Junior

I have always seen this magazine in WH Smith whenever I go to pick up the other parenting magazines I buy every month, but to be honest I have never paid that much attention to it. I saw an advert on a website I belong to which said to ring a number and you get a free issue of Junior and then a further 3 issues for just £1. I couldn't resist and then the next month, my first ever issue of Junior dropped onto my doormat. The first thing I noticed was the quality of the magazine itself. The cover is lovely and glossy, and all of the pages inside are very thick and have that expensive look to them, you can tell this is a magazine aimed more towards the upper ...  Read the complete review

Want a parenting magazine that doesn’t treat you like an idiot? One that gives you information on topics that are relevant to toddlers and even school-age children, rather than concentrating on pregnancy and babyhood? Want to read something slightly more glossy and ‘upmarket’ than normal baby magazines? Then Junior magazine is for you! With the tag line ‘The World’s Finest Parenting Magazine’ this is a magazine that goes far beyond what to expect in pregnancy and birth, how to feed your baby and how to change his nappy. I have purchases this magazine on and off for the past few years and it is the only parenting magazine I ...  Read the complete review

Junior magazine -encouraging the Vogue readers of the future. The Good: This magazine is absolutely fantastic to look at. Beautiful kids, beautiful clothes, amazing holiday resorts, etc. etc. I love the lack of patronising info as beloved of traditional magazines and the attitude that one might be attempting to have a life besides one as mom (or dad of course). It does tackle issues again left behind by the traditionalists and expresses a fresh point of view. Book reviews are excellent and I have bought many books for my kids on their recommendation. The Bad: Beautiful clothes, holidays, restaurants that are way out ...  Read the complete review

I like the glossy feel and the dreamy photographs, and the dreams the magazine inspires. I feel though that the magazine is aimed at people who mainly live in London and have extremely affluent lifestyles. I'd like it if there was some middle ground. I find other titles swing too much the other way, leaving a gap in the market for 'ordinary' people with reasonable intelligence. Just how many of us go out of our way to buy a jumper for a two or three year old which costs over £50? Ok, so there is some practical advice, but I think the cover price is too high when you can get the same quality of advice on parenting websites. The book reviews and product ...  Read the complete review

When I first fell pregnant, I ran to the newsagents to seek the 'expert' advice of a few parenting magazines on the do's and dont's of childbearing; Boy, was I dissapointed. After reading three or four, I came to the conclusion that ALL the articles had been written by the same dubiously childless reporter: Each magazine was a carbon copy of the other. It wasn't until after my son was born that I discovered 'Junior - The World's Finest Parenting Magazine'. At least, I thought, this magazine had a certain glossy panache about it, and if nothing else it would look good on the coffee table. I was pleasantly suprised when I ...  Read the complete review