About MyTidewaterMoms.com

Welcome to MyTidewaterMoms.com! If you're new to our site, we'd like to welcome you to our forums. We hope you enjoy communicating with other local moms and find this site helpful and useful.

Our staff consists of our Editor-in-Chief, Jennifer O'Donnell, as well as Tammy Lindquist, our Advertising Director.   In addition, we have numerous community editors who are here to lead discussions, answer your questions, and keep everyone engaged and interested in communicating with one another

We're thrilled to help you make the most of motherhood and raising children in Virginia. Our site offers you opportunities to ask questions and collect ideas on parenting and living in Hampton Roads. You can also find suggestions and tips on where to go and what to do from our events calendar. Be sure you check out our feature stories and other news sources for valuable parenting information.

Be sure you also check out our monthly magazine, Tidewater Parent. Tidewater Parent is the only award-winning magazine in the Hampton Roads area specifically targeting families. Each month, 152,000 readers in the Hampton Roads’ metro area turn to us for comprehensive information on families, education, health and product information. We are the primary source for local parenting information for area families with children.

Our relationships with other media partners and community organizations help bring our message to families across the region. Special Yearly publications include Winter & Summer Baby Guide & Women's Health - The publication for new and expecting parents and all you need to know about Women's Health! Connections - suggests where to go for the coolest camps, schools, family health information and much more! 88 Days of Summer Fun - offers readers fun and interesting ideas and things to do every day of summer. Cover Kids Contest - enter your youngster in our local contest for a chance to be on the cover of Tidewater Parent.

In addition to parents, Tidewater Parent magazine is a resource for educators, day care and healthcare providers thoughout the community. We distribute 52,000 papers at hundreds of sites throughout the area, reaching 152,000 readers with each issue. You’ll find us in child care centers, hospitals and clinics, private schools, doctors’ offices, libraries, YMCA’s, major corporations, real estate companies, Wa Wa, Babies R Us, Barnes & Noble, Sentara facilities, CVS Pharmacies, and all Recreation Centers throughout Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Suffolk.   We recently added distribution locations in Isle of Wight County, and increased distribution in the cities of Smithfield and Suffolk.

Over 48% of our readers are military families. Average household income: $75,000; 24-34 years of age: 35%; 35-44 years of age: 41%; Ages 45+: 36%; Media age: 37. Married: 67%. Race/Ethnicity: White: 41.5%; Black: 41.4%

If you haven’t seen an issue of Tidewater Parent, pick one up today. If you are one of our loyal readers, thank you for your continued support.