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Do mommy/parenting magazines (Parent, American Baby, etc.) help you out or stress you out?

Asked by Diane , 28th Nov 07 Answer this now »

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Vera Babayeva 30th May

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I read American Baby, Baby Talk, Parenting whenever I am at the doctor's office. I read only the articles that I can relate too. So I find it very helpful.

Diane 3rd Dec 07

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I find they stress me out. I like looking at the pictures and at the ads. (This mystifies my husband...) But the content just makes me feel inadequate. I'm with you, Nataly!

KathyHowe 30th Nov 07

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They actually bore me to tears. I have tried repeatedly over the years to enjoy those magazines and they have never been of interest to me.

Nataly 30th Nov 07

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I don't know why, but they've always stressed me out - I get overwhelmed when I read them, like here are all the things I am not doing (e.g. inventive creative craft projects or disciplining methods...)

The Mentor Mom 29th Nov 07

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Great question. You know, I found them helpful with my first particularly when he was under one. My kids are now 6 and 9 and it seems that most of the parenting magazines are geared towards the under four set. I find the most useful information from books and websites.

Kate 29th Nov 07

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haha i find it more useful so i can show my husband i am right when we are arguing over some parenting issue LOL (thats probably not a good thing to do, but he usually conceeds so he doesnt have to read the article!)

Naomi 28th Nov 07

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Great question! I dont carry many subscriptions, just because of the added clutter - - and 'one more thing to do' that they bring to my life.

Having said that . . . I often find interesting tidbits in the magazines, but having done the parenting thing 3x over at this point, I don't honestly find much in them that are useful?