Neapolitan Family, the premier parenting resource for Collier and Lee counties for 25 years, brought home six national awards at the Parenting Media Association (PMA) 2025 Design & Editorial Awards held last week in Chicago. The wins spanned editorial excellence, design, and digital, highlighting the publication’s service to parents and families in Southwest Florida.
Judged by University of Missouri School of Journalism faculty, the competition recognizes standout editorial, design, and digital work from parenting publications across the country. The PMA’s annual awards program honors excellence in family and parenting publications nationwide, and the Neapolitan Family team is proud to have been acknowledged among the best. The awards spanned editorial excellence, design, and digital, highlighting the publication’s service to parents and families in Southwest Florida.
PMA Awards Earned by Neapolitan Family
EDITORIAL AWARDS
- GOLD — Recurring Column: Kindness Corner — Andrea Stetson (author). Judges called the column “must-read content” with a local focus that “spotlights students doing acts of kindness or volunteering.”
- GOLD — Family Fun Article: 72 Days of Summer Fun! — Andrea Stetson (author), praised for “marvelous research” and inspiring family adventures all summer long. View it here.
- BRONZE — Family Matters Article: Silent Struggles: Opening Up About Menopause and Perimenopause — Andrea Stetson (author) recognized for topic choice and execution.
View it here.
DESIGN AWARDS
- GOLD — Front Cover: Original Photo: March 2025 — Photography by Monica Alvarez; Jane MacNealy, designer, Stacy Nicolau, co-publisher, recognized for a “thoughtful photograph” and “color-coordinated and relevant teases.” View it here.
- BRONZE — Feature Layout: Confronting Cyberbullying: How to Identify, Prevent, and Respond Effectively — Jane MacNealy, designer, commended for luminous, conceptual design that amplifies a vital topic. View it here.
GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS
- SILVER — Website General Excellence: Neafamily.com, by Jane MacNealy and Stacy Nicolau, was honored for a timely featured story experience, clear tagging, and local-focused coverage.
Now in their 25th year of print and digital publishing, Neapolitan Family covers the content parents use most: recurring columns, local family news and feature stories, activities guides, digital resources, and service features, demonstrating consistent quality across print and web for Collier County and Lee County families.