41 parenting and family journorequests were captured in the last 30 days, 9 of them in the last 7 days. Counted on 21 Oct 2026; the number changes daily.
What journalists ask for in parenting and family
Each request is one of a few types. Here is the split for the last 30 days:
- Case study calls: 2 (a real person with a real story)
- Expert comment: 2 (a quote on a topic or a news story)
- Product round-ups: 3 (gift guides and "best of" features)
- Other requests: 34 (images, locations, collaborations and mixed asks)
By platform: 35 on X, 6 on Bluesky.
Recent parenting and family requests
Wanted right now: Parent willing to be named for private tonsillectomy story (National newspaper). Deadline 20 Oct, 18:00. #JournoRequest — the brief and how to reply:
#journorequest looking to talk to parents in or from Ireland with tween or young teen daughters about makeup. DM asap if any thoughts. Shares appreciated.
CASE STUDY: Looking for a few case studies! Any parents out there spending their kids inheritance to go on more holidays? Please email me: [email] #journorequest [handle]
#JournoRequest I'm looking to speak to a parent who paid privately for their child to have their tonsils removed. Must be happy being named and pictured, and speak on the phone TODAY. For a national newspaper. Paid opportunity - please…
PRs & entrepreneurs: I'm running a one-hour Q&A on December 3 with [handle]'s associate lifestyle editor Becky Burgum, who commissions across housing, relationships, parenting, education, personal finance, health and wellbeing, work, and…
#journorequest: Looking for UK parents who aren't leaving their kids any inheritances or financial gifts but who intend to help their kids build wealth and wisdom in other ways. Is this you? Get in touch.
Back with the Money team at The Times and looking for a few case studies! Any parents out there spending their kids inheritance tax to go on more holidays? Please email me: [email] #journorequest [handle] [handle]
Im looking for a mother who chose to have children in her 50's to join us on BBC World Service Radio tomorrow morning. Timings and questions to be decided based on timezone. #BBC #journorequest
#journorequest Looking to speak to over-65s who are spending their children's inheritance to take more holidays and enjoy life. (Known as SKI-ing - spending the kids' inheritance). Looking to talk to people who are doing this about why they…
#journorequest - looking to talk to women in the UK who are childfree by choice and also to older women who are longing for a grandchild, but fear that it may not happen. DM if any thoughts. Shares appreciated.
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How to reply to a parenting and family journorequest
Written for parents, carers, teachers and family professionals:
- Share one specific, real situation, and agree in advance how your children are named, if at all.
- Leave out identifying details unless the journalist asks for them.
- Give practical steps, not only reassurance.
- Say your own role (parent of two, childminder, health visitor) so the context is clear.
- Reply fast and send finished copy. More in how to respond to a #journorequest.
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What is a parenting and family journorequest?
It is a public post where a journalist asks for sources, case studies or expert comment on parenting and family. They usually use the hashtag #journorequest on X, Bluesky or Mastodon.
How many parenting and family journorequests are there?
JournoPig captured 41 in the last 30 days (counted on 21 Oct 2026). Volumes change every day.
How do I get alerts for parenting and family journorequests?
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