Author: Abbie and Sam - The Mother Company

Abbie Schiller started The Mother Company in 2010 when her daughter was in preschool and she yearned to find a hero in children's media who would help teach the important social and emotional lessons she struggled with at home. She created the character, Ruby, the star of The Mother Company’s DVD series, “Ruby’s Studio,” to act as a hero in children’s media. Abbie's daughter is now 7, growing as quickly as The Mother Company, and her son was born in October 2010, the same month "Ruby's Studio" launched. Recognizing the need to help children identify and address their feelings was just as critical as learning ABCs and 123s, Abbie and her business partner, Samantha Kurtzman-Counter, a fellow mom, created The Mother Company as a parenting resource and has garnered Parents Choice Awards and raves in the press. The Mother Company is comprised of a group of moms passionate about reaching a generation of children with products that encourage them to become more communicative, resilient, kind, and self-aware. Guided by the motto "Helping Parents Raise Good People," The Mother Company provides content for young children based in social and emotional learning as well as resources for parents focused around the same topics. Employing a 360-degree approach, we reach parents through TheMotherCo.com and young children through our line of Ruby’s Studio products. Our website (www.themotherco.com) targets mothers of 2-7 year olds with unique parenting articles written by the country’s most respected experts. The Mother Company’s products for children include a beautiful series of “Ruby’s Studio” shows, on DVD and download, with spin-off children’s books, handmade dolls, apps and activity/art kits that help develop important communication skills and emotional literacy. Nationwide, experts are heralding “Ruby’s Studio” products as "essential" to help young children learn how to talk about their feelings.