Parenting Website Reviews

Family Education was one of the best parenting sites we visited during the research for our parenting website reviews. It is a terrific resource for parents with children of all ages as well as parents-to-be. From ideas for names to printable activities for children, the site offers plenty of help and support.

• NameLab: Family & Baby Name Search.
• Mom’s Coffee Break with games, comics and more.

A free membership to Family Education allows you to visit ongoing blogs and message boards where you can share your concerns, tips and ideas or simply hook up and share with other parents. You will find tools to help you predict your child’s height and even resources for figuring out what your own name should have been based on your personality traits.  

We feel that Family Education is a very valuable online resource with many interesting and helpful tools for any parent. It's definitely a must-see parenting website. Star Reviews gives them 5.5 Stars!

iParenting.com was truly one of the most comprehensive parenting websites we came across. From real-life birthing stories to a quick and convenient recipe finder, this site had it all. It was honestly one of the best collections of parenting tools and resources we found. We just wish they could have organized it better.

• Free Water Birth Worksheets
• Recipe Finder
• Interactive Message Boards

The Star Reviews team can understand that organizing such a wealth of information would be a complicated task, to say the lest, but there has to be a better way to layout and organize the links on the site. There was so much information and text thrown at us on the homepage it left our heads spinning.

That being said, just jump in and muddle through it. The wealth of information and resources available at this site make the navigation headaches all worth it. They earn 5.0 Stars!

Overall, MomFuse.com is a fun and informative website for mothers. When moms do get a bit of free time, they can search for pregnancy and parenting advice, as well as recipes, product reviews, recall information on children’s products, and even find a work from home opportunity.

• A Mom’s blog directory.
• Work at home business opportunities.
• Information on Children’s photo contests.

This website is an all-inclusive place for mothers to “hang out”. It is geared towards mothers, so it isn’t likely that a father would enjoy a visit to this website. It would be great if the site came up with a section just for Dads. We give them 5.0 Stars!

Parents.com offers a wide selection of topical articles for new parents to reference. From getting pregnant to your child's high school graduation, you'll find a wealth of information, support and advice on this site.

• Photo contests.
• Start your own blog.

If you enjoy photography several photo contests are available where you can submit your favorite photo. It’s great fun to look at all the photos others have entered into the contests. You can rate, vote or comment on each photo and every vote pushes the photo up the ranks. Watch yours rise to the top of the pile!

A panel of experts provides knowledgeable advice and the site's community resources offer forums and an opportunity for blogging. It's really nice that members of the site can start their own blog and other members can interact with it. Overall we feel this site is a great place to seek answers to your personal questions, share advice and make friends. Parents.com earned 5.0 Stars!

JustMommies.com is an information and social networking website geared towards mothers and moms-to-be. While we have to say the site loaded quickly and offered a wealth of tools and resources, there were just as many ads and interruptions making this one of the more annoying sites we visited.

• Baby name finder.
• Interactive pregnancy calendar.

That being said, we do have to admit that you will find plenty of articles on parenting topics of all kinds from preconception to graduation. Quizzes, tools and printables provide mom with plenty of interactive devices for planning and fun.

The social networking venue is an added plus, offering message boards and scheduled chats. You can even start your own blog and include family photos and bio information.  

JustMommies.com definitely offers plenty of information and social networking tools. We really enjoyed the polls and the option to create your own baby name poll for feedback from other JustMommies members. If you don't mind navigating through the maze of ads to get to the meat of the site, it's definitely a resource worth visiting. They earn 4.5 Stars!

Parenthood.com has a great selection of resources for parents and parents-to-be. Guests who do not register with the site have access to hundreds of informative articles.  Many of the articles featured on the site are written by professionals with expertise in a specific area. If you register as a member you get access to more tools and website resources.

• Ovulation and due date calculator.
• Informative and educational podcasts.

We really liked the website's community blogs and forums as well as the podcasts the website offers. Many of today's parents will appreciate the ability to take parenting tips with them on the go.

The Parenthood.com website also offers tools to help in planning (such as a due date calculator and an ovulation calculator) and a baby name search as well as an interactive pregnancy guide. It's definitely a comprehensive one-stop resource for your parenting needs.

One of the sections we liked the best was the member to member help center. If you have a personal concern and are looking for a friend with whom you can share, this is for you. Ask for or offer advice and support from an active community of parents. Join a forum of people with who are expecting their babies during the same month that you are.

Like all of the other parenting sites we visited, Parenthood.com offers its services free of charge. The downside to this is the over-abundance of advertising you're going to run into. If you can get past that and the slow page navigation, this site could indeed prove to be a valuable resource. They earn 4.5 Stars!