Erin Miller
I tackle universal parenting challenges through a different lens—one that encourages mindset shifts and helps us show up more fully ourselves. I’m not here to fix kids. I’m here to explore how we grow alongside them, because raising strong, compassionate, capable humans begins with our willingness and commitment to show up whole.
Human/Mother by Katrina Donham
Human/Mother is a publication designed for humans who are also parents and dealing with some pretty heavy life stuff.
Parenting Connected by Louise Scott
My work is for women who are done blaming the world and are ready to take radical responsibility. For mothers who are healing while parenting. For those who know that peace begins with them.
Dr. Friendtastic for Parents by Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD
Useful tips for parents about children's feelings & friendships from psychologist & author Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, PLUS weekly 5-min. podcast, Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic, & monthly online workshops. Over 2500 subscribers!
Ambitious Dads by Jeff Hittner
I’m an entrepreneur, executive coach, husband, and father (rarely in that order)! Co-parenting with my wife, who’s navigating her career, I recognize the struggle in balancing the evolving, sometimes conflicting goals of fatherhood and leadership.
This Might Be Cringe by Julie Laufer
I’m a toddler mom who is connecting to who I am as a parent and outside of being a parent — I believe both parts of that identity inform one another. I talk about motherhood, navigating job uncertainty as a parent, changing relationships, and how to connect with all sides of ourselves.
dialoguing by Kaitlyn Elizabeth
A newsletter where an off-duty psychotherapist integrates what they know into the rest of their life--parenting, relationships to myself, my body and others--in the least clinical way possible. As the name suggests, often quite conscious of how we talk. To oneself, to each other, about media.
I Grow Strong Again by Jeannie Ewing
I am a mom of five, ages 5 to 15, three of whom are neurodivergent. My writing merges themes of motherhood, ambivalence, and navigating midlife, and my passion is celebrating all humans, inclusion, and belonging. I'm working to cultivate a culture of nonviolence in my home and writing.
Next Adventure by Jesse McEntee
Being outside taps into an evolutionary thread that dates back to the beginning of humans nearly 300,000 years ago. No wonder we feel better walking outside after a long virtual meeting. The Next Adventure newsletter covers parenting, philosophy, and wilderness topics.
Healing Roots Parenting by Dina Ramadan
I started Healing Roots Parenting for fellow cycle breakers- parents healing from their past while raising kids with presence. As a certified coach with an MA in Positive Psychology, I share insights, reflections, and tools to help you heal while you parent.
Ginny's Parenting Newsletter by Ginny Jones
This newsletter provides practical tips for parents who have kids with anxiety, depression, body image issues, eating disorders, and more. Get ideas, support, and resources to help you navigate parenting in these tricky conditions. I write twice per month; paid subscribers get printable worksheets.
Mindful Mommy by Madhuri Shah
Mindful Mommy is a space for ambitious Indian mothers who are doing it all.
Atypical Kids, Mindful Parents by Kate Lynch
A compassionate community at the intersection of mindful parenting and neurodiversity.
The Unfinished Dad by Elliott Pettit
I write letters I wish I could stick in my kids’ backpacks for later. A way to write down the things I wish someone had told me sooner. They’re the notes you’d pass at the back of class. Letters from a dad, still learning.
Walk With Mom by WalkWithMom
Walk With Mom shares her journey on “the path of connection” with her adult daughter, neither accepting or rejecting her daughter’s trans identity, but focusing instead on love and authenticity to improve the quality of their relationship. Calm, compassion, and courage.
The StoicMom Project by StoicMom
Led by StoicMom, this Substack offers a collection of a different kind of parent story--transformation stories that speak to the power of love, clarity, and responsibility to heal relationships and keep families affected by gender confusion together.
The Daily Dad Reset by Jeremy Linne
I write for dads who want to raise good humans without becoming robots. Real stories, real growth, and just enough dad jokes to stay sane. If you’ve ever yelled mid-sandwich or philosophized over a sippy cup, you’re in the right place.
A Wonderful Mess by Kathryn Barbash, PsyD
A Wonderful Mess is about parenthood— the state of being a parent. This newsletter is not just about the doing (the parent-ing) although it’s easy to get focused on that with the information overload out there. It’s about how to navigate this messy adventure in ways that serve you and your family.
The Well-Resourced Parent by Kerri Smith
I help parents deepen their relationship to their t(w)een and to themselves. I write personal essays about my parenting journey with an emphasis on regulation, nervous system science, attachment theory, and parenting in alignment with values.
Good Character by Leanne Rose Sowul
The Good Character newsletter explores character traits that form resilient humans and strong communities.
Roses From the Heart by Jennifer
Focused on strategies for encouraging inner strength, self-esteem, and creativity for sensitive, neurodiverse, and brilliant children. The intent is not to get them to conform to this world in ways that don't align to their soul, but instead the goal is to help them confidently shine their light.
Parents Who Think by Danusia Malina-Derben
For thinkers, seekers, and every parent caught between “I’ve got this” and “Who am I kidding?” We’re here to untangle the existential side of parenthood—minus the kumbaya, plus a hefty dose of real talk. Welcome to the conversation you didn’t know you needed.
KidLit Grove by Lindsay Moretti
KidLit Grove brings stories to life with sensory play, character-building, and STEAM-driven fun. No perfection here—just meaningful, magical moments that let your littles linger in their favorite books and grow through hands-on wonder.
Unfussy by Isabel Jones
Unfussy is a lifestyle newsletter for modern moms who want calmer homes, happier kids, and parenting that feels more joyful than overwhelming. Each month brings rhythm ideas, real-life tips, and honest reflections on raising a family without losing yourself.
Open and Relational Parenting by Chris Hanson
Explore parenting through the lens of love, freedom, and faithful relationship. Open and Relational Parenting offers insights rooted in theology and lived experience—supporting parents who want to reflect a loving God in how they raise their children.
Book: Open and Relational Parenting: Loving Parents Reflecting a Loving God
Wild Feelings by Megan Saxelby
Ditch the nightmare narrative! Let's rewrite early adolescence for joy with research-backed guidance and the world's most optimistic sidekick.
Between Two Things by Lindsey DeLoach Jones
There's wisdom, I think, in holding tensions. We want to collapse nuance, make things simple and straightforward, and hide ourselves inside tidy categories. But deep down, we're complicated. Only when we confront our own contradictions can we see the world and ourselves as they really are.
The Family Commons by Chloe Sladden
I believe that something vital is broken about parenting today: we’ve lost the trusted, in-person communities that once supported us, and that makes everything feel a million times harder. This Substack is my attempt to piece together a roadmap for building a modern village.
Peace in My Parenting by Lori K Walters
Inspired by my clients, I write about accessing your calm in the midst of it all, connecting with your big kid and parenting in a way that aligns with your heart and soul. To me, this is the way to Peace - one heart, one family at a time.
Grit and Wit by Maury Wood
Honest stories about faith, parenting, and marriage—with a side of sarcasm. Grit & Wit is for anyone trying to lead with love and laugh through the chaos.
The Golden Bowl by Sabrina Moyle
Humorous essays, practical tips, and philosophical reflections on the art of parenting, the creative process, and the personal growth journey from mom of three and children’s book and music creator Sabrina Moyle (author of My Mom is Magical! and My Dad is Amazing! — because you are!).
Calm & Confident Parenting by Brittany Podsobinski
Weekly Tuesday tips for parents of preschoolers through tweens. As a former teacher turned stay-at-home mom & parent coach, I help you understand what’s happening for your kids so you can show up calm in the chaos & confident in tough moments. You weren’t meant to parent alone.
The Simplified Year by Bri Hosack
Moms are expected to manage it all, FAST. Consumerism is rampant, the STUFF we manage is rapidly increasing, the # of events on our/our kids’ calendars, tiny payments, etc. Simplify your stuff, calendar, finances, routines… in The Simplified Year: a new rhythm to change the experience of motherhood.
Karma Yoga Village by Mera Allmond
Tips and insights in parenting from a Montessori perspective, with village building and a sustainable future in mind.
Motherhoodland by Brooke C.
Motherhoodland is a collection of written snippets of motherhood moments, insights on parenting young children from a developmental and intuitive viewpoint, poetry, and random thoughts.
Top of Mind by New Modern Mom by Barbara Mighdoll
The New Modern Mom Newsletter is where I open the playbook on my life as a working mom—sharing how structure creates freedom, the systems I use to make space for what matters, and the steps I’m taking to design my dream life with intention and joy.
Intended Mother by IM
I offer a raw, lived account of becoming a mother in my 40s through the wonder of donor eggs. I hope you'll join me on this journey.
The Green Pen by Helena ‘Ellie’ Huizenga
The Green Pen is a space for thoughtful reflections on sustainability, climate change, motherhood, and favorite reads. If you love getting lost in a good book or if you're trying to live a greener life (but find it hard, just like me), The Green Pen is right for you.
Parenting Teenagers Untangled by Rachel Richards
Think parenting shouldn’t be so hard? Learn simple, proven ways to build strong, lasting relationships with your teens and avoid family estrangement.
Parenting In A Climate Crisis by Bridget Shirvell
A newsletter for anyone thinking about what it means to be a parent at this moment. It's a place to discuss environmental issues, share ideas, and be inspired. A place to explore parenthood, raising climate-resilient kids, and meet others working on climate solutions.
Parenting on Mars by Rachael Fritz
A publication for parents raising 3 - 8-year-olds. Those precious middle years. Rachael tells personal stories, shares lessons learned, and gives evidence-based advice for the toughest moments.
The High Performance Parent by Carl Martin
High Performance Parent (HPP) is a weekly email newsletter by Carl Martin - containing evidence-backed strategies and protocols from elite performers - reimagined for real parents who want to thrive as parents, professionals and people without burning out.
Align Your Fam by Leo Rule | Align Your Family
Align Your Fam is here to help your family live with purpose and feel connected by aligning on what matters most.
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