Wednesday on Today 7/18

Today's third hour started with House Call Therapy: Help At Home For Parents. They have parenting coaches now. What's next? Spousal coaches? Sex coaches? There are so many different types of private coaches from life coaches to fitness coaches, you name it. The thing about being a coach is that you need no formal training or licensing to become one. Anybody can be some kind of coach. Maybe I can become a writing coach. Anyway, these parenting coaches can charge hundreds of dollars per session and the parents say it's well worth it. Well, they do make house calls. Not many people do that, right? I guess they help parents deal with everyday frustrations from tantrums to potty training. At the very least it's someone to lend an ear and help you figure out a solution. Sounds like a good idea if you can afford it.



Today's Style featured Beach Chic For Teens. Susan Schulz, Editor of Cosmo Teen, had some teens model bathing suits such as the Retro one-piece, the Sporty Suit (a two piece with a skirt bottom) which was very cute, the Plaid Tankini and the Floral Suit. The best part about this segment is it showed normal looking teens. By that I mean they weren't rail thin like most of the models (especially bathing suit models) that you usually see. These teens were healthy looking and the suits they wore were to please their parents. Let's hope teens like them as much as their parents do, otherwise more arguments are on the horizon. But isn't that always the case with teens?



Next up was Today's Home: Fun With Outdoor Furniture. The idea was to create a room outside, no matter how big or small your yard is. Most of the furniture looked like it belonged inside, but it was built to withstand weather. They also showed some cabanas, resort pool chaises and a dining table and chairs. There were some nice sets there and you can get more information at Todayshow.com.



Then they had a story about Love and Hard Work: Student Of The Year. This kid was raised in a household where he sold drugs and was beaten until he was rescued by relatives. They took him in with low expectations but were surprised by his progress from junior drug dealer to student of the year. Their message was not to give up on any kid. Or raise your expectations, or something like that. Either way, it works--at least sometimes.



Today's Kitchen had a segment called $300 For Cooking Essentials for the No Frills Kitchen. Some of those included a food processor for $60, a Japanese Mandoline (which dices food) for $25 and the other must have must have been the blender I saw next to the food processor. My toddler was having a tantrum, so I couldn't hear much about it. Maybe I should call a parenting coach.



And that's a wrap.



Till Tomorrow.