About DC Metro Mom

DC Metro Mom (formerly DC Metro Mommy) is a FREE, online Guide to the best shops, services, activities, and everyday essentials for raising a family in the DC area. You’ll also find a wealth of hot-topics and entertaining articles in our Blog by local moms and experts ranging from kindergarten readiness to make-up tricks. We know that happy moms make happy kids, so in addition to a wealth of kid-stuff, throughout our site you will find our favorite finds for moms…including the latest fashion trends, date night destinations, decorating ideas, parent education workshops, stress management techniques, mommy running clubs, and much more.

Parenting is life’s greatest adventure, filled with ups, downs, and everything in between. For the good times and the bad, DC Metro Mom’s community of local parents and experts offers inspiration, advice, and support to help you live these precious years to the fullest. To receive our free newsletter and blogs JOIN us today!

THE GUIDE: In developing DC Metro Mom, we solicited the advice of a diverse network of parents with children ranging in age from newborn to teens. We surveyed long time DC Metro area residents as well as families new to the area, took their wish-lists and produced a robust database of over 3,000 vendors and activities ranging from Au pairs to Waterparks. Whether you are searching for parenting support group, skateboarding park, or party performer, our guide has you covered!

Find It : Check out our guide when planning your next outing or take us with you on your smart phone. Our search and mapping features will help you find the nearest icecream shop, park, or indoor playspace when you need it the most.

Post It: Use our guide as your own “memory board” to post the name and location of a favorite toy store, popular pilates class or new restaurant you’ve been meaning to try. By posting your favorites you’ll help update the best go-to list for yourself and for other local moms.

Review It: Let your friends and the broader community of parents know what you thought of an experience with a local hair salon, childcare center, or summer camp. Whether you are new to the area or new to parenthood, nothing is more valuable than a word-of-mouth recommendation from another mom.

THE CALENDAR: Our nation’s capitol is an incredibly exciting and culturally rich area to raise a family. During any given month, there are hundreds of activities going on in DC, MD, and VA. To help you find and sort through the options, we post a comprehensive list of the best seasonal and special events for families and your special nights out. Whether you are looking for a puppet show or a wine festival, our calendar will help you find it.

Sort our calendar by day, location, or type of event to find the perfect activity for your day.

Submit an event. Know of a great community consignment sale or upcoming fair? Let us know by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Plan Ahead for special events and ticketed performances by checking the calendar often for advance notice of ticket sales, seasonal events, and free concerts.

THE BLOG: We uncovered dozens of experts and called on our own experiences to bring subjects of interest to the Blog section ranging from mommy running clubs to work-life balance concerns.

Indulge your interior decorating fantasies, fashion finds, and travel wanderlust with original articles and interviews featuring some of the most interesting people, many of them local moms who are actively pursuing entrepreneurial and creative endeavors while raising a family.

Search for information on your latest parenting conundrum. You’ll find parenting advice from child development experts, interviews with local authors, and lots of other fun stuff in our searchable blog archive.

Share your parenting joys and dilemmas with others by blogging on DC Metro Mom. Whether you are a new mom, experienced blogger, or savvy pro, if you have experiences to share with local parents, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

THE NEWSLETTER: Consider it the Best of DC Metro Mom, brought right to your inbox. In addition to featured articles, the newsletter will notify you first of special events, consignment sales, advance ticket sales, and local promotions. To ensure you get this information, create a log in account and select both the newsletter and blog options.

FACEBOOK: Find us on our new Facebook page at this LINK and add us to your Likes to get the latest info about our free ticket contests and special deals.

THE MOMS BEHIND THE SCENES: DC Metro Mom is the creation of two DC area moms. Claudine founded her first website, DC Metro Mommy, in 2007 after charting a tough course through her first year of motherhood. After navigating through the maze of available resources, stores, schools and events she made it her mission to share her experiences with the hope of making life a little easier and a lot more fun for other moms. To read more about Claudine’s journey from corporate America to the ‘burbs (see Claudine's Story below).

As with many things, two heads are better than one, especially when juggling family and a growing enterprise. Interests aligned when Amy joined with Claudine to update and expand the offerings of the website. As a mother of three, lawyer, and writer, Amy has helped the website grow into its new streamlined and interactive format at DC Metro Mom.

Amy's Family At The Beach

We have worked hard to make DC Metro Mom a FREE user-friendly resource for local parents. We hope that DC Metro Mom will help you overcome information overload and aid you in your search for the best local activities, classes, shops and events in the DC area. In you have any comments or suggestions about how we can make the website more useful to you, let us know! Send an email to DC Metro Mom at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Claudine’s Story

I was motivated to create a website after the birth of my daughter. She was and continues to be my inspiration. The site's material was developed through all of the trials and tribulations I went through during her first year of life. As I am sure most new moms will understand, I was in scary, uncharted territory during those first few months of motherhood. I constantly second guessed myself and never felt like I had the answer that I needed. This was new for me. After spending 15 years in corporate America, I was a self-assured, outgoing individual that was confident of my abilities and knowledge base. So one would think that with all this ego I would be a solid candidate for children. Right? Wrong! After two weeks of motherhood, any shred of self-worth vaporized. It was all GONE! Despite immersing myself in all things baby prior to the birth of my daughter, NOTHING had adequately prepared me for the experience. I was so sleep deprived that I was ready to report my little bundle of joy to Amnesty International. (Sleep deprivation is considered a form of torture and they should be told about her!)

Once I got over those first few weeks of chaos and frustration, I committed to tackling every aspect of my new job. After re-reporting for duty, I suddenly discovered that beyond feeding, burping, changing and bathing my child I had NO idea what to do next. I was overwhelmed with the most mundane tasks. How exactly will my infant car seat fit in the grocery cart? Is the answer in one of my books? I was lost. So I put all the “expert” books back on the shelf and started dialing. I started with my closest friends and family. I asked a TON of questions on every topic. I made mental notes of every bit of sage advice that I received on countless topics such as trips to the store, the best playgroups, the use of baby bumpers, solid foods, shots, developmental milestones and loads more. And so began the journey.

After years of parenting in the DC Metro area, I compiled a solid catalog of local shops, budget-friendly resources, events, support guides, doctors and everything else you might need to navigate your way through the DC Metro area and beyond. Need a hairdresser? Check the Beauty page. Are you looking for a venue for your child’s next birthday? Check out our Party Planning page. To find a local story-time or petting zoo take a look at our well-stocked Family Fun page. DC Metro Mom has everything but the kitchen sink.

Start your journey at www.dcmetromom.com!