Philadelphia, PA (August 4, 2011) — Local moms in the tri-state Philadelphia area can now share their opinions, insights and experiences with other moms in the region through MetroKids Magazine.

MetroKids, the area’s most comprehensive parenting source, now combines the best in local events, services, school and health resources with parent feedback. In a newly redesigned magazine, starting with the August 2011 issue, MetroKids includes more content directly produced by moms, first-person insights on parenting, a local mom blogger and a humorous “advice column.”

Call for Local Bloggers
MetroKids is seeking local mom bloggers to be featured in MomSpeak, the opening story of our print magazine, and is developing a blog for MetroKids.com. We're looking for moms to share how they handled a situation, an insight about their kids or themselves, or a family experience — something universal that anyone can relate to. Read MomSpeak and find out how to join MetroKids community of bloggers at MetroKids.com/momspeak

More about the New MetroKids
MetroKids is promoting greater interactivity with readers by connecting the features of the print magazine with the MetroKids Facebook page and its website.

Each month, content drawn from participants on the MetroKids Facebook fan page will be featured in print, including a “MetroKids Mom,” a favorite photo and results from online polls.

Moms, dads and grandparents can share their feedback, experiences, ideas, opinions and photos on MetroKids.com, which also carries extras like expanded school listings, family-friendly events and links to additional information and features.

“We are looking for new ways to connect with young parents in print, online and on Facebook,” said MetroKids founder Nancy Lisagor. “With our new look and features we want to expose even more families to the materials that have been helping parents for the last 21 years.”

MetroKids’ August issue, with its first-ever glossy cover, bears the appropriate headline, “A Fresh Start.” The issue showcases the rebranded logo and new slogan: “smart. local. parenting.” The publication is now standard magazine size, with interactive features added to its award-winning content.

MetroKids started 21 years ago to connect other Philadelphia moms with parenting resources and local opportunities. Since then, MetroKids has expanded to three localized monthly editions in Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware where it is available to more than 100,000 families throughout the eleven-county Philadelphia region. The magazine is distributed free at grocery stores, day care centers, schools, doctor’s offices, libraries and more than a thousand other family-friendly businesses and organizations. New street boxes throughout the city of Philadelphia and along regional transit systems make MetroKids even more accessible.

MetroKids continues to provide timely articles on education, health, enrichment, and culture, in addition to parenting advice, tips and support. Hundreds of listings each month include local and seasonal events and ideas for family fun, camps, classes, schools, child care centers, parties, and resources for children’s health, mother’s health and special needs. Children’s book, music and product reviews and reader giveaways continue to be popular departments. MetroKids serves parents with kids of all ages: babies, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary, middle and high school students.

Access all MetroKids’ print content and more resources, including searchable guides, hundreds of local family-friendly events and web-exclusive parenting news updates at MetroKids.com.

MetroKids Family of Publications & More Opportunities for Parents

In addition to its monthly magazines, MetroKids also publishes two annual publications: the Family Find-It Book, a web and phone directory of family-friendly attractions and services, and SpecialKids, a resource guide for families and caregivers of children with special needs. Educator’s Edition is published twice a year and includes more than 500 regional field trips and assembly programs for teachers, group leaders and homeschool parents.

MetroKids’ Super Camp Fair showcases a variety of camps to hundreds of prospective camper families every winter. The annual summer CoverKids search finds the most photogenic kids in the Delaware Valley to become MetroKids’ cover models.

MetroKids is a proud and active member of Parenting Media Association (formerly Parenting Publications of America). Since 1990, PMA has awarded MetroKids more than 40 Publishing Excellence Awards and 7 awards for SpecialKids.

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MetroKids is a resource for parents living in the greater Delaware Valley — Philadelphia and its Pennsylvania suburbs, South Jersey and Delaware. On Metrokids.com, you’ll find the region’s leading calendar of family-friendly events, articles and information quickly accessed by clicking the green tabs under our name on the home page.

Most of the articles originate in our free monthly magazine, MetroKids, which has served the community since 1990. The Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware editions of MetroKids are available in supermarkets, libraries, day cares and hundreds of other locations. The magazine features the Never a Dull Moment calendar of day-by-day family events; child-focused camp, day care and party directories, and articles that offer parenting advice and insights.

Darlene Weinmann
MetroKids General Manager
215-291-5560, ext. 108
dweinmann@metrokids.com

MetroKids Magazine
1412-1414 Pine St
Philadelphia PA 19102

This release was published on openPR.