''ParentMap'' is a free monthly news magazine for parents in the
Puget Sound
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area of the
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest (PNW; ) is a geographic region in Western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common ...
of the
United States
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, published since April 2003. The magazine is available at various locations throughout the Puget Sound and also offers mail delivery via subscription.
''ParentMap'' publishes daily website articles related to various parenting topics, including ''Out & About, Baby, Health, Education'', and ''Food & Home''. The website also offers a searchable online events calendar for family-related activities, as well as a family directory, where parents can search for local businesses and classes that cater to families. Readers can subscribe to the ''ParentMap eNews'' weekly email newsletters to learn about the latest articles and events.
''ParentMap'' sponsors a yearly lecture series for parents (called ''ParentEd Talks''), and publishes several special periodicals, including ''Seattle Baby Guide and Eastside Baby Guide'', designed for expectant and new parents, plus supplements that focus on education and winter & summer activities. ''ParentMap'' also publishes parenting books.
Superheroes
Every year ParentMap recognizes changemakers making a difference for kids and families in Washington.
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Stephanie McClintock, (2024)
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John Lovick, (2023)
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Trish Millines Dziko, (2023), (2009)
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My-Linh Thai, (2023)
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, (2023), (2008)
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Jamie Margolin, (2020)
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Donald Byrd
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few h ...
(2020)
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Xbox Adaptive Controller Team, (2019)
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Tree Swenson, (2019)
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T'wina Nobles, (2018)
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Cyrus Habib
Kamyar Cyrus Habib (born August 22, 1981) is an American Jesuit, lawyer, and politician who served as both a state legislator from 2013 to 2017 and then as the 16th lieutenant governor of Washington from 2017 to 2021. He also served as the sta ...
, (2018)
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Joey Thomas, (2018)
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Adrian Z. Diaz, (2017)
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Ludovic Morlot
Ludovic Morlot (born 11 December 1973) is a French conductor.
Early years
Morlot was born in Lyon on 11 December 1973. As a youth, he trained as a violinist. He later attended the Royal Academy of Music, and began his studies in conducting in Lo ...
, (2017)
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Ana Mari Cauce, (2016)
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Fred Rivara, (2016)
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Clarence Acox Jr., (2016)
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Kay Bullitt, (2014)
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Andrew N. Meltzoff, (2014)
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Patricia K. Kuhl, (2014)
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Marcus Tsutakawa, (2013)
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Tricia Raikes, (2012)
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Sherman Alexie
Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is a Native American novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. He grew up ...
, (2012)
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Penny Simkin, (2012)
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Karen Bryant, (2011)
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Roberto Maestas
Roberto Maestas (July 9, 1938 – September 22, 2010) was an American social activist who was prominent between the 1960s and the 1990s in Seattle, Washington. Maestas was a member of the Gang of Four and one of the founders of El Centro de la R ...
, (2011)
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Dan Savage
Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964) is an American author, media pundit, journalist, and LGBTQ community activist. He writes Savage Love, an internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column. In 2010, Savage and his husband, ...
, (2011)
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Eric Pettigrew, (2010)
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Kathryn Barnard, (2010)
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Eric Liu
Eric P. Liu (Traditional Chinese: 劉柏川; born 1968) is an American lawyer and CEO and co-founder of Citizen University, a non-profit organization promoting civic empowerment. Liu served as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domesti ...
, (2010)
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Benjamin Danielson, (2009)
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Mary Lou Dickerson
Mary Lou Dickerson (born September 3, 1946) is an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 36th district from 1995 until 2013.
Early lif ...
, (2009)
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Ruth Kagi, (2008)
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Monthly magazines published in the United States
Women's magazines published in the United States
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Local interest magazines published in the United States
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