Parents.com Invites Proud Parents to Enter Cute Baby Pictures of Their Kids into Parents Magazine's Annual Cover Kid Photo Contest

NEW YORK, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual Parents magazine cover contest launched today and proud parents are invited to submit their children's cute baby pictures to the free baby photo contest. Judges will select the cutest kid to appear on the November 2010 issue's cover. Parents magazine is looking for photos of kids aged three months to six years old. Parents can upload up to six cute baby pictures to the Parents Magazine Cover Contest.

From all the cute pictures of babies submitted, Parents magazine judges will choose 20 semifinalists, based on the criteria set forth in the Official Rules. Judges will narrow the semi-finalists down to nine finalists.

Additionally, after photos are uploaded, all parents will receive an email the following week telling them their child's photo is ready for Reader's Choice voting. Parents, friends, and family will then be able to vote daily for a week. During the contest, the photo with the most votes after each week will be deemed a Reader's Choice semi-finalist. On or around July 7, the 11 Reader's Choice semi-finalists from each week of the contest will be placed into a final voting app to determine the Reader's Choice winner.

The nine finalists chosen by Parents magazine judges, plus the Reader's Choice winner, will be flown to New York City for a professional photo shoot. One winner from the photo shoot will be chosen for the November 2010 cover.

"We're looking for family photos – not professional ones – for this kid photo contest that really reflect the child's personality. This online baby photo contest is a great opportunity for moms and dads to show off their adorable kids with pictures that capture their child's unique charm," says Dana Points, Parents editor-in-chief.

To enter the Parents magazine cover contest, proud parents are invited to submit up to six cute baby pictures for free before June 19, 2010. Enter at http://www.parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/2010-parents-cover-contest/

To share your families' parenting tips and interact with other parents, Parents.com invites parents to follow them on Twitter @parentsmagazine and in our Parents Community at http://community.parents.com.

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SOURCE Parents.com