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Customer Reviews

Not even worth the (inexpensive) subscription price

2008-06-19
I purchased this subscription despite the negative reviews, thinking that for the low price, even if the magazine wasn't stellar, it would be nice to have around the house as extra reading material. I also thought any information regarding child rearing would be helpful, as (though I work in the field of education) I am raising my first child. Unfortunately, I was wrong. The magazine provided no solid information, and included suggestions such as, "A burger with no pickles takes longer to make, so just scrape them off yourself, (secretly, while distracting your kid with a french fry, if you must)." I read the first few magazines that came, thinking, "The editor of this magazine needs to be fired." Since then, most issues have gone straight from the mailbox to the recycling bin; they're so full of pure dribble that I don't even want to give them to friends.

this magazine makes me wanna blow chunks

2008-01-20
Too bad I have to give it one star, zero would be more appropriate. This magazine caters to exhausted stay at home moms who don't know how to handle their children and to some extent, regret having them. It rarely celebrates children, and offers helpful advice such as "If you need some time to yourself, feed your children dinner in the bathtub. Clean-up is so much easier!" I'm not kidding. I am a working mother with three children and this magazine offers nothing for me. As other reviewers have stated, I agree that it also manages to insult fathers and their ability to parent at some point in the issue. Don't waste your money.

Last time I checked, parenting matters to dads, too.

2007-12-19
About to become a new parent, I subscribed to this magazine in the hopes of some insight.

...but reading the masthead, I discovered that Parenting only "matters to Moms." I sought out the publisher's web-page and discovered that there is only a tab for "Moms" and not "Dads."

In a country where we're constantly bombarded with criticism about appropriate fathering, why would this publication ignore 50% of it's potential audience?

I examine each issue and more often feel insulted than informed as a new father.

I haven't bothered to unsubscribe, but I certainly won't renew.

By the way, I'm now getting some magazine called "Mothering." Apparently a free subscription because I subscribed to "Parenting." At least it is what it says it is.