Top Parenting Websites

by Stacey Schifferdecker

Best Websites for Parents

good parenting - father and son laughing and simply enjoying time togetherParenting can be a tough job, and most of us parents are grateful for all the help and advice we can get. How lucky are we to have the internet as a parenting resource in addition to our friends, family, books, and other helps! But the internet can be a little overwhelming too. Google “parenting” and you get 76,600,000 hits. Which websites have the information you need? Below are links to some of the best parenting websites out there. Here are our top picks. As we find or hear about more great ones we will add it to the list, so stop back. Now here is the list:
http://www.more4kids.info/
This website is chock-full of articles on any aspect of parenting you can think of and for any age. Whether you’re nursing an infant, potty-training a toddler, helping a third-grader with homework, or buying a cell phone for a teenager, this website has advice and ideas to help you out.
http://www.drtoy.com
Need to buy a gift for a child? This website provides information and reviews on the best toys and educational products. It also offers tips on selecting and links to online toy stores.
http://www.familyeducation.com/
http://www.parentsoup.com
http://www.parenthood.com
http://www.tnpc.com/
These websites have a little bit of everything – printables for the kids, recipes, parenting articles for all ages, a message board, and more.
http://www.zerotothree.org/
This website focuses on babies and toddlers up to age three. Its parenting section includes articles on nutrition, brain development, child care, sleep, and more.
http://www.familydoctor.org
http://www.kidshealth.org/
http://pediatrics.about.com/
http://www.aap.org/
These are the websites to go to if you have a questions about your child’s health. They have articles about nutrition, fitness, general health, growth and development, and more.
http://familyfun.go.com/
http://www.ParentsforParentsMag.com
http://www.parents.com/
Your favorite parenting magazines also have websites with articles, recipes, craft ideas, and more.
http://www.parentpreviews.com/
http://www.parentstv.org
http://www.family-movie-reviews.com/
http://www.commonsensemedia.org
We all need help navigating the media choices available to our children today. These websites review movies, television shows, video games, and music to help us determine what is appropriate for our children.
http://www.collegesavings.org
This website includes information about 529 savings plans.
http://loveathome.com
This website focuses on families that have more than two children.
http://www.parentsworld.com/
This website has articles and resources for single parents.
http://www.parentingteens.com/
http://www.parent-teen.com/
http://www.safeteens.com/
Parenting teenagers brings a whole new set of issues and questions. These websites have articles and advice on everything from communication and curfews to drug use and internet safety.
http://www.pta.org/
http://www.naeyc.org
http://www.nea.org/parents
http://www.nncc.org/
These websites focus on education and child care issues for your children.
http://www.ultimateparenting.com/
http://www.howtobehave.com/
These websites focus on specific discipline techniques. You can also find discipline articles on general parenting websites.
http://step-parenting.com
http://www.stepfamily.org/
These websites provide advice and information for stepparents.
What are YOUR favorite parenting sites or resources? Click Here or scroll to the bottom of this page to add yours.

Biography
Stacey Schifferdecker is the happy but harried mother of three school-aged children—two boys and a girl. She is also a freelance writer, a Children’s Minister, a PTA volunteer, and a Scout leader. Stacey has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and French and a Master’s degree in English. She has written extensively about parenting and education as well as business, technology, travel, and hobbies.

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October 20, 2007

Great list - I'm off to check out several of the links!

October 21, 2007

I would add Punkymoms (http://www.punkymomsforum.com), the best parenting forum I have ever come across.

October 22, 2007

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October 23, 2007

There's also http://www.kidfriendlynetwork.com
A great place to find kid friendly restaurants and dining experiences.

October 29, 2007

Great list, thanks for the info.

November 4, 2007

Amy J

http://www.FreeBehaviorCharts.com is great for downloading free behavior charts and chore charts.

Thanks for compiling the list above. I've really enjoyed going through them. :-)

December 10, 2007

JudyMom

thanks for the list. i really like this one I found called Plugged In Parents. it has articles about everything family-centered, even movie reviews. You can even email the staff pediatric nurse with questions.

http://www.pluggedinparents.com

January 8, 2008

Great resource for family life and health information

January 25, 2008
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Top Parenting Websites…

Google “parenting” and you get 76,600,000 hits. Which websites have the information you need? Here are links to some of the best parenting websites out there….

February 10, 2008

Excellent resource for techniques on how to respond to misbehavior and how to raise a child that can take responsibility for their own behavior.
The first lesson is free to give the reader an opportunity to view the lesson plans.

February 26, 2008

Great website for Dads of all ages! Gear, entertainment, cars, clothes, electronics, gadgets, articles on health, parenting, personal development, etc. Even has a great forum where you can discuss your topics of interest!

http://www.dadsworld.com

May 1, 2008

myself becoming a teen parent i have worries and this page really can help

May 12, 2008

For family adventures, fun, food and lots of chocolate, there's http://www.heartandhome.net. It has regular blogs and lots of activities for all times of the year.

August 31, 2008

Thanks for the fun lists :)

February 2, 2009

With so many resources out there it can be overwhelming finding the perfect parenting website…who has the time to surf? Thanks for breaking it down.

April 10, 2009

Joe & Brie + 15

Hi, my name is Brie Holmes my Husband is Joe Holmes and we have 15 kids 10 girls and 5 boys. My kids are Khloe, Kodi, Keaton, Karliey, Kalista, Kendra, Klara, Kamryn, Karri, Koleton, Kamdyn, Kandace, Karson, Konnar, & Kacei. I recently visited your website and it is amazing I enjoy all the information. Thank you for having this website as a first resort for help, fun, and ideas.

April 21, 2009

This site offers inspiring and oftentimes humurous stories about parenting. It is open to posts from anyone as long as the content is up to standard. Be sure to bring your tissues as this one can cause a few tears to be shed!

September 10, 2009

Great site!
Wish it had existed when my son was young.

Great site!
Wish it had existed whe my son was young.

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