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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:

5 year old students in class.

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

A baby being held in the air by their mother.

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

Mothers hold their baby.

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

A baby sleeping in a crib.

When do babies start sleeping through the night?

A family potty training a toddler.

How does potty training affect toddler sleep and cause regression?

Parents reading to a baby.

16 month old baby milestones: Development, growth, speech, language, and more

A baby smiling and clapping hands.

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

A little girl meeting her new baby sibling, while her mom holds the baby.

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

A 4 year old girl laughing.

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

A mother playing with her child.

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

A mother holding her baby.

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

Parents holding their child.

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

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

A father holding his child.

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

A 4 month old baby smiling.

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

A baby on their tummy, staring at a stuffed animal.

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

A mother helping her baby sit up.

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

A 3 year old child finger painting with a caregiver.

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

A 2 year old laughing.

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

A baby on their tummy with their father.

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