Children and Magazines – a growing trend
Looking for something special for their children this year? One of the best new baby gift ideas this season Christmas is a subscription to the magazine. Magazines, always a staple with adults, have been moving in the markets of the children in droves. Where once there a couple of magazines aimed at children, now there are dozens to choose from, and are aimed at children in each age group with all kinds of interests.
When I was growing up in the 60s, was essentially a children's magazine – Highlights for Children. As I got older, he had directed a few options teenagers and very gender-specific – if a child, someone had to get a subscription to the lives of boys, especially if you were a boy scout. If I were a girl, who had a wider choice – Seventeen for fashionistas "(long before the term was coined) and adolescents for us" normal girls. "Of course, the largest category of magazines aimed at teenage girls fanzines – Tiger Beat and its type, featuring interviews with the boys and posters down of our favorite bands and teen heartthrob boy.
Of course, had to Scholastic Magazine, delivered to classrooms across the country for use in education on current events, but that does not count because, well, it could have been a textbook. Apart from that, the magazines aimed specifically children and young people in the market were relatively rare – which may explain the longevity of good magazines for children – Boys' Life has been around since 1911, Highlights for Children and nearly qualified for the senior discount.
In the last twenty years, the face of children's magazines has changed. These days, whatever the interests of their children is likely to be a magazine aimed directly at them. There are magazines for all ages, from six months of age forward. The older your children are the most extensive choice of magazines is that they might like. The best part about the explosion of magazines aimed at children is that most children's magazines are high quality, polished production values and very well written and researched articles.
Many of them are attached to an adult version of the same publication – and as you can be sure that the reason for their existence is to serve as a funnel for publication adult, are not merely simplified versions with larger pictures and fewer words. His younger readers can learn about seasonal crafts and recipes simple cooking in your large backyard, follow your favorite sports teams with Sports Illustrated for Kids and learn about the wider world with National Geographic Kids or Discovery Girls magazine. Teenage girls can now read Cosmo Girl, a cousin a little more daring for Seventeen and Teen, which is aimed at addressing the real issues Girls care about, even if their parents wish you would not
Other new entries in the children's magazine market 'are Nickelodeon magazine, with data interest, celebrity interviews, comics, pull-outs, puzzles, activities, and the inner eye on Nick TV. National Wildlife Federation publishes a line magazines for children of all ages, including infants wild animals for children, Your Big Backyard for preschool children through grades Rick Ranger and primary children of 7 years. The publishers of Cricket, led at 9 and 14 years, also offer BabyBug, a sturdy cardboard magazine baby so now, even the smallest caravan in the house has its own magazine to read.
And then there are the journals, the majority for children in the 8-16 year old age. There are magazines for young horse lovers, for collectors of anime and video game enthusiasts, the champions and gymnasts – if there is a special interest, there is probably a magazine that goes. Young writers have a choice of magazines that are written "by children for children ", as New Moon, a magazine that features performances reader since childhood.
The old standbys are still at the top of the charts, but there are dozens of new titles to choose from. Children's magazine subscriptions are among the finest gifts you can give – for a birthday, holiday or other special occasion. It is a good way to encourage regular reading of the children that I love you, and give them an easy way to keep up with news, information, trends and developments in their favorite worlds. If you are unsure of what a child receives your gift list this holiday season, take a look at the growing list of magazines monthly aimed at children. A subscription to a quality magazine aimed at children can open the door to a lifetime of learning and fun.
About the Author
Craig Elliott is a freelance writer who writes about children’s interests, similar to what consumers read in Sports Illustrated for Kids
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