The age-old command to “listen to your mother” doesn't end at adolescence. Avid blog followers are learning that they need to “listen to mothers” as well.

As the US continues to see a baby boom (birth rates are higher than they have been in 45 years), parent-focused blogs are becoming highly influential on all sorts of topics, from festivities to food, TV to travel.

BuzzLogic looked to the blogosphere to find out what's being said and ...