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Deena Shinn is a writer and editor with over a decade of experience in the women’s lifestyle and parenting spaces. After graduating from Northwestern University with a journalism degree, Deena spent 13 years helping to build and grow 6 websites for Livingly Media. She helped launch Mabel + Moxie, a parenting website, in 2018 and covered topics like pregnancy, infertility, parenting, baby and child development, and more.

She lives in Northern California and is the proud mom of two feisty little girls.

Deena Shinn

Parenting content expert

BS in Journalism

Mother of 2

Deena Shinn is a writer and editor with over a decade of experience in the women’s lifestyle and parenting spaces. After graduating from Northwestern University with a journalism degree, Deena spent 13 years helping to build and grow 6 websites for Livingly Media. She helped launch Mabel + Moxie, a parenting website, in 2018 and covered topics like pregnancy, infertility, parenting, baby and child development, and more. She lives in Northern California and is the proud mom of two feisty little girls.

Deena'S ARTICLES:

Mom friends at the park
Pregnancy

Updated 09/11/25

How to find mom friends: A guide to your parent community

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
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Development

Updated 12/29/25

5 year old child milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
11 month milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

11 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
1 month baby milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

1 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, and more

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
A baby sleeping in a crib.
Sleep

Updated 10/16/25

When do babies start sleeping through the night?

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
A family potty training a toddler.
Development

Updated 12/29/25

How does potty training affect toddler sleep and cause regression?

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
16 month toddler milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

16 month old toddler milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
14 month milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

14 month old toddler milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
A little girl meeting her new baby sibling, while her mom holds the baby.
Development

Updated 12/30/25

How to prepare older siblings for the arrival of a new baby

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
4 year old milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

4 year old child milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
8 month milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

8 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
2 month old baby milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

2 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
12 month old baby milestones
Development

Updated 12/29/25

1 year old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
9 month milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

9 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
6 month old baby milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

6 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
4 month old baby milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

4 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
5 month old baby milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

5 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
7 month milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

7 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
3 year old milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

3 year old milestones: Development, growth, speech, language, and more

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
2 year old toddler milestones illustrated image
Development

Updated 12/29/25

2 year old milestones: Development, growth, speech, language, and more

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert
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Development

Updated 12/29/25

3 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language

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by Deena ShinnParenting content expert