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 Entitled and Mean Spirited May 5, 2006
C. Copeland (Southern California)
27 out of 33 found this review helpful
I was going to buy this and then stumbled on it in the doctor's office. I love InStyle, Lucky and other shopping mags, but the tone of this is mean and snooty. There are too many ads, and very little content. There's a Q&A section about sex after baby that's just mean, threatening that if you don't jump back in, "one of you will start sleeping with the girl in marketing..." Way to put an anti-feminist tone on sex after baby. Yuck.
 Highlights cool stuff for parents and kids April 21, 2006
gal from Austin (Austin, TX)
26 out of 35 found this review helpful
Yeah, some of the stuff is way too pricey for me, but there are some really great ideas and articles in this magazine. I have the March-April issue, and among my favorites this month are: an article about how to diplomatically discipline other people's kids, a gifted child who was misdiagnosed with autism, best adult friendly children's music to download, and suggestions for artistic children's books. Furthermore, there is a price range for suggested products, some of which would fit most people's budgets. An article on make-up features products from $8 - $65. There is also an article on how to make a room habitable for 2 children, which is hardly targeted towards people who live in huge estates. Do you buy Vogue magazine and expect to be able to afford everything in it? It's not for some people, but it is for me, and I hope it does well.
Not a magazine for *real* parents... February 9, 2006
Wendy N. Kruger (Ft. Collins, CO USA)
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
Finally, a magazine that represents everything that's wrong with modern day parenting--overindulgence, adults who have children because "it's the thing to do" for "status" (much like vacationing in an exotic location), and parents who aren't willing to forego self-absorption to raise a well-balanced child. Let's not forget living vicariously through our children (overscheduled children in way too many activities that lead to burn-out, because Laurel *has* to have ballet, French lessons, pilates, and viola lessons in order to be "well-rounded.") Interestingly enough, the Editor-in-Chief was raised by a single parent...it's a shame she has ignored a large portion of the real world with this magazine. --Nadine (a single parent who knows the sheer *waste* of spending $200+ on a pair of boots for a child with ever-growing feet!)
 Worst Magazine I've Seen In Years February 20, 2006
LB
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I picked up this magazine on a whim while standing in the checkout line at the grocery store. I'll admit that the cover looked interesting, especially since I have a 20 month old toddler. After I actually looked at the content of the magazine, I came away puzzled. I'm not sure who their target demographic is. It seems like it's published to cater to a small niche of very high income parents. And by high income, I'm not referring to upper-middle class. This magazine seems aimed at the family who lives in a mutli-million dollar apartment in a neighborhood such as Park Slope, Brooklyn. There are no parenting tips in here. Instead it's a style magazine that is thinly disguised as a parenting magazine. In the world of Cookie, it's all about the haves and the have-nots. I threw my issue in the trash.
Tricky tactics July 23, 2007
UofMMommy (Chicago, IL)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I was excited to see what this magazine was all about, so I sent in a postcard saying that I could try an issue free and if I liked it, it would be $12 for a year's subscription, plus you would receive a free diaper bag even if you cancelled. Shortly after, I received a payment invoice that said they would send me the diaper bag only after they received my payment AND the price was $15 instead of $12! They had added $3 for shipping and handling that was not originally indicated. I know $3 isn't much, but it does end up making the price 25% more than they lead you to believe. I just felt like it was an really dishonest way of doing business, so I immediately cancelled my subscription online.
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