DC Metro Mom

DC Area Mom and Author of Wear This, Toss That!

For millions of parents overwhelmed by the challenges of parenting, Supernanny Jo Frost has been there with common sense approaches focusing on consistency, positive family dynamics, and the importance of play.  Although she discontinued her popular American TV series, Supernanny, Jo continues to reach out to parents through her website www.jofrost.com, three parenting books, and UK television series, Extreme Parental Guidance.  

Recently, DC Metro Mom had the opportunity to interview Jo about an issue near and dear to her heart.  In the attached interview, Jo discusses the challenges she has faced since being diagnosed with asthma and exercise induced bronchospasm (EID), the warning sings for identifying breathing problems in your children, and her experiences with managing and treating these conditions.   For all of us, the oppressive heat of a DC summer makes it difficult to spend time outdoors.  We thank Jo for offering her strategies for managing asthma & EID, beating the heat, and staying active and healthy.

I recently had an opportunity to interview child nutrition expert and author of the The Uncle Sam Diet, Dr. Keith Ayoob.  In the attached interview, Dr. Ayoob addresses my many questions on the fundamentals of effective childhood nutrition.  Dr. Ayoob puts forth useful strategies to help families make the right food choices.  From breakfast to dinner, Dr. Ayoob weighs in on the right nutritional balance for today's busy kids. Dr. Ayoob also shares how the DC Metro area is stacking up on the fight against childhood obesity.  See more on the attached video.