NEW YORK, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith
Corporation's (NYSE: MDP) PARENTS announces that its first-ever
America's Kindest Families contest launches today, with
entries now being accepted at parents.com/kindcontest. In a year
that has challenged all families, PARENTS wants to celebrate the
moms, dads, and children who lifted up their friends and neighbors,
gave back to their communities, advocated for those without a
voice, and showed the world what it truly means to be kind. The
winning family will be featured on a 2021 cover of PARENTS and will
receive a cash prize of $10K. Three
runners-up will also be highlighted in an upcoming issue of PARENTS
and receive $1,000 each.
Julia Edelstein, Editor in Chief of PARENTS, said, "Moms,
dads and kids have been nothing short of heroes in the last year,
and at PARENTS, we want to make sure the world knows that fact. We
are looking forward to honoring the generosity, altruism and
kindness of families today with a special cover, along with an
entire issue packed with insight into raising a kinder generation.
We hope this contest inspires families to continue do good and to
share their stories. It's the best way to inspire others! We are
also thrilled to have an amazing panel of judges—all moms and dads
who are fierce advocates for kindness and inclusivity—on board to
help us choose our finalists and winning family, and to spread the
message that kindness matters."
Contest winners will be selected by an esteemed panel of judges,
along with PARENTS Editor in
Chief Julia Edelstein and PARENTS LATINA
Editor in Chief Grace
Bastidas. The PARENTS America's Kindest Families 2021
contest judges include:
+ NBC News' 3rd Hour of
TODAY co-hosts Dylan
Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones,
Craig Melvin and Al
Roker
+ Actor and producer Kristen
Bell and creative director Benjamin
Hart, co-authors of the #1 New York Times bestselling children's picture
book The World Needs More Purple People
+ Angela C.
Santomero, creator of the Emmy award winning kid's
show Daniel Tiger's
Neighborhood, co-creator of Blues
Clues and Blues Clues and You, and author
of Radical Kindness: The Life-Changing Power of Giving
and Receiving
According to the recent PARENTS Values Study 2020,
parents in America say that raising kind children is the
most important value they can instill. In the study, half of
moms (50%) said that showing their child how to be compassionate
and kind is the most important task of parenthood and
28% said that helping their child learn to be his/her most
authentic self is most important—more
important than raising a successful high achiever or a
person of high intelligence. Seven in ten moms feel that
modeling kindness themselves is the key to raising kind
kids.
Tyson® brand is the presenting partner of
the PARENTS America's Kindest Families 2021
contest. In honor of the winning family, Tyson®
brand will make a product donation valued at $15K to a 501c3 charity in the winner's hometown
or nearby area.
Contest entries may be submitted starting today through
11:59 p.m. ET on May 31, 2021. Contest entries may be submitted on
behalf of one's own family or on behalf of another kind family they
know. To enter the contest and see the full contest
rules, visit: parents.com/kindcontest.
About PARENTS
PARENTS, the leading source for busy,
millennial moms, reaches 8.3 million readers monthly through an
award-winning magazine and over 19 million readers on its digital
and social platforms. With an understanding that raising good
people is the most important job, PARENTS serves up trusted advice
that empowers moms and dads to care for their kids with confidence
and find ways to enjoy the ride. PARENTS is produced by Meredith
Corporation (NYSE: MDP).
Meredith Corporation is the sole sponsor of the Contest. The
TODAY Show and NBCUniversal Media, LLC are not sponsors of the
Contest and are not associated with the administration of the
Contest in any way. Entrants are providing information to Meredith
Corporation and not to The TODAY SHOW or NBCUniversal Media,
LLC.
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