NYMetroParents Wins 8 Awards At the 2018 Parenting Media Association Banquet

NYMetroParents, a division of Davler Media Group, is proud to announce that our print magazines and website received eight awards for editorial and digital excellence at the annual Parenting Media Association Awards Banquet on March 2, 2018 in St. Petersburg, FL. The awards won by NYMetroParents, along with the judges’ comments for each, are as follows:

GOLD: “Investigative Feature”: Is Homework Necessary? by Katelin Walling; Tony Diaz, designer

Judges’ comment: This perennial controversy gets a new airing with discussion of the latest research as well as a peek inside a Brooklyn school that has changed its homework philosophy. It also offers parents tips on how to start the discussion — and potentially change — at their own children’s schools.

GOLD: “Investigative Feature”: An Unimaginable Tragedy, by Stacey Pfeffer

Judges’ comment: The death of a newborn — at a time when most families are celebrating — can be an unimaginable horror. This article looks at the statistics and the emotion of dealing with the real issue of infant mortality, as well as how to minimize such deaths.

GOLD: “Profile”: Kids Making a Difference, by Julia Hyman

Judges’ comment: This series of inspiring profiles demonstrates how effective young people can be at helping solve societal problems to which older folks too often become far too accustomed. It’s fitting that NYMetroParents would shine a light on them, the way they’ve shone a light on others in need.

SILVER: “Family Fun Column”: Outings: See the World in Miniature at Gulliver’s Gate in Times Square, by Katelin Walling and Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey: Family Outing, by Caitlin Berens

Judges’ comment: Discovering the unusual is the focus of this section, and it delivers the goods, from a miniature Gulliver’s world to soaring — virtually — among the clouds.