Yara Palin Yara Palin is the Branded Content Writer at Dotdash Meredith with a background in product roundups. She typically reviews home, beauty, and tech products. Experience Yara is a native New Yorker and as a result is always looking for products that bring peace back to her life. Education Yara has a B.A in Journalism from Lehman College. About Parents Parents, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for trustworthy, empathetic, and supportive information and inspiration for your families. We reach 9 million readers a month. Our content is written by experienced journalists, fact checked, and reviewed by our Expert Review Board for accuracy. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.