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These days, parenting tips are available from a wealth of sources and sometimes it can be tricky to know who to listen to. The team at Nurofen for Children would love to hear who you turn to for the best parenting advice and why you trust or listen to them most of all.

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I often turn to both my sisters on law who have older children. With their advice and a bit of personal research, I tend to follow my instincts on what's best for my own child. I always listen to professional opinions & my husband's as he often play a big part in this process too. We raise our child together after all.

my mother in law as she has the best advice

I was not living near any family when I had my son and had only lived in the area for three months. However, a maternity nurse who lived further up the street gave me her telephone number to use if I was worried - I only phoned her once during the first month and she came round straight away. Later for medical things we first consulted a good medical book we had with algorithms leading you through to a possible diagnosis/need for urgent referral - we only did this for minor issues and anything we considered more serious it was straight to the doctor. For anything relating to development or behaviour I had been reading a parenting magazine, got books out of the library and was in any case very confident as my area was Developmental Psychology (though it is different. and much more fun, when it is happening in your own house). We didn't have the internet/Mumsnet when my children were tiny - wish we had!

Mumsnet is a great help, My Mum and of course don't forget a Doctor.

Mumsnet, and then other mums that I know via Facebook.

My Mum - she knows everything and is so calm!

I ask MN. Theres experience here on so many things, and its better having people asking you questions than trying to work it out on a website.

I generally look at Google to start with, but also check with my mum as she has lots of home remedies that might not be widely known.

Mumsnet. Because they'll never know if I followed their advice or dismissed it as tosh. If I ask a friend or relative, I'd be conscious that if I don't take their advise they may be offended. Or say 'I told you so'.

The NHS website for health concerns, or HCPs because I trust their expertise. La Leche League for breastfeeding as their knowledge is so comprehensive. Mumsnet for a lot else because of the breadth of opinions. My mum for reassurance that I'm doing an OK job.

It depends on the issue.
NHS and other 'official' websites and GP for medical issues (with follow up on sites like mumsnet if I want to look further into people's opinions/experiences)
Other mums with similar age children/mumsnet/blogs/ parenting books for more behavioural type issues
My mum, but not as often as i'd like as she is on the other side of the world.
My siblings with similar aged children
I do spend a bit of time researching different views in the internet before making up my mind

My mum of course - she raised me just fine ... if I do say so myself

My mum of course

Mumsnet for parenting advice mainly, or Google. There are so many topics when you search that can help.
Medical stuff is usually the nhs website as it's usually got good advice.
I get advice about lots of things from friends too as they have children the same age.

It depends on the advice. For education and behaviour I have a couple of very good friends with children the same age who I talk to and trust. For medical advice would always go to the NHS website. For specific issues I look on Mumsnet or specialist websites.

I don't have a mum or mother on law now as they have both passed away, so I tend to speak to a very close friend of mine who is a mum, grannie and great grannie! Before medication though I tend to speak to my local pharmacist

I tend to use parenting forums , as the older generation have old ways in doing some things.

My parents - the've been there, seen it and done it!

My mum, because she doesn't tell me what I want to hear but what I need to hear, and she only gives advice when I ask for some. She often reminds me what a great mother in law I have if I've been complaining which helps me keep things in perspective :)

I always search mumsnet with my problem and there is guaranteed to be a thread with all sorts of useful advice and things I hadn't thought of!

If it is for children's health issues I usually seek the advise of my dad, then my mum. They are always able to reassure me if it is a common childhood thing or whether they would contact a doctor for advise. They've been there, done it and come out the other side with 2 healthy daughters so I trust their judgement entirely.

I look to mn, my family and friends, health visitors and GP. I also use the internet to look for well presented advice from reputable sources such as the NHS. I find by asking around and using the internet I can make my own informed decisions

Me and my partner work together, we find the best way forward by discussing any problems or issues . If we are not sure research and ask the relevant people for each situation . Parents are a great form of advise but I feel it has to be remembered it was quite a while ago they had young children. Often advice is based on experience and opinion which is invaluable as a guide but we feel it's important that we follow what we feel is best

Mostly mumsnet or other online forums (hadn't discovered MN and mostly used another forum when DD1 was a baby).

Definitely NOT my own parents (soak the dummy in brandy etc).

My mum is the first person i approach and its because she has been through raising a family and has a lot of knowledge and the experience so i trust what she says