In fact, you can hold several issues all at once. By flipping through the pages and scanning the titles you can get a feel for the kind of articles that magazines are buying. Reading through several years you'll see trends. Child safety used to mean that your put those little plugs in your electrical sockets and taught your child how to cross the street, now, sadly, it's about protecting them from violence at school or child molesters on the Internet. Think small, as in babies.
Most articles tend to be targeted at parents of children up to age five.
Okay, now you can go back to your computer. Check out some of the online parenting sites for current concerns. The site has articles, expert columns and chat rooms. Of course, there's nothing like real kids for real inspiration. If your 12 month old isn't walking yet, if your 3 and 5 year old daughters fight constantly, if your nephew's self-esteem was boosted after he joined a local soccer team, or if your 6 month old appears to be a budding Einstein, then chances are, other parents have the same concerns or joys you do.