Becoming a parent is a huge change that many people will be facing. It can seem like a hugely daunting task and there will always be concerns that you are making the best decisions for your child.

Thankfully there are a lot of places that you can turn to for advice and the internet can help to keep you up to date in latest parenting news and trends. These sites are also great if you are looking for fostering advice or have adopted and are looking for information or support.

We have pulled together some great sites that you should have a look through if you're becoming a parent for the first time or if you just want to find out on latest techniques that people are talking about.

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Mumsnet

Mumsnet is a site by parents for parents and has a broad range of topics covered. In fact it covers just about anything that you could possibly think of. With a strong contingent of bloggers you really get a lot of different points of view on parenting topics and with an engaged audience there is a real sense of community.

Topics that Mumsnet covers include education, work and money, reviews on products and events and has a selection of offers that can help parents save money on a variety of products and services.

A great resource for parents.

Parenting.com

Parenting.com is another great site that can be used as a resource for parents. It has information on just about any aspect of parenting. From fertility and pregnancy information all the way up to child behaviour and product reviews. It is a site that has timely and useful information, they are already running a piece on cheap Halloween costumes for kids.

There are also a lot of bloggers who participate on this site, allowing for a wide range of topics to be covered by people with informed and different opinions, this leads to varied and interesting content that any parent will enjoy reading.

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Natural Parenting Tips

This is a site for parents who are looking to raise their children in a natural way, the site looks into all things parenting and is looking to support and reassure parents. The site invites debate over topics such as vaccinations and looks to offer parents choices when it comes to caring for your child.

This is a site that is definitely worth checking out to get a more natural view on parenting and show you that there are many options available to parents.

YouTube is also a great resource to look up information on parenting. There are a huge selection of videos with information for you to check out.

Summary

These are just a few examples of the resources that are available to parents online. We created a Top Ten List that has more examples of great sites that you should check out.

If you have any sites that you think are great for parenting tips then please let us know in the comments section below.

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