My daughter loves to read her teen magazines. She mostly gets ideas for fashion and style in them, but some of them discuss things like dating and other teen issues. I like to look through them, too, because it gives me an idea of what is in and out in the world of teens today. I WISH there was a magazine for PARENTS of teenagers!! I read parenting magazines for years, but when my kids outgrew childhood and moved into puberty, these magazines did not move into this stage with us. I do not understand why there are magazines for pregnancy, childbirth, parenting babies/toddlers/preschoolers/and young children, but there are NONE that pick up from there!! Sure, there are tons of teen magazines--but they speak to the teens, NOT the parents!! I feel kind of isolated as I go about trying to raise my teens--I always have loved having current advice and support through magazines as I moved through the various parenting stages. I love reading magazines specific to my life--right now, I read More Magazine (for women over 40) and Oprah Magazine (very much like her show--full of ecouragement and empowerment for women). I CRAVE a magazine for "Parents of Teenagers"--but there isn't one. Oh, well--I guess I will share my daughter's teen magazines--I will skip the "how to get a boy to like you" crap, though!! I just like looking at the fashion and style pages to get an idea of what she may like for gifts. And we BOTH like to read about celebrity gossip! :)
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