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"Jeana Lee Tahnk is a writer and high tech PR consultant who focuses on a variety of topics including, technology, social media, family &amp; parenting and health &amp; well-being. She is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, MommyTrack'd and Examiner.com. You can follow her on Twitter. \nLearning how to parent is a skill that comes more naturally to some than to others. Regardless of how high the feelings of competency are, regardless of the differences in the ways in which we discipline and the methods we use for rearing our young, there is usually one constant among parents everywhere: we never really know what we are doing. Whereas previous generations had nothing to rely on but parenting books, family, friends, and pure instinct, ours is the first parenting generation to have the luxury of the Internet at our fingertips to answer any question, anytime, anywhere.\nNot only are online resources vast, but through the magic of video on the Internet, parents now have the ability to essentially get one-on-one parenting advice from pediatricians, parenting experts and psychologists on everything from how to properly swaddle a baby to advice on dealing with teenage boys.\nThere are a lot of sites that feature video content, but the ones on this list have been selected for their unique video libraries and/or specialized content that is helpful to both new and seasoned parents.  Feel free to share you favorite online parenting hangouts in the comments.\n1. BabyCenter\n\nBabyCenter.com has long been viewed as the premier resource for information specifically related to pregnancy and newborn care. The site\u2019s video library is the only one on this list that features dedicated content for an entire pregnancy, from morning sickness and prenatal care to stages of labor and delivery, and what to do when baby comes home. Word of warning to the squeamish, the video clips from the delivery room are the real deal and contain graphic content. Watching these will take you back to your 5th grade health class.\n\n\n\n\n2. The Go-To Mom\n\nKimberley Clayton Blaine is a licensed Child and Family Therapist who brings over two decades of experience to inform her audience about pertinent issues regarding children\u2019s behavioral, emotional, and physical health. As the self-dubbed, \u201CGo-To Mom,\u201D Blaine features more than 60 videos on her site that focus on a wide range of parenting and mom-related issues.\nHere\u2019s a video about how to deal with temper tantrums:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Deal With Tantrums\n\n\n\n3. Parenting\n\nParenting Magazine\u2019s Web site offers some great video resources, including its \u2018Toy Guide\u2019 and series on \u2018Baby Development Milestones.\u2019 Since Parenting is known for its in-depth product reviews and toy awards, I found its toy-specific videos to be very helpful. In addition, the site has also partnered with JuiceBoxJungle to offer a respite from their more austere videos. The JuiceBoxJungle vids have an edgy sense of humor and entertain more than educate, but are still worth watching, especially clips like, \u2018Daddy Doesn\u2019t Do it Right,\u2019 or \u2018Sleeping Around\u2019.\nHere\u2019s the video clip entitled, Daddy Doesn\u2019t Do it Right:\n\n\n\n\n4. Kaboose\n\nKaboose is another parenting site that is a thorough resource for everything related to parenting, party planning, kids\u2019 crafts and recipes. The site offers videos that cover a range of topics including behavior, safety tips, and crafts, featuring commentary from parents and experts alike.\nHere\u2019s a video clip on teaching children about strangers:\n\n\n\n\n5. Martha Stewart\n\nThere\u2019s a lot more to parenting than just learning how to discipline, bathe, and feed your children. What better way to throw some fun into the mix than through arts and crafts. Stewart\u2019s extensive video library features clips from her morning show on how to make kids crafts, gifts and doodads you\u2019ve never even thought of before. By watching Martha and learning how to make \u2018Sugar Skulls,\u2019 \u2018Monster Mittens,\u2019 and a \u2018Slime Kit,\u2019 you\u2019ll be the most popular parent on the block.\n\n\n\n\n6. TLC\n\nTLC is known for its family-oriented programming and has a section on its Web site dedicated to expert videos on parenting. Offering short clips from psychologists and parenting experts, TLC\u2019s video library is a good resource for questions on child behavior.\n\n\n\n\n7. About.com\n\nAbout.com\u2019s video library is fairly thorough, with the bulk of its content focusing on children's health, safety, and play. Some good safety videos include ones on childproofing, car seat installation, and creating a family disaster plan.\n\n\n\n\nBONUS: Sesame Street\n\nWho could forget Sesame Street? With video clips featuring furry friends like Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, and Cookie Monster, you can watch these with your kids for an entertaining and fun way to learn something new.\n\n\n\n\nLast-minute addition: Dadlabs\n\nIt's unlikely you'll learn about swaddling and car seat installation on this site, but DadLabs provides numerous videos from a dad's perspective that provide snippets of fatherly advice and comic relief. With cameo appearances from celebs like Kevin Nealon, and an array of parenting topics covered including, \u2018Kid's First Haircut' and \u2018Breast Pump Dad,' there's no shortage of laughs from these videos.\n\n\n\n\nSee also: 12 Fantastic Facebook Pages for Parents\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, DOConnell"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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