Parenting magazine inadvertently makes a point

"Belphoebe" wrote in message
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Salon ran an article on this in January 2001. Here's a link:

http://archive.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/01/25/formula/print.html

Thank you for the link. I remember reading that article now.
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Although
only 33% or so of American women bf,

Really? That seems awfully low to me, given that the percentage of new mothers
who at least start out breastfeeding is generally stated to be much higher than
that.

Well, I suppose it could be that 33% of American *women* have ever breastfed.
:-) But if you're talking about % of American women who've had a baby within
the last x years, I'd think it's higher than that.

Holly
Mom to Camden, 2.5 yrs

Sue wrote:
: [ . . . ] I personally like Parenting magazine, although I don't
: really have a use for it anymore as my girls are older now. It
: certainly is better than Child.

Richard wrote in message
Why? (just curious)

I'm considering subscribing to *some* parenting magazine, but haven't
made a choice. Which do you like and/or dislike, and why?

Thanks in advance,

Richard

Child is more of a Cosmopolitian for babies ;o). It seems there are too many
adds for clothing and not really many good articles to read. When I
subscribed to them 11 years ago when my first was a baby, it was much
different and had actual articles to read on parenting. Not so much now.
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Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

I'm considering subscribing to *some* parenting magazine, but haven't
made a choice. Which do you like and/or dislike, and why?

Parenting and Parents are almost indistinguishable from each other, but I do
find that Parenting is slightly more AP-friendly. (The health advice column is
written by Dr. Sears, for example, as previously mentioned.)

I once received a package soliciting my subscription to Parents, as well as
advertising a book they published that was something like "1001 Tips from Real
Parents". One of the featured "tips" was a story from a mother whose baby had
digestive problems and started refusing the bottle when she switched him from
breastfeeding to formula. (Surprise, surprise.) The oh-so-wonderful advice?
She added chocolate powder to his formula and everyone was happy ever after.
Yeah, I want to buy a book that promotes not only formula, but chocolate milk,
for 7-month-olds. Not. After that, I determined that I will never subscribe
to that magazine.

Anyway, there is also Child, which most people here find too Vogue-like. Yeah,
the "fashion" spreads are ridiculous. (Who buys $200 sweaters for babies? I
suppose someone must, or they wouldn't make 'em.) And the kids' parties they
feature are similarly outrageous. But actually, I don't find the articles much
different from Parenting's, otherwise. The stuff on health and safety,
discipline issues, toy-and-game suggestions, etc., is all the same.

That's pretty much it for mainstream offerings. There's Mothering, of course,
for the alternative viewpoint, and I think it's worth reading even if you don't
plan to feed your family nothing but organic produce raised on your own land.
;-) Oh, and there's also Baby Years, if it's still around -- it wasn't bad,
sort of a middle road between Parenting and Mothering, but you could tell it
was a new magazine without all the kinks worked out yet. Skimpy articles.

Oh, and there's Family Fun, which I'm told is a pretty good resource for SAH
parents; their focus is on craft projects and the like you can do with kids,
usually very inexpensively. I haven't actually read it, though I have made use
of the birthday cake designs on their website!

Holly
Mom to Camden, 2.5 yrs

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says...

Really? That seems awfully low to me, given that the percentage of new mothers
who at least start out breastfeeding is generally stated to be much higher than
that.


IIRC, 60% make any attempt at all, and it's about 30% by six months

Michelle
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HollyLewis wrote:

That's pretty much it for mainstream offerings. There's Mothering, of
course, for the alternative viewpoint, and I think it's worth reading even
if you don't plan to feed your family nothing but organic produce raised
on your own land.

hahahaha! That's pretty much it. I love it tho...makes me think.

My mother just emailed and said that my sister (who got me the sub to
Mothering, and is pretty crunchy) is into Redbook. My mom snagged one
from her doc's office and says she can see why...says it's aimed at
young moms. shrug Take a peek.
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HollyLewis wrote:

That's pretty much it for mainstream offerings. There's Mothering, of
course, for the alternative viewpoint, and I think it's worth reading even
if you don't plan to feed your family nothing but organic produce raised
on your own land.

hahahaha! That's pretty much it. I love it tho...makes me think.

My mother just emailed and said that my sister (who got me the sub to
Mothering, and is pretty crunchy) is into Redbook. My mom snagged one
from her doc's office and says she can see why...says it's aimed at
young moms. shrug Take a peek.

Brain, Child.

Kristi

In article ,
says...

Really? That seems awfully low to me, given that the percentage of new
mothers
who at least start out breastfeeding is generally stated to be much higher
than
that.


IIRC, 60% make any attempt at all, and it's about 30% by six months

Michelle
Flutist

That sounds about right for national statistics. The figure I was disputing
was something like "33% of moms breastfeed". It's more like 60% than 30%, is
what I'm saying.

(I'm still glad I live where I do. It's more like a 95% initiation rate and
60% at 6 months here.)

Holly
Mom to Camden, 2.5 yrs

"Sue" wrote in message
...
Sue wrote:
: [ . . . ] I personally like Parenting magazine, although I don't
: really have a use for it anymore as my girls are older now. It
: certainly is better than Child.

Richard wrote in message
Why? (just curious)

I'm considering subscribing to *some* parenting magazine, but haven't
made a choice. Which do you like and/or dislike, and why?

Thanks in advance,

Richard

Child is more of a Cosmopolitian for babies ;o). It seems there are too
many
adds for clothing and not really many good articles to read. When I
subscribed to them 11 years ago when my first was a baby, it was much
different and had actual articles to read on parenting. Not so much now.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...




Coming out of lurke mode...

Child seems to be way out of touch with reality, at least my reality! Dh got
me a subscription when ds was born and I'm forever seeing quips on nursery
essentials like "this soft as silk baby blanket for $68" sheesh! Whenever
they do fashion layouts, which is often, I'm astounded at the prices. It's
common to see a run of the mill play outfit for a baby (i.e. under 12
months) that costs $50. Not in my world!

Jennifer,
Mom to Ernie, 2 1/2 and Katie, 13 months

Just wanted to pipe up that the best parenting magazine I know of is
"Essence", the magazine of the Australian Breastfeeding Association. Pro-BF,
real-life stories, interesting topics... but it's only quarterly.

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