Let’s Kick Off
Kid Season!
We have a saying here at Parents: September is the
start of Kid Season. After you stop laughing at the idea
that there’s ever an “off ” season for children and
the moms and dads who “coach” them, you might agree
with us. Things start ramping up in mid-August
(earlier in some parts of the country), when our thoughts
turn to back-to-school haircuts, backpacks,
and pencil cases. Before we know it, we’re focusing on
Halloween, making Thanksgiving plans, and then
shopping for toys and books for the holidays. It’s a time
of magical moments—as well as a bit of anxiety
over the calendar. The September issue is always one
of my favorites, as it’s the culmination of months of
photo shooting, teacher interviewing, and beauty-product
testing. Enjoy this peek at how it comes together.
And enjoy the season!
WHAT’S HAPPENING
AT PARENTS
Hover your phone’s camera
over the smart code to see what
I’m posting on Instagram.
THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE
IS ALWAYS EXTRA!
Associate beauty
editor Shannon M.
Bauer worked for
six months to wrangle
the products—and
the moms who
named the best ones
of the year.
Celebrity
photographer
Ari Michelson
gave our moms
the Hollywood
treatment
for our pages.
No sitter,
no problem.
Rose Moon brought
her baby to
our moms’-night-out
makeup testing.
Some serious momspo
over breakfast! The questions
columnist Jenny Mollen
asked for our cover story were
just as interesting
as the answers Chen gave.
Influencer Eva Chen runs
fashion partnerships
for Instagram. Naturally,
we pulled a rainbow
of clothes for her shoot.
LIZ: ARI MICHELSON. WARDROBE STYLING BY JEN SMITH FOR ELYSE CONNOLLY INC. HAIRSTYLING BY RHEANNE WHITE FOR TRACEY MATTINGLY. MAKEUP BY LINDSEY WILLIAMS. PROP STYLING BY JOJO LI FOR HELLO ARTISTS. BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOS: COURTESY OF
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PARENTS 8 SEPTEMBER 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE
