36 Publications that Pay for Writing on Parenting

Here’s our latest research. Today, we’ve compiled a list of publications that pay for parenting articles.

We’ve researched payment rates and contact information for these publishers, so you can easily contact the right editor.

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If you’re new to pitching, I encourage you to spend time carefully studying the publications you would like to write for. Learn their style, how they’re organized, the types of writing they publish, and even the general lengths of the articles they publish. Also, pay special attention to the way they write article titles, as this is often vital to the pitch writing process.

Once you’re familiar with the publication, you can brainstorm ideas, and then carefully craft a short pitch to the appropriate editor at the publication. For paid subscribers, feel free to send me a draft pitch, and I’ll give you my feedback.

1. What To Expect is a pregnancy and parenting brand. They offer preconception, pregnancy, and parenting advice. Payment rates aren’t mentioned. For more information, visit their Contact Us page.
2. Your Teen Media is a resource for parenting teenagers. They publish articles, essays, and expert information on a variety of topics related to parenting teens. According to an old payment report, they pay $0.10 per word. To learn more, visit this Write for us page.
3. Pregnant Chicken is an online resource and blog that offers tips, advice, and information that help keep pregnancy fun and humorous for expecting and new parents. They look for funny or emotionally relatable posts on pregnancy and being in a new parenthood. For paid posts, they expect more than 300 words and the upper word limit is not firm but needs to be reasonable. They pay $100 per post (up from $50) per guest post. Social media long-form posts are not paid. For details, visit this Write for Us page.
4. HuffPost Personal is a personal stories section in HuffPost (a news and opinion website). They’re accepting pitches for personal essays about the holidays. They’re especially seeking people from diverse backgrounds or with diverse experiences. They’re particularly interested in stories about: “grieving at the holidays / parenting at the holidays / relationships and sex at the holidays / seeing (or refusing to see) family that voted differently than you at the holidays / creating new holiday traditions but really open to anything.” The sweet spot for personal essays is 1,000 to 2,000 words. Rate is around $150. If interested, send your pitches to pitch@huffpost.com. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.
5. Kidspot is an Australian parenting website that covers pregnancy, birth, parenting, lifestyle, health, food, and more. According to an old payment report, they pay up to $0.18 per word.  To learn more, visit their About Us page.
6. Parents and Parents.com help parents “raise happy, healthy kids” and have “a lot of fun along the way.” They are a national publication, so they are mainly interested in stories that appeal to a wide range of parents. They are always seeking captivating human-interest stories. They generally work only with authors who have some experience. Payment reports suggest that they pay up to $1.87 per word. To contact them, find the relevant email at the bottom of this page.
7. The Green Parent is a UK publication that assists parents in the pursuit of green living and other parenting goals. Word length varies; full-length articles can be around 1500 – 2000 words and short opinion pieces are 600 words.They pay £75 (UK) per 1,000 words. For more information, check out their vastly detailed writing guidelines.