Who do you turn to for the best parenting advice and why? Share with us and Nurofen for Children - £300 voucher prize draw! NOW CLOSED

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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.

Here's what Nurofen for Children says,"Being a parent is a wonderful life changing experience, full of challenges and triumphs at every stage. We understand seeking advice from a variety of sources is an important part of feeling confident in the decisions you make for your children, so we’d love to hear who you turn to for advice (and the reasons you love the tips they give)".

So please share on this thread your best sources of advice: whether it's a trusted friend who has been there and done that, your own mum, your health visitor, a magazine or blog, the content pages or talk boards on MN etc. They'd also like to know why you love that source of advice so much - perhaps you could share the best advice you've been given and why it worked for you.

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My mum, I really admire how she brought me up :)

It depends but general advice-My mum, other friends with DC's similar age and Mumsnet as there is always a thread to help!
Definitely helps to have some sort of parent network whether it is 'real life' or on a parenting forum.
For medical advise I would always check Health visitor/doctor/chemist.

my friends as we all have kids at the same age and so are all going through the same experiences and different stages together so it's good to chat to them for advice

I turn to my Grandma ormy Auntie. My grandma had 5 children and was a teacher so has a wide experience. My Auntie has had 2 children and a very similar parenting style to me.

has to be mumsnet

My mum because she had me and I've turned out ok!

I turn to my mum, she's been there and done it all and raised her children quite sucessfully and generally is a sensible person who gives good advice

My Mum and Dad - they have been there and done it!

My mum because she's not judgemental, she tells me the truth and gives really good advice!

For medical advice, just healthcare professionals. For the other stuff, friends who are already mums, and my siblings.

Things have changed since my Mum had kids so if it is a health issue I speak to my pharmacist, then if they think it merits a trip to the GP I call before popping down to the surgery, I'm not a neurotic mum so it's rare I call.

Otherwise, I rely on instincts, mumsnet and the parenting books when my children were tiny my go to was this book but these days it is a broad range.

And I do give Nurofen, especially if my DC have a fever as it workers faster than paracetamol based syrups in bringing it down fast.

My mum

I've never been more thankful for the internet than I was after having my son! I've been able to google all manner of things & access loads of advice on a range of issues - sleeping, weaning, nappy rash, etc. Mumsnet & Netmums are my main ports of call - sometimes just finding someone who has had a similar parenting experience to you is really reasurring, enough to make you breathe a sigh of relief & access that last bit of energy to soldier on during the tougher times! x

My mum - kind but brutally honest! She is fab with my children - loves them to pieces but wouldn't let them get away with anything x

I try to listen to friends or people that I work with who have children around the same age as well.

I usually turn to Dr Google first as you can ask anything without feeling embarrassed! Then depending on what Google comes up with I check X with friends/mumsent or obviously doctor if more serious.

I generally consult my mum and my aunt(she is a doctor) and also check online forums!

I don't always turn to family, they usually chime in with their advice even when it's not asked for. lol. However I do turn to an expert and author called Dr. Becky Bailey who created www.ConsciousDiscipline.com as her approach is very subtle and deals with discipline using love and understanding as the primary tools. She is American but the advice is really good (Go look up the book).

Usually my sister; she has children just slightly older than mine, so has recent experience.

I find sites like mumsnet very useful for advice but I also often speak to my friends who have children the same age. My mum is good for reassurance but she doesn't give advice unless I specifically ask because I'm sure she thinks I want to do things my way!

Depends on what the issue is! I ask my MIL a lot as she has raised three children and is now raising her grandsons and always gives good advice

My great-aunt, as I lost my own parents when I was young, and she became my surrogate mum, helping me through difficult times and always on hand to offer great advice.

My mum of course.. she raised me good ❤

My sister. I was her bossy big sister when we were growing up but she had children before me and our own mum is dead - she is the first person I turn to for advice - it's like our roles are reversed, she's now the older, wiser
(bossy!) one. :-)