Posted: 2/2/2005 12:18:55 PM EDT
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Ladies, I'm taking a Child Education Development class right now and one of our assignments is to start collect magazine pictures of children from infants to 5 year olds. Well, I figured that since I need to get these pictures, I might as well subscribe to a good magazine. That way I can read the articles and get good advice from them since I plan on opening a day care. So, do you ladies have any recommendations for parenting magazines? Thanks!! |
Thanks Patty. I found a few books that I really liked but I will just wait until I start having kids of my own...or actually open up the day care to get them...so, I'm going to stick with the magazine for now. 
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AHEM! You know why I dont subscribe to any parenting magazines, depite being a single, custodial, parent of a 5 yr old son? Gender bias. The magazines are targeted at female parents, whom have female children, BIG-TIME! When I first got sole custody, my son was 8 months, and I looked to these "resources". What I found was that they are primarily female oriented, discount single Dad's, and the male gender in general. Man was I dissappointed, I needed answers, not bigotry. My AF medic training has proved more helpful than anything from those magazines. DaddyDett |
 I'm sorry...The main reason I'm getting the magazine is for my class....I didn't think of ob/gyn offices or anything like that.
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If you want crunchy earthy whole grain type stuff check out Mothering. You'll find pictures of real babies nursing real boobies.  If you want a copy for free, let me know and I'll send you one of mine. I think I also have some Parenting mags laying around. (I liked them because they had Q&A w/ Dr Sears. I kinda dig his style.)If this is just for cut and paste type projects, please save your cash and let me send you some of my mags. How many do you need? I'm pretty sure I can come up with several. For some reason they get lost on their way to the trashcan and never make it out the door. It's not as bad as it used to be, but I still have more than a couple laying around. 
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My goodness...I really wish I got all these replies earlier. My boyfriend got a memebership for 8 dollars on ebay...
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My sister signed me up for Parenting. Unfortunately, she re-signed me up for it. Lots of pics for lots of ages, but... I find their politics offensive and their advice too "unalternative". However, they truly do try to address fathers also. They had an article recently about "Manny's" (men who watch children for a living) and had an article about a male, gay couple who adopted a baby that one of them found in the subway. I'm sorry about your frustration about child care advice from magazines; however, I find that my instincts (regarding behavior) have been right on and magazines just mess with my head. I try to take all advice with a grain of salt now. Sometimes, I actually take it, but rarely. You could try "Fathering" magazine... unfortunately, there is a strong stereotype of what the contents of THAT magazine would be. My husband is a new daddy, and I can't imagine raising a child alone. |
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Well we're a little late BUT frtloops you can still use our information. The parenting magazines I read seemed to be geared towards eleviating the guilt a mother has for leaving her child in day care while she persues her career. Now consider you're planning a career in a field that will capitalize on this [which is fine, I did this too!] try to stand back now and then and think of the entire picture -- which is "what is best for the child?" "What Can I do for the child to make her/his life better?" You'll need to be sympathetic to the mothers and fathers along with helping the child cope with it's difficult invironment. 2 parents working and 1 parent families is a norm in our society this day. Sent your philosophy in concret now and make sure your priorities is Child & Family and you'll have made the world a much better place. Patty |