Parenting Magazine

Pros: Very relevant and current information on parenting issues
Cons: Oriented mostly towards women, tends to recycle the same topics

Today I tossed out the "Final Renewal Notice" for one of my favorite magazines. I’ve been a subscriber to Parenting for over 5 years but I think I’ve finally started to outgrow this publication. However, for most of my life as a parent,...

Pros: Good timely articles; Low cost; Big magazine
Cons: Articles mostly geared toward moms; Lots of ads; Some advice is very common sense

Do you have some young kids of your own or spend time taking care of youngsters? If you do, then you might enjoy Parenting, a magazine that talks about children and all the unique problems, challenges, and rewards they bring, with a few articles ...

Pros: Helpful Information, Great articles, By-The-Age Index
Cons: Some of the same information in different issues from time to time

I started subscribing to Parenting Magazine back in September 2000. Since I was due to have a baby in October, I figured the magazine would be a nice addition to my reading collection.

Parenting Magazine can be bought in stores...

Pros: Helpful, insightful articles.
Cons: Advertising does not distract from content.

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I’ve been subscribing to this magazine for about a year now. When I’m finished I usually give it to my son and his wife to read. They can keep it either on the coffee table or in the bathroom, as long as it is read.
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Pros: engaging, informative articles about many child-related subjects; qualified writers
Cons: many ads

Parenting is a magazine, published by The Parenting Group, a Time, Inc. Company, and intended for the parents of young children. In each issue are several articles covering such diverse topics as: the function of play in toddler development; how to...

Pros: Not many, some basic stuff
Cons: Advertisement, Advertisement, Advertisement!!!

This is one of the mainstream publications that I do read. I read it to keep up on what it is exactly that people are telling parents these days. Granted, there are some good articles, I have a hard time swallowing a lot of the information.

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Pros: Good article content, lots of ads with new baby things
Cons: Too many ads, poor layout, should be free

"What Matters to Moms" - It's Everything Parenting Magazine First Impressions Too much advertising. The good side, although there is a lot of advertising, it is really the reason you bought the magazine in the first place. You are looking ...

Pros: fair overview of parenting methods, informative feature articles, fair to dads, represents various age groups equally
Cons: lots of ads

As a general rule, I tend to avoid the glossy mainstream parenting magazines because they aren't considerate of alternative family styles such as attachment parenting. These magazines, which shall remain nameless in this review, would often end up flung...

Pros: Packed full of useful info for children ages 8 and under
Cons: I wish that it had included articles for the older child too.

My daughter and I was sitting in the waiting room at her Dr.'s office when I came across a Special Issue of Parenting magazine. It was the Fall 1999 Issue.

Included in this issue are articles about The Power of Play ( Brain-boosting games for...

Pros: Professional information on development and health, easy to read and understand
Cons: Loads of advertising

Three years ago, I did what most women do when they find out they are pregnant. I panicked! My thoughts raced. “How will I know what to do if my baby cries?” “Should I breastfeed or use formula?” “Will I have to get rid of my cats?” The questions...

Pros: Very informative, expert opinions, humorous, good advice
Cons: None that I can see

Like most women, when I found out I was pregnant for the first time, I rushed to subscribe to as many parenting magazines I could find. I wanted to be informed on all the issues that being a new mother would raise. I subscribed to a few different...

Pros: Alright for first-time parents, good photography.
Cons: Too much filler material and not enough valuable, new information.

Being an avid reader and researcher, I grabbed everything I could find to read about pregnancy and childbirth when we learned we were expecting our first child. At first, the articles in Parenting were somewhat helpful. However, like many magazines...

Pros: Everything
Cons: None

Whether you are a parent or babysitter, since the little tykes don't come with manuals, you can never get enough information or insight! I don't subscribe, but I get hand me down issues from a friend.

I wish I had known of this magazine or...

Pros: Parenting Magazine is full of useful information for Parents.
Cons: Information may vary.

I found that Parenting Magazine is full of useful information fro Parents. It covers a lot of different topics. Everything from: Behavior, Infants, Health, Development, to Comic Relief. It has Reports and Strategies too. It even has a By-the-Ages Index...

Pros: Good articles for parents at every stage
Cons: Similar to other magazines, such as Parents

I have been a "Parenting" reader for about 18 months, and I have loved it! I usually read the entire magazine from cover-to-cover the day it arrives in the mail.

The articles are well written and they always cover recent, newsworthy...