For futher research.

Sources and descriptions for futher researches about influence of media on parenting.

1. Parents connect.

The children's network many of you grew up watching on TV is still trying to reach you on the Internet via its parenting social network site ParentsConnect.com. Viacom, the parent company that brought you Nickelodeon, has a comprehensive site where mothers and fathers (current, potential or soon-to-be) can share their thoughts with others in the same boat. The underlying theme of ParentsConnect is that parenting isn't an exact science. That's why the site offers tips and advice for parents beginning at pregnancy and stretching all the way through the teen years. The community section offers users the opportunity to participate in discussions and join user groups with parents of similar tastes and preferences. Users can also share shopping deals found on the Internet or in local communities, share recipes and advice on food and search for local events for children and families to attend. There's plenty of expert advice too. ParentsConnect offers responsible advice on everything from how to breast feed to how to deal with your teenage daughter's negativity.

https://www.peelschools.org/parents/parentconnect/Pages/default.aspx

2. Disney family community

What would online social networking for parenting be without Disney? The Disney name is synonymous with children and fun. But Disney Family Community goes beyond that. Sure, you can find plenty of Disney-themed stuff to peruse on Disney Family Community, but you can also find plenty of valuable parenting information as well. Geared toward a healthy family lifestyle, Disney Family Community offers a vast network where users create profiles to share their experiences by posting pictures and discussing family vacations and activities. The sites focus is on par with what Disney represents. While it includes most of the standard social networking features, Disney Family Community aims to allow families the means to create a digital scrapbook and make it available to users to share their families' adventures and life experiences in a format that's easy for everyone to enjoy.

https://family.disney.com/

3. Café Mom

Café Mom is a parenting social network site geared toward mothers. As if the name didn't give that away, right? Founded by Andrew Shue -- yes, Billy from the wildly popular TV series Melrose Place -- and Michael Sanchez, Café Mom was launched in 2006 and quickly took the social networking world for women by storm. Within a year of its inception, Café Mom became the most trafficked Web site for women on the Internet [source: Fung].  As its name suggests, Café Mom is a site catering to women with children or wanting to have children. In fact, the site claims to be the largest social networking site for women.

https://cafemom.com/