Madeline Holler

Long Beach, CA USA
15 Years Experience

Professional Experience

A veteran blogger, essayist and journalist with a focus on parenting news, issues and trends.

Expertise

Content Editor (online) 6 YearsWriter 15 YearsSocial Media 5 Years

Specialty

Family, Children & Teenagers 6 YearsLifestyle 15 YearsWomen's Issues 6 Years

Industries

Newspaper - Local/Regional 15 YearsOnline/new media 6 YearsOther 2 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Babble Media|Disney Interactive (10+)
  • Bill Moyers Media (6-10)
  • Salon Media (3-5)

Foreign Language Skills

Fluent in German, Swiss German, conversational French, learning Spanish. Also, some Japanese.

Computer Skills

Wordpress, Word, Excel, Photoshop, Windows XP, some HTML

Equipment

Nikon DSLR, FLIP camera + video editing, laptop, iPad

Journalism

Hitting the Bottle: The Rise and Fall of the Tipsy Mom Blogger
(Babble.com|Disney Interactive Blogs 9/10/2026)
Trend piece on the rise and fall of blogger moms who drink.
Parenting Trends: 10 That are In, 10 That are Out
(Babble.com|Disney Interactive Blogs 9/10/2026)
Some things stand the test of time. Parenting trends do not.

Essays

Tyranny of Cloth Diapers
(Salon.com|Salon Media 9/10/2026)
What French feminist and philosopher Elisabeth Badinter misses in her takedown of mothers who choose cloth over disposable.
Why My Kids Watched Me Give Birth
(Salon.com|Salon Media 9/10/2026)
Is homebirth the best teachable moment I could have found?

Blogging

Blogger/writer
(Babble.com|Disney Interactive Blogs 9/10/2026)
Daily contributor to Babble's anchor blog. Focus on parenting news and family life.