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About ParentMap, the essential resource for parents


We know firsthand the joys and challenges of parenting. Take ParentMap along on your journey!!

Our Team
 

ParentMap is really a couple dozen wild women -- your neighbors, your friends, working moms, artists, activists, teachers and closet athletes. We know well the daily struggle of balancing the crazy joy of parenting with our careers, spouses, chores....life! We're here to help by connecting you to the info and resources you need to get it done, from Edmonds to Seattle, the Eastside, Tacoma, and Olympia. 

Hey - we don't mind telling you: We win lots of awards! We're honored and somewhat amazed that we are nationally recognized for doing the very thing we love the best. 

Whether it's giving you solutions for discipline problems, ideas for summer camps, or help finding that perfect preschool, ParentMap is here for you - in print and online. 


ParentMap Magazine
  The intelligent, trusted, essential resource for Puget Sound–area parents, ParentMap is a monthly magazine packed with information that helps families make decisions and connections. Check out our award-winning content for every age and stage of your child's development, our comprehensive, continually updated calendar of family friendly events, and the latest news that affects children and families in our state.


ParentMap Special Publications
  We know that raising kids is the most challenging, interesting, weird and rewarding journey we’ll ever take. That’s why, in addition to ParentMap, we publish BabyMap,
an annual guide to the best for new parents, and our essential annual resource guides: Family Directory, LearningMap, and SummerMap


parentmap.com
 

Our Web site features a comprehensive online calendar of family friendly events, and a business directory. We also archive all of our magazine articles and provide fresh, forward-thinking content for our online readers.

Our ParentMap blog features entries from our ParentMap editors and local specialists like Laura Kastner, Ph.D.


ParentMap e-news
 

We make it easy to get the info you need with relevant, convenient, and free e-newsletters. Our weekly events e-news, Passport, is packed with our best recommendations for fantastic family events, outings, sales and gotta-have giveaways. Hall Pass, emailed bi-weekly, is your ticket to making the most out of your kid's educational journey. Hall Pass dishes up hot school news, the latest learning research, help with school problems, tools for talking to teachers, and of course, more giveaways!

To try out our free e-news -- Passport and Hall Pass -- sign up here.


ParentMap Books
 

Just to keep things interesting, ParentMap now publishes books! Our first title, Getting to Calm, has been hailed as "required reading" by none other than Dr. T. Berry Brazelton! If you have a tween or a teen, you'll want to read Dr. Laura Kastner's newest book, packed with realistic, accessible ideas for managing the special...ah...joys of adolescence!

More on this and our other book titles here.


ParentMap Events
  We sponsor the Pathways lecture series each spring, bringing you experts that inspire and educate, including a special panel event. We also host several Preschool Preview Nights each year, in neighborhoods throughout the region, and the LearningMap Education Fair . Our CampFair hooks hundreds of local parents up with great summertime options for learning and fun.

 Are we giving you what you need? We'd love to hear from you! Email the editor

Distribution

Where to find ParentMap each month!

FREE copies of ParentMap are available at area bookstores, grocery stores, community centers, museums, attractions, doctors' and dentists' offices, hospitals, clinics, public and private schools, specialty stores, malls, and restaurants.

ParentMap is also available at:

  • King County Libraries
  • Seattle Public Libraries
  • Boys and Girls Clubs
  • Overlake Hospital
  • YMCAs
  • PCCs
  • IKEA
  • Issaquah Park and Ride
  • Bon-Macy's (Downtown and Southcenter)
  • Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
  • University Village
  • Barnes and Noble Booksellers (Bellevue)
  • Gymboree Play & Music Centers
  • Stevens Hospital
  • Providence Hospital
  • Kindercares of Snohomish County
  • Navy Family Support Center


Too busy to pick up a copy?

Sign up for our new digital edition and you'll get ParentMap delivered to your inbox every month!

Subscribe today and get ParentMap publications delivered to your doorstep! Subscriptions are available online or by contacting our subscription department at subscriptions@parentmap.com or 206-709-9026.


Subscription Rates

  • One year: New $24, Renewal $22
  • Two years: New $40, Renewal $38

Every subscription includes 12 monthly issues, BabyMap, Family Directory and our NEW January 2007 LearningMap education supplement.


Would you like to make ParentMap available to your customers or school?
 
If you would like to make available free monthly copies of ParentMap to your customers or school families, please contact us at admin@parentmap.com.


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