Chattanooga Parent Magazine

Chattanooga Parent is Hamilton County’s only monthly parenting
publication fully dedicated to providing timely information, helpful tips,
valuable resources and personal connections for local parents of all types,
from all backgrounds with children of all ages.
Chattanooga Parent is available for free through public and private
schools, retail businesses, churches, and local, state and federal agencies to
Chattanooga Parent provides professional information and advice from
local experts on such topics as education, nutrition, health and well being,
financial planning and childhood development, as well as entertaining and
informative essays, feature reporting and activities to help make the job of
parenting a rewarding and memorable experience for all.
Chattanooga Parent is a wonderful tool for those contemplating
parenthood, already caring for infants, school age children, adolescents, and
graduating young adults.
Chattanooga Parent has been designed to last. Content that is useful
beyond the first glance means your message is reinforced over time . . .
just in time for the next issue.
* June and July offer reduced distribution due to school summer break.
families throughout Hamilton County.
Chattanooga Parent is the perfect vehicle for advertising your product
or service. With an average monthly distribution to 30,000 households,*
Chattanooga Parent delivers your message directly into the hands of your
target audience. And with copies coming home in backpacks, we mean
literally into the hands of your target audience!

Editorial Calendar

January/February

Teach your Children Well
Education doesn’t happen just in the classroom.
How and where children learn, from the nursery through high school and beyond.

February/March

Teen Talk
The adolescent demystified.
Feature stories, columns and interviews shed light on parenting teens in Chattanooga.

March/April

Summer Camps
Think it’s too early to plan for summer? Think again.
March is prime time to enroll kids in summer programs just right for them.
Includes special advertising section.

April/May

All about Babies
A baby or toddler in the house means new rules, new hours, new gear . . . and for firsttime
parents, a whole new lifestyle.
Advice and survival tips from experts—and other Chattanooga parents.

May/June

Get Moving!
Warm weather’s finally here.
Inspiration for getting out and active in Chattanooga, a city tailor-made for outside play.

June/July

Summer’s Here to Stay
—and so are your kids.
Articles to make summer survivable, from swimming safety to simply staying sane.

July/August

Just for Fun
An upbeat issue exploring the lighter side of parenthood and family life.

August/September

Back to School
Parents of students know that between August and May, school rules.
From sports to spelling bees, Chattanooga Parent has it covered.

September/October

The Arts
Music, museums, magnet schools—
Exploring Chattanooga’s varied and growing arts opportunities for children and families.
Special section on public schools.

October/November

Feeling Fall
From Halloween to harvest festivals to high school football, family events heat up as
Chattanooga’s weather cools down.
Special section on independent schools.

November/December

Giving Thanks/Families
In a season that means “homecoming,” Chattanooga Parent celebrates families, with
their many reasons and ways to give thanks.

December/January

Holidays
Exciting, cozy, stressful: When you’re a parent, the holidays are all three.
Advice on getting the most from the month—plus an exhaustive calendar of
Chattanooga’s many family-friendly seasonal events.

In every issue:

• Book reviews by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
• Music reviews by WAWL’s Dave Loftin
• Activities by the Creative Discovery Museum
• Advice by UTC’s Pam Guess, PhD & Fortwood’s Mohsin Ali, MD
• Pediatric medicine by Erlanger & Siskin Hospitals
• Humor by Alison Lebovitz
• The Dad Dispatch
• Sidelines Q & A with a high school coach
• A local “history mystery,” a guest-written arts feature, a comprehensive events
calendar—and much more