Having traveled for the last eight years around America (47 states, in fact) and up and down from Scotland to Cornwall, one of the many consistent questions I get asked from parents on my travels is “how much time should I be spending with my kids? How do I truly find the balance?”
Read MoreRecently, Jo headed to the UK for some press in preparation for the UK premiere of Family S.O.S. With Jo Frost. Some of these interviews are available online and we’re linking you to them below. Keep an eye on this space as we continue to update it.
Jo shares some of her favorites travel spots and talks traveling tips with The Daily Telegraph. Click here to read more.
In Metro, Jo talks about her new show, Family S.O.S and how her Twitter account is like an NHS Children’s helpline. Click here to read.
Best Magazine has a candid interview with Jo and her feelings on having a child of her own. Click here to read.
The Sunday Times has a guide to Jo’s Car Survival Tips for roadtripping with kids. Click here to read.
Jo talks to MSN.com about how she was “ready for Supernanny.” Click here to read.
BBC Radio 2’s Jo Whiley gets some parenting tips from Jo. Click here for details.
Matthew Wright of Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff talked to Jo about Family SOS. Click here for details.
Read MoreU.S. fans: On Monday, July 22nd Jo returns to Katie Couric’s show Katie to help a family in crisis. Click here for a sneak preview and check your local listings for show air times in your state.
Read MoreSometimes (despite your best sunscreening efforts) your child might end up with a sunburn. We have some tried-and-true remedies using items you can find right in your own home.
1) Keep aloe in your fridge. If the burn is very minor, use the cool aloe to a burn and help in the healing process.
2) If the burn is confined to a one area, slather mustard on the burned area and, when it dries, shower it off. It will relieve the pain associated with burns.
3) If the burn covers a significant part of the body, draw a lukewarm bath and mix in a box of baking soda. Soak in the tub for about 30 minutes.
4) Fill a spray bottle with white or apple cider vinegar and spray over sunburned area. Let dry. This will help with both the pain and swelling.
5) Acetaminophen or ibuprofen will relieve the pain and swelling from sunburns, but make sure to consult your doctor for the correct dose when giving to children.
If burns begin to blister or cause fever, chills, nausea, or vomiting, seek medical attention.
Read MoreIn this book by April Jones Prince, with illustrations by Michelle Berg, it’s a busy day on the construction site, and these industrious mice are up to something big! But what are they working on? Bold, colorful illustrations and recognizable vehicles with moving parts add to the fun, with hidden clues for the careful observer. Is that red paint . . . or redsauce? Is that a construction pit . . . or a drain? Children will delight in guessing their way to the end, when the final spread reveals a carefully constructed surprise. It’s favorite vehicles meet lunchtime and bathtime in these novelty board books with interactive mechanisms. For ages 1-4 years.
Read MoreThe evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue? Rated PG.
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You already know I think you are all an amazing job raising kids, but I’ve noticed an alarming trend among young girls and their concern over their images. From the age of four in particular, they’re conscious of how they look — of course they are as this is the age where they get to choose their clothes, help dress themselves and tell you which hairstyle they want.
Read MoreJo continued another month publicity for her new show, Family SOS with Jo Frost, with appearances on Access Hollywood Live, OMG Insider with Kevin Frazier as well as numerous phone interviews for the UK launch of the show. So UK audiences, get ready, Nanny Jo is headed back into your living room on July 17th (more info to come)! Click here for a look at Jo’s segment on OMG Insider with Kevin Frazier.
Read MorePerfect for summer, when the daily routine tends to go out the window, Jo’s app, Jo Frost Rewards, will keep things in check. Jo created the app as “a simple way to reinforce positive behavior by rewarding children for completing their chores/tasks and for exhibiting respectable behavior through tracking individual tasks for one or more child (each task is assigned a point value) and tracking individual behaviors for one or more child (each behavior is assigned a point value).” Points earned through tasks and behaviors can be later redeemed for rewards parents and caretakers identify in the app. The app comes with several built in tasks, behaviors, and rewards to help get your started however, all lists are fully customizable to your needs.
Click here for full description, screen shots and link to download for iPhone or iPad. Help keep your summer consistant and rewarding for both you and your kids.
Read MoreThis past month found Jo in New York, where she was in town to promote her new show, Family S.O.S. with Jo Frost. In the middle of her events, Jo found time to update us about press schedules, Katie Couric’s show, and meeting Chris O’Donnell.
It has been a crazy month of preparation leading up to the premiere of the show. I had been shooting pretty close till my departure date and then when I arrived in New York, I hit the ground running. Each show I did (from Dr. Oz to Katie and Joy Behar) requires me to talk about the same thing, but in a different way each time. I love what I do and the families I have the opportunity to work with, so each time I try to hit on a different aspect of what I do when I help a family. Or, as on the Katie show, I am given a family in the studio audience to help. In between the chatting about the show sometimes the tables turn to more personal topics. For the Dr. Oz Show, I talked about my severe allergy to nuts and shellfish — something most people didn’t know about me, but I revealed in order to help bring to light a serious situation that families need to be on the look out for and the world at large should be mindful of (can you believe they still serve peanuts on airplanes when so many children have extreme peanut allergies?!) There was a lot of press to do in one week in New York and very little down time, but was able to spend some evenings hanging out, doing some shopping in the Time Warner Center, and grabbing dinner with New York friends. A fun highlight of my trip was running into NCIS: LA’s Chris O’Donnell at the Better TV studios!
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