Sixteen parents.
One company.
One standard.
Parentif isn't a single voice with a comment section. It's an editorial team of parents who write, research, and lead a specific stage of childhood each — so when you land on a Parentif article, the person behind the byline lives where you live.
Our team is organized like a small parenting publishing house. A founder sets the direction. An editorial leadership group enforces our voice and standards. Six category editors own a stage of childhood each. And a product, community and support team keeps the library running and the readers cared for.
Patrick Smith
Founder & CEO · Since 2023Patrick founded Parentif in 2023 with a simple thesis: parents are tired, parenting content is loud, and the brand that wins is the calm one. He sets the company's direction, holds the editorial line, and decides what gets built next.
Linda Nguyen
Editor-in-Chief Owns: Voice · Editorial standardsLinda oversees the editorial direction of Parentif's 1,000+ articles and 100+ digital products. She sets the standards every category editor publishes against — calm voice, real-life examples, cited sources. Mother of two.
Linda Ramirez
Managing Editor Owns: Calendar · Publishing workflowLinda runs Parentif's publishing rhythm — the editorial calendar, assignments across all six categories, and the last-look before anything ships. Mother of one.
Deborah Mitchell
Standards & Fact-Checking Editor Owns: Accuracy · Health-content reviewDeborah is the keeper of Parentif's editorial standards. She reviews health-adjacent content against guidance from recognized bodies (AAP, NHS, WHO) and flags anything that needs a professional source. Mother of three.
Joseph Taylor
Research & Sourcing Editor Owns: Citations · Article updatesJoseph leads research for Parentif's deepest guides and ebooks — finding the studies, citing the sources, and keeping older articles current as recommendations change. Father of two.
Ashley Lewis
Pregnancy & Birth Editor Stage: Pre-conception → newbornAshley leads Parentif's coverage of the pregnancy and newborn months — trimester-by-trimester guidance, birth-prep, and the first weeks at home. Mother of two; recently lived through every chapter she edits.
Patricia Lopez
Baby (0–2) Editor Stage: 0–24 monthsPatricia runs our Baby category — sleep, feeding, milestones, and the day-to-day of the first two years. Mother of two, including a recent newborn season she's still recovering from.
Donna Flores
Toddler (2–5) Editor Stage: 2–5 yearsDonna leads our Toddler coverage — tantrums, potty training, big feelings, and the calm-response frameworks that make ages 2 to 5 livable. Mother of two: one toddler, one preschooler.
Charles Torres
Kids (6–12) Editor Stage: 6–12 yearsCharles edits our Kids section — school, friendships, screens, and raising emotionally healthy 6-to-12-year-olds. Father of two, currently deep in the school-age years.
Joshua Campbell
Teens (13–18) Editor Stage: 13–18 yearsJoshua leads Parentif's Teens coverage — mood, independence, online safety, and staying connected through the hardest years. Father of two teens; writes from the trenches.
Barbara Sanchez
Parenting Hacks Editor Stage: All ages · household systemsBarbara edits our Parenting Hacks section — routines, systems, and the small shifts that make the whole household calmer. Mother of three. Certified household optimizer (her words).
George Scott
Digital Library Lead Owns: Ebooks, guides, coursesGeorge oversees Parentif's ebook and course library — what gets made, how it's structured, and how it lands in your inbox the second you buy. Father of one.
Mary Walker
Printables & Planners Owns: PDFs, design, print qualityMary designs Parentif's printable planners, trackers, and routine cards — the visual side of our digital library. If it prints from your home printer and looks beautiful on the fridge, it came from her. Mother of two.
William Thompson
Partnerships & Recommendations Owns: Recommended picks · affiliateWilliam leads Parentif's recommended-products program — testing what we link to, verifying claims, and keeping a hard line between editorial and commerce. Father of two.
Lisa Robinson
Community & Newsletter Owns: Weekly newsletter · reader repliesLisa runs Parentif's weekly newsletter and our reader community. If you've ever replied to one of our Sunday emails, she's the one who wrote back — usually within a day, always as a real person. Mother of one.
Margaret Garcia
Reader Support Owns: Orders · downloads · help inboxMargaret is the human on the other side of hello@parentif.com — orders, downloads, missing links, and everything in between. If something on the site isn't working for you, she's the one solving it. Mother of three.
How we work — five rules everyone on this team publishes against
Real bylines
Every article is signed by a real editor on this team. Never anonymous.
Cited sources
Any health-adjacent claim is checked against AAP, NHS, WHO, or a peer-reviewed source.
Calm voice
No urgency, no hype, no fearmongering. The brand that wins is the calm one.
Editorial first
Affiliate and advertising never decide what we recommend. Disclosed every time.
Want to work with the team?
Press, partnerships, expert review, or you'd like to write for us — we'd love to hear from you.
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