If you thought teenager and adults were wasting waaaay too much time on networking sites…well now babies are getting a piece of that internet socializing drug. According to the New York Times:

We’re seeing a rising tide of parenting interest on social networks, said Adam Ostrow, the editor of Mashable, a news blog about social networking sites. Recently, I’ve noticed a lot of Facebook users are adding their children to their profiles.

Mr. Ostrow sees parents’ posting on behalf of their children as a natural evolution of say, Twittering about oneself. [New York Times]

Hmmm, I wonder what sort of comments babies leave other babies? “OMG you heart Ernie and I heart Burt 4eva 2 getha!”

But come on, this is all kind of creepy right? Is this really just harmless fun or is a narcissistic way for parents to parade their kids online? ( “Ooooh look at my kid he’s soooooooooooooo cute!”) Don’t get me wrong I think my niece is a prize winning nugget, but she does not need (nor will I allow her) to have her own online profile. She’s already going to get sucked into the internet once she hits Junior High (or whatever new robotic mind-controlling machine “they” come up with) why get her hooked on cyber-crack fresh out of the womb?

I just think, the time parents spend making their kids profiles could be spent playing with their kids, teaching their kids, getting to know their kids (and not getting to know the html coding of their customized background collage).

Well enough of my ranting. Here are the top 5 social networking sites for babies! (Damn, that’s a weird sentence)

1) Totspot- http://totspot.com/login
TotSpot is a place to create a private page about your kids and share it with friends and family. It’s an online scrapbook and website for babies, kids, and their parents.

2) Lil’grams-http://www.lilgrams.com/
At Lil’grams you can keep, track, and share anything about your baby.

3) Kimondo-http://kidmondo.com/
Kidmondo is a comprehensive online baby journal and organizer that allows parents and caregivers to chronicle their child’s life and share it with friends and family in a safe environment.

4) BabyCenter-http://www.babycenter.com/
BabyCenter is less of networking site and more a web resource for parents of children ages 2 to 8. It does have a Community feature where you can connect, share advice and support with other moms.

5) BabblePlayground- http://babble.ning.com/
At BabblePlayground you can upload photos, share videos and other media with other Babble readers, create groups and have discussions.