Online community Netmums polled 1,166 mothers of under-fives, and found more than half relied on advice passed down from their own parents when it comes to child safety. Almost one in three also said they get their advice from other family members.
But when asked who they would like to be giving them the support required, 75 per cent of mothers said playgroups and 72 per cent said parenting groups.
Katrina Phillips, chief executive of the Child Accident Prevention Trust, said: "Practitioners working with children and families have a crucial role to play in getting accurate messages across that parents can relate to."
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