[8] Parents Magazine Press also published Humpty Dumpty from the 1950s through the early 1980s, until it and Children's Digest were sold to The Saturday Evening Post company.

With the court finding no actual confusion of the products (though there was testimony from managers and employees as to inquiries about a possible relationship between the publications), the case was dismissed.

Columns include "As They Grow," which cover age-specific child development issues, as well as the reader-generated "Baby Bloopers," "It Worked for Me," and "Goody Bag."

The magazine also produces a website,[12] an iPhone app for kids, Parents Flash Cards, and GoodyBlog.com, the now-defunct blog.

With its historical reach, Parents has frequently been used by academics, to document social and cultural shifts over time.

[13] By 1971, PM claimed in its pages to have counseled mothers and fathers in the 'rearing of more than 100 million children,' attesting to its prominence"[14]Despite its gender-neutral title, the magazine's advice has implicitly been directed toward women.

[16] The magazine has received criticism for featuring a bored white child who appears to be screaming, dressed in a toy headdress on its January 2016 cover.