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   8/31/09

   celticmusicfan

   Are you speaking in terms of after the accident has happened? I think with our without the Internet, good parents will always be good parents. But with all that's been happening lately, parents become vigilant inn making sure their kids are protected.

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   8/31/09

   MidwestMom

   As a blogger who talks about the ups and downs of parenting, parenting issues, and parenting strategies, I'll put in my 2 cents...
   
   I would hope that the internet makes resources more available for parents to educate themselves. Judging by the types of searches that direct people to Midwest Moms, I would say that more and more parents are searching for information on conflict resolution and raising healthy children. As long as they're discerning in the advice that they take, I'd say the internet has the potential to be beneficial for parents & parenting.
   
   With that said, one has to realize that not every household has a computer, and there are certain demographics for whom all the digital information in the world can't be accessed. So, traditional methods of teaching parenting skills (i.e. through schools, the healthcare establishment, churches, parent-to-child example and print media) are important too.

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   8/31/09

   MadameX

   It's a tool like anything else. It can help if people use it and use it wisely; it doesn't do anything on it's own; it can do harm if people use it foolishly.

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   8/31/09

   Floormodel

   the internet helped me to be a better parent. I got the internet to play my fantasy sports better but ended up finding a single parenting discussion board. At that time in my life I was the solo parent to two preteen boys and worked at a day care to support us. I raised my sons alone by circumstance not by choice.
   
   My contact with other adults was slim, my contact with other solo parents was nil. I was able to vent, seek advice, find friends, get male opinions for raising sons, and even though my world revolved around work, my son's schooling, my son's wrestling, and housework, I got a chance to be a person too. To this day,too many years later, I am still close to that group of solo parents I first met.
   
   so yes, the internet helped me be a better parent and it helped me be a better person too.

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   8/31/09

   Bullgrit

   Reading blogs on the Internet has not really taught me how to be a better parent, but it has shown me that my problems, fumbles, errors, and screw ups are not unique. That has helped me a bit.

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   8/31/09

   anthony9910

   I don't have kids, so i can't talk about it

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