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All fluff, little substance.
The hosts are chipper. Catherine comes across as gameshow host fake, but Laurie is warm, real and funny. The show opens with the two of them chatting over coffee in a kitchen, and that's really all this show is - a couple of moms having a chat.
They love to tell their own "mom" stories, but this show is seriously lacking in any real, credible advice. It offers light suggestions, given mostly by non experts it seems (just what qualifications does "nanny" Rebina have? Why have a G.P., and not a Paediatrician?). Most of what they get into is just common sense stuff, that's heavy on relatable stories, and light on solutions or advice. So, if you just want to hear stories that help you feel you're not alone, you might like this, or, as was said, if you want the type of stuff you'd get in a parenting magazine (How to make crafts! Good snack ideas! New mom makeovers!).
One of the main problems is that they try to cram too much content into each show, so there just isn't time to get into any one topic in any real depth. I also get the sense that they want to be careful about doling out advice - the old "we don't want to get sued" thing.
If you're in Ontario, I'd highly recommend The Parenting Show, on Rogers cable (channel 22 in Ottawa). It's a call in show that offers real solutions to everyday parenting problems. Alyson Schafer is the expert. She's an Adlerian, who advocates "Democratic Parenting" - a wonderful new model that respects children, and rejects the old model of punishment and reward. She wrote two great books: "Breaking The Good Mom Myth" and "Honey, I Wrecked the Kids".
They love to tell their own "mom" stories, but this show is seriously lacking in any real, credible advice. It offers light suggestions, given mostly by non experts it seems (just what qualifications does "nanny" Rebina have? Why have a G.P., and not a Paediatrician?). Most of what they get into is just common sense stuff, that's heavy on relatable stories, and light on solutions or advice. So, if you just want to hear stories that help you feel you're not alone, you might like this, or, as was said, if you want the type of stuff you'd get in a parenting magazine (How to make crafts! Good snack ideas! New mom makeovers!).
One of the main problems is that they try to cram too much content into each show, so there just isn't time to get into any one topic in any real depth. I also get the sense that they want to be careful about doling out advice - the old "we don't want to get sued" thing.
If you're in Ontario, I'd highly recommend The Parenting Show, on Rogers cable (channel 22 in Ottawa). It's a call in show that offers real solutions to everyday parenting problems. Alyson Schafer is the expert. She's an Adlerian, who advocates "Democratic Parenting" - a wonderful new model that respects children, and rejects the old model of punishment and reward. She wrote two great books: "Breaking The Good Mom Myth" and "Honey, I Wrecked the Kids".
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- CathyE
- Aug 18, 2009
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