Parents (magazine)
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Parents, published by Meredith Corporation
, is the oldest parenting publication in the U.S. It was first published in October 1926.
Its editorial focus is on the daily needs and concerns of mothers with young children. The glossy monthly features information about child health, safety, behavior, discipline and education. There are also stories on women's health, nutrition, pregnancy, marriage, and beauty. It is aimed primarily at women ages 18–35 with young children.
Columns include As They Grow, which cover age-specific child development issues, as well as the reader-generated Baby Bloopers, It Worked for Me and Goody Bag. The magazine also produces a website
http://www.parents.com, an iPhone app for kids, Parents Flash Cards, and a blog called GoodyBlog.com.
WCBS-TV
aired segments about this magazine during its afternoon newscasts throughout the 1990s.
The magazine was started by George J. Hecht in 1926. It was sold to Gruner + Jahr
in 1978, at which time Elizabeth Crow
became the magazine's editor for the next decade. Meredith
acquired the magazine when Gruner + Jahr left the US magazine business in 2005. Sally Lee was the editor from 1998 to 2008. Dana Points has been Editor in Chief since 2008.
The children's magazines Children's Digest
and Humpty Dumpty
were published by the same publisher as Parents from the 1950s through the early 1980s, until they were sold to the Saturday Evening Post company.
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Meredith Corporation
The Meredith Corporation is a media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The company has two divisions, National Media and Local Media.-History:...
, is the oldest parenting publication in the U.S. It was first published in October 1926.
Its editorial focus is on the daily needs and concerns of mothers with young children. The glossy monthly features information about child health, safety, behavior, discipline and education. There are also stories on women's health, nutrition, pregnancy, marriage, and beauty. It is aimed primarily at women ages 18–35 with young children.
Columns include As They Grow, which cover age-specific child development issues, as well as the reader-generated Baby Bloopers, It Worked for Me and Goody Bag. The magazine also produces a website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
http://www.parents.com, an iPhone app for kids, Parents Flash Cards, and a blog called GoodyBlog.com.
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
aired segments about this magazine during its afternoon newscasts throughout the 1990s.
The magazine was started by George J. Hecht in 1926. It was sold to Gruner + Jahr
Gruner + Jahr
Gruner + Jahr GmbH & Co. KG is the largest European printing and publishing firm. Its headquarters is in Hamburg, Germany.-History:Originally founded on August 1, 1948 as the Henri Nannen publishing house, Gruner + Jahr was created in 1965 from a merger by acquisition, by publishers John Jahr Sr....
in 1978, at which time Elizabeth Crow
Elizabeth Crow
Elizabeth Crow was an American editor, journalist, and businesswoman....
became the magazine's editor for the next decade. Meredith
Meredith Corporation
The Meredith Corporation is a media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The company has two divisions, National Media and Local Media.-History:...
acquired the magazine when Gruner + Jahr left the US magazine business in 2005. Sally Lee was the editor from 1998 to 2008. Dana Points has been Editor in Chief since 2008.
The children's magazines Children's Digest
Children's Digest
Children's Digest was a children's magazine published from Oct. 1950 to May/June 2009, after which it was merged with Jack and Jill from the same publisher. For over 20 years it was published in the digest size implied by its name, but it subsequently switched to a larger format more similar to...
and Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English language nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. He is typically portrayed as an egg and has appeared or been referred to in a large number of works of literature and popular culture...
were published by the same publisher as Parents from the 1950s through the early 1980s, until they were sold to the Saturday Evening Post company.
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