About Parentif

A parenting company built by parents — for the real, hard, ordinary days.

Parentif is a parenting media and digital-products company covering every stage from pregnancy to the teenage years. Practical, calm, and non-judgmental — guidance you can actually use tonight.

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We don't tell you the one right way to parent. We give you tested, evidence-aware guidance — organized by your child's age and by the situation you're actually facing — so getting help takes minutes, not a midnight Google spiral.

2023Founded
1,000+Articles
100+Digital products
50,000+Parents helped
6Age stages

What we do

Parentif operates as one connected resource for parents, combining three things most sites split apart: a deep article library, a catalogue of original digital products, and a curated set of recommended products and services we'd use ourselves. Everything is sorted by stage and by need, so a sleep-deprived parent of a newborn and a worried parent of a 15-year-old each land exactly where they should.

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The article library

1,000+ guides covering routines, behavior, feeding, sleep, school, screens, and the day-to-day moments in between.

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Digital products

Ebooks, in-depth guides, courses, planners, and printable packs — instant download, yours to keep and print forever.

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Recommended picks

Editorially chosen products and services. We only recommend what we'd put in front of our own families.


Every stage, covered

Parenting changes completely every few years. Our coverage is built around that — six focused areas, each led by an editor who lives in that stage.

Pregnancy & Birth

Trimester-by-trimester guidance, birth prep, recovery, and getting ready for the new arrival.

Baby (0–2)

Sleep, feeding, milestones, and surviving the first two years with your sanity intact.

Toddler (2–5)

Tantrums, potty training, big emotions, and the daily battles that test every parent.

Kids (6–12)

School, screens, friendships, confidence, and raising emotionally healthy school-age kids.

Teens (13–18)

Mood, independence, online safety, and staying connected through the hardest years.

Parenting Hacks

Routines, systems, and real-life shortcuts that make the whole household run calmer.


How we work — our editorial standards

Parentif content is written and edited by experienced parents, writers, and researchers. We treat anything touching a child's health or safety with extra care: we cite recognized authorities such as the AAP, NHS, and WHO, and we point readers to qualified professionals for anything that needs personalized advice.

When we don't know something, we say so. We update guidance as recommendations change. And we keep a hard line between editorial and commerce — a paid placement is never presented as an honest recommendation.

Our promises

  • Real bylines on real articles — never anonymous.
  • Sources cited for any health or safety claim.
  • Recommendations are editorial; disclosed every time.
  • We protect children's privacy — ours and yours.
  • We're a parenting resource, not a medical, legal, or financial provider.

The team behind Parentif

Parentif is run by an editorial team of 16 — parents who write, research, and lead a specific stage of childhood each. We're a company, not a single voice.

Patrick Smith, Founder and CEO of Parentif
Founder & CEO
Patrick Smith

Founded Parentif in 2023. Leads the company's direction, editorial standards, and what we build next.

Linda Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief
Linda Nguyen
Editor-in-Chief
Linda Ramirez, Managing Editor
Linda Ramirez
Managing Editor
Deborah Mitchell, Standards Editor
Deborah Mitchell
Standards Editor
Joseph Taylor, Research Editor
Joseph Taylor
Research Editor
Ashley Lewis, Pregnancy & Birth Editor
Ashley Lewis
Pregnancy & Birth
Patricia Lopez, Baby Editor
Patricia Lopez
Baby (0–2) Editor
Donna Flores, Toddler Editor
Donna Flores
Toddler (2–5) Editor
Charles Torres, Kids Editor
Charles Torres
Kids (6–12) Editor
Joshua Campbell, Teens Editor
Joshua Campbell
Teens (13–18) Editor
Barbara Sanchez, Parenting Hacks Editor
Barbara Sanchez
Parenting Hacks
Mary Walker, Printables Lead
Mary Walker
Printables & Planners
George Scott, Digital Library Lead
George Scott
Digital Library
William Thompson, Partnerships Lead
William Thompson
Partnerships & Picks
Lisa Robinson, Community Lead
Lisa Robinson
Community & Newsletter
Margaret Garcia, Reader Support
Margaret Garcia
Reader Support

How Parentif is funded

We believe in being plain about money. Parentif earns through three transparent streams: original digital products you can buy, recommended products and services (some of which pay us an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you), and advertising. Affiliate links never change the price you pay, and they never decide what we recommend. We disclose these arrangements on every relevant page — see our Disclaimer and Privacy Policy.

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