Hi Again -- I agree with all those who have said -- Kudos for being a concerned and engaged dad -- good for you!

I worked in newspapers for almost 20 years and have been published in national magazines. I believe that editors are concerned with sexist language. It is possible that Parenting has determined that it has a female demographic, but language changes to be inclusive often involve only small adjustments. Your request increases the reader base, rather than narrowing it, so I'm hard-pressed to figure out what they would find objectionable about your request.

That's why I suggested that the letter be polite. A letter that is unreasonable is easily ignored, but one that makes a polite and reasonable request is likely to be taken seriously. Maybe it will even be published in the letters from readers section.