Discovery Blog

Tonight, Discovery Health kicks off Adventures in Parenting Week, five nights of programming that explore some of the remarkable challenges and joys parents experience when raising a family.  

• Starting the week out tonight at 9PM ET/PT, meet four families learning to cope with Tourette Syndrome, a mysterious and often misunderstood condition. In Tourette’s Uncovered, meet Jonah, a boy who cannot suppress his overwhelming need to get up and run away; Colin, a boy who experiences constant headaches as a result of his tics; Marques, who suffers from the rare strain of Tourette’s that causes patients to shout obscenities uncontrollably; and Jaylen, a remarkable boy who is crusading against bullying by talking about his experiences in school. Jaylen and his mom, Robin, will be on Twitter during the premiere of Tourette’s Uncovered at 9pm ET/PT (both coasts!) to tweet about life in their household, ways to be an advocate for your child, how to prevent bullying and more.
• Discovery Education will host a webinar on Wednesday, September 15 at 1PM ET to discuss the small, simple changes parents can make to combat the obesity epidemic. Then on Thursday, September 16 at 9PM ET/PT, follow the stories of two obese children and their struggles to embrace healthier, happier lifestyles on Big Kids.  Before and during the premiere, check out DiscoveryHealth.com for a town hall discussion with childhood obesity experts about raising healthy children.
• Enter the world of parenting child geniuses on Wednesday, September 15 at 9PM ET/PT with My Kid’s Smarter Than Me, featuring Pranav, a 7-year-old boy who has an IQ 16 points higher than Einstein’s and Autumn, an 8-year-old art prodigy whose works sell for thousands of dollars (view selected works from her art gallery in our slideshow).

Here’s the full Adventures in Parenting Week line-up.