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While it would seem Britney Spears has been geting advice on motherhood from watching Steve-O DVDs lately, a new survey has found that for regular mommies, the Internet has largely replaced the midnight call to Grandma for help. The survey, run by British baby food maker Hipp, contacted 4,000 women, with the results indicating just how pervasive the Internet has become in nearly every facet of our lives. Eight out of ten new or soon-to-be moms said that they prefer baby-related Web sites over reaching out to friends or family when they have questions. One in five said that they'd logged onto forums and chatrooms late at night instead of waking up friends or family for help.
Interestingly, another recent poll showed that mothers tend to think that their kids are spending far too much time online, and not enough time outdoors getting exercise. This sounds like a little bit of the ol' "Do as I say not as I do." That certainly wouldn't be the first time parents sent mixed messages to their kids.
From Daily Mail
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Subscribe to commentsScott WOct 3rd 2007 9:48AM
I work for an international organization whose goal is to strengthen families and marriage. One of our main focuses is in providing helpful online articles for all phases of the family cycle. With two million pageviews a year on these articles, I'm not at all surprised that 8 in 10 new mothers look online for the answers to their parenting questions. I see three key reasons.
First, the amount of information available on the Internet is virtually boundless. A plethora of experts at a beckon call.
Second, our mobile society has often removed grandparents from the picture. Families move away, and getting parental advice is no longer as easy as walking next door.
Third, the baby boomer generation bought into a lot of destructive advice regarding parenting and divorce, and children were the ones who suffered most. That generation of children is having families of their own, and for many of them, parents are the last people they'll seek for advice on how to do family right.