- Listen to the two minute introduction Parenting advice from Parent World Radio with Jane Gabbert.
Jane Gabbert is deeply passionate about issues facing parents today! ParentWorld, Support Radio for Parents, her innovative, lively and in-depth radio talk show, creates an open forum for parental discussion. Interviews with professionals, intelligent commentaries and challenging debates offer useful insights into the endless topics critical to all parents.Most of all parents need to know they're not alone. ParentWorld is just the place where they can go to listen, learn and gain support for the most demanding and rewarding endeavor of their lives.
Currently ParentWorld shows can be downloaded in MP3 format from this website parentworldradio.com. Look for new shows as our site progresses!
LIVE TALK RADIO: ParentWorld, Support Radio for Parents hopes to soon be accessible to you via your local radio station in live talk radio format. Meanwhile enjoy the shows posted here on the website. Thanks again for visiting ParentWorld!
Jane Gabbert has been an actress in New York City for over 20 years. Her credits include Film, Television, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, countless commercials, voice-overs and numerous industrial films where she honed her interviewing skills.
Several years ago, MommyChannel.com, an Internet talk show, merged her love of "showbiz" with her greatest love of being a Mom! Since then, she has always wanted to interview her guests for radio. Jane feels radio is a safe and intimate place for discussing any subject on family life and parenting! She never professes to be the "expert". She just loves interviewing them!
Jane is represented by: Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, Doherty Talent Agency (212) 477-1666
Special segments include Jane's often hilarious and intimate visits with midwest "Sister Barb", experienced mother of three, "At The Playground", which offers in the trench interviews with local moms and dads and segments revealing the surprising lives of "Celebrity Parents".
Barb Gabbert-Bacon: "My Sister Barb", is one of the funniest, most experienced and well informed moms that Jane, our host, knows. Her healthy balance of smarts and humor make for never ending entertainment. Mother of three, ages 11, 16 and 19, she is an active full-time mom who volunteers extensively with several parent led organizations, including La Leche League International and her local school district. She has taught family life education classes at her local hospital and had a home business for 10 years where she worked with young families.
Thanks to Phil Lee and George at Full House Productions for their amazing recording facilities and support!
Easing up on homework … maybe there is hope for public and private school kids.
Great news for breastfeeding mothers!
Ending a long-running dispute with pediatricians and breast-feeding advocates, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday that it would grant nursing mothers a tax break on pumps and other breastfeeding supplies. http://nyti.ms/hiEY0h
A “Must See” for all parents. Sponsor a viewing in your community!
Dr. Ron Taffel
I highly recommend Dr. Ron Taffel. Just went to my third lecture. I am a particular fan of Childhood Unbound and Parenting by Heart. Check him out at rontaffel.com
When Your Kids Push Your Buttons!
Listen to my interview with good friend, Bonnie Harris, author of When Your Kids Push Your Buttons.
Lack of outdoor play space forces children indoors
Most American parents think their children do not spend enough time playing outdoors and many youngsters, particularly in poor areas, have no access to a community playground, according to a new U.S. survey.
Read the rest at Reuters.
New York Times “At Last, Facing Down Bullies…”
Back in the 1990s, I did a physical on a boy in fifth or sixth grade at a Boston public school. I asked him his favorite subject: definitely science; he had won a prize in a science fair, and was to go on and compete in a multischool fair.
The problem was, there were some kids at school who were picking on him every day about winning the science fair; he was getting teased and jostled and even, occasionally, beaten up. His mother shook her head and wondered aloud whether life would be easier if he just let the science fair thing drop.
Read the rest at the NY Times site.
Interview with Barbara Probst, author of “When The Labels Don’t Fit”
BARBARA PROBST, MSW, LCSW, an educator and clinician for more than two decades, specializes in helping families with challenging children. She gives presentations throughout the country, and her articles have appeared in numerous parental and professional publications.
Peaceful Revolution: Let’s Offer Real Support to Breastfeeding Employees
Important read for all of us who want to build awareness. Yours, in mother/infant health, Jane
Dr. Harvey Karp
Jane interviews Dr. Harvey Karp, author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block. Hear about the “Missing 4th Trimester, the “5 S’s” and how they can help calm your newborn.
Download the radio show (27 min mp3 file).
Misconceptions of Breastfeeding in America with author, Dr. Jack Newman
Interview with Toronto pediatrician, Dr. Jack Newman, author of The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers. Dr. Newman, recognized as one of the most experienced clinicians in his field, discusses with Jane, how we can change our thinking and language to help support breastfeeding mothers (www.lalecheleague.org).
Download the radio show (46 min mp3 file.)
War Play, Superheroes, Toy Guns and…Intimacy!
Jane kicks off this interesting show chatting with “Sister Barb” about the importance of early connections and intimacy with our newborns, then spins into an interview with Jan Miller, child development expert, about when and when not to worry about “Warplay!”