TVCH FORUMS HOME . JOIN . FAN CLUBS . ABOUT US . CONTACT . CHAT  
Bomis   Quick Links   TOPICS . TREE-VIEW . SEARCH . HELP! . NEWS . PROFILE
Archive through March 22, 2005

The TVClubHouse: Other Reality Shows ARCHIVES: Archives for 2005-3: Supernanny on ABC: Archive through March 22, 2005 users admin

Author Message
Puzzled
Member

08-27-2001

Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 2:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I missed that, MizinVancouver--yes, how was she lucky?

Don't care if they called or were chosen--they wanted Nanny to help them.

Puzzled
Member

08-27-2001

Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 2:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
But why the blood tests?

Maybe they're afraid Nanny will get bitten and get rabies from the little darlings.


Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, March 07, 2005 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tonight's show was a case of a mommy who needed to be put in a naughty chair. C The issues with her son were those that she had carefully constructed bit by bit. Thankfully, by the end, she had begun to see the light, but it was a rough go there for awhile. I was beginning to despair.

When children are that misbehaved, it is always a parent's fault. Too bad that Quaker/pacifist family on Wife Swap hadn't figured this out about thirteen years ago with their adopted son. And it usually isn't because of malicious intent, rather misguided beliefs that children are nurtured in soft, fuzzy ways.

Puzzled
Member

08-27-2001

Monday, March 07, 2005 - 9:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What was interesting about tonight's show was how well-behaved and nice the two older children were.

The mother did a great job with them and then it seems, somehow, she lost it. Maybe she just couldn't bear having her baby grow up?

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 07, 2005 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree that it's usually the parent's fault but after a particularly bad night with my kids, i am choosing to believe that IT'S THEIR FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, March 07, 2005 - 10:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There was no naughty chair, step or room tonight...

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Monday, March 07, 2005 - 10:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't think they could push it as far as a chair, step or room. They had to focus on getting that kid off of her leg!

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 1:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My ears are still ringing with that youngsters shreiks of fury! How DARE Mom not pick him up!!

The fact that he was immediately good with his dad makes me think that Dad is a mellow guy who the behaviour just never worked with. Mom, however, immediately feels guilty and picks him up for a cuddle. Cuddle if you are bad, Cuddle if you are good, ASKING a 2yr old if he is ready for bed yet?? Cuddle when he hits you, hugs when he bites you? This mom is the one with the problem and I wasnt surprised to see Supernanny completely GIVE UP on her.

We never saw the mom in the last 15 mins of the show. At least DAD knows what needs to be done and has the strength of character to do it.

Mom needs serious counselling in my opinion. Did she have a difficult pregnancy? Was he a sickly baby? Why does his fake crying and squinched up NONteared face cause her to get so upset? Supernanny proved that he was putting it on like theatrics.

I sure hope that this marriage works out. There was something miserable in the eyes of that poor mom. Maybe she was letting the youngest cause trouble so her husband wasnt having a quiet house or quiet tv time? Reverse psychology maybe?

Interesting show though.....

Alisons
Member

01-10-2003

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 4:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I never watch this show because I can't stand seeing bratty kids. When I was little, if you were at the grocery store with your parents and some kid there threw a fit, his parents would swat him and then your parents would say IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU. Nowdays you are in the grocery store seeing some kid act up and you always see the parent exhaustedly give up and let the kid have whatever they are screaming for.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 7:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree with you, Alisons, things have changed in too many households with children running the show. How unfortunate for them! Parents who allow this to happen are not doing their children any favors.

LOL, Texannie!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was thinking they maybe should have showed Adam being cute so we would be able to feel some empathy for the mom when he was crying. Cuz I did not. I thought he was the biggest brat they've ever shown... (and I usually have a big soft spot for the kids as I generally hold the parent responsible...)

Kep421
Member

08-11-2001

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If you swat your kid in the grocery store today, several people will whip out cell phones and chances are you'll end up explaining your parenting skills to uniformed officals.



Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The screaming!!! Oh the screaming!!! It amazes me how the parents on these shows seem to lack basic common sense. I mean,there are a zillion books websites ,parenting groups to help with situations like we see every week on this show.
If you acknowledge a fit,then you have given the kid exactly what he wants. If you ignore it, the kid will stop throwing the fit.

Brenda1966
Member

07-03-2002

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sounds like i'm alone, but I really felt bad for the mom last night. Yeah, she created the mess and I agree that she probably needs some counseling to figure out why SHE wants to cling to her child.

I have a feeling the older children are fine because with each one she had a new baby to hold 24/7 so she was able to put them down and encourage their independance.

Yes, it was amazing how well the dad was able the handle the kid. His continued involvement should help a bit.

Scout
Member

01-20-2005

Tuesday, March 08, 2005 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree with Hippyt!

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 1:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Adam was a cute kid...when he was QUIET on his mom's hip. He was adorable when 'helping' dad shop and do dishes.

WOW, what a set of lungs though. I did feel bad for the mom though. I know an ineffectual parent who does the same thing to keep her kid quiet. She finds it exhausting then finds herself getting really ANGRY at the all the kids.

Oh well....on to NEXT WEEK! I still hope for a house with older kids.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 8:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nice to see a mom who cooperates.

Chieko
Member

11-20-2003

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 10:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Really, the mother was doing quite well, on her own. The husband was thwarting her efforts and not supportive at all. I couldn't understand his point of view at all. I don't like to see these families drinking pop and chocolate milk at meals.

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 1:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Another couple on their way to Divorce I theorize. I couldnt believe the smirking chortling husband when Supernanny was trying to talk to him!!

I often think you can tell alot about people by watching them. The mom was slim and seemed to be trying to maintain some form of order. The dad was shrug 'WHATEVER' nentality and tuned HER and the kids out.

Looking at the kids......then looking at Dad I'd say HE was the one going and eating all those junk food supplies. The kids looked quite good considering they 'supposedly' ate tons of junk food.

My friend's husband was like that. When he wanted to eat JUNK he'd use the excuse that the kids wanted some...give the kids a bit and eat the BAG himself.

Just a theory LOL

Scorpiomoon
Member

06-06-2002

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 3:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's what I want to know:

Why is it that on this show and Nanny 911, they always show "nuclear", upper-middle class families (with many of them being white)?

Has anyone watched both these shows and noticed how luxurious all the homes are?

Aren't there single moms out there raising 2,3 or 4 kids who need help getting things under control just as much as the parents who are chosen do?

It just seems so...shallow.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 6:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think the husband wanted to be the kids' friend rather than parent. He also commented about the child that kept runnng out of the house and going to the neighbors "well, I did that all the time". I know I find it hard sometimes reconciling my childhood freedoms with the times now and probably let my kids do thing that aren't considered safe.

I am not sure if I agree that it's shallow. We don't know if other families have been approached or applied. I know there was one article where the producers approaced a family at the mall.
I can also see the fallout if they were to show single parents or minorities "What??? only single mothers and minorities have problems raising their kids? Where are the upper middle class whites??"

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
my husband used to get upset if the kids had 'snack' because they wouldn't eat their dinner. well, the only snacks we had around were fruit, cheese, vegetables, etc. it took me a long time to convince dad that kids get hungry when they have school lunch at 11:15 and dinner at 6:00! i asked him to consider the between meal eating as part of the meals. i figured if my kids were eating baby carrots or a handful of grapes or a slice of cheese or peanut butter on a slice of apple, they were just getting more of the fruit and veggie group throughout the day. so one of them didn't want a salad with dinner? if they had eaten 2 or 3 servings of fruit and vegetables during the day, that made up for it.
to this day, my ds, age 19, when he is home visiting and dd, age 17, still at home, 'ask' if they can have a snack if it isn't a nutritious one. they never had to ask if it was a healthy one. sometimes my dd would mix a can of cut green beans and a can of stewed tomatoes and eat the entire thing in an afternoon, then eat less at dinner.
my son would steam broccoli and put a slice of cheese on it.
we only had cookies occasionally (girl scout time)and dessert infrequently.

anyway, i had a problem with the dad thinking as long as jac had his chocolate milk he was getting fed! i swear a friend's son lived for 3 years on hawaiian punch! i blame her not the kid...

i also noticed that jack's upper front teeth were starting to shape in a 'round' pattern, which i believe is from the pacifier. i think that mom wanted all her kids to stay dependent babies.

dad's excuse for jac running across to nicholas' house? "he was just returning a toy". that made it a 'good' thing that jac did. but my question is: if dad knew jac was running across the road to return a toy, why didn't he take him by the hand and go with him or at least stand at the curb and tell jac when it was okay to cross and then wait for him to come out of the friend's house and let him know again when he could cross back home...

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
you know, with both nanny shows on last night, i keep hoping i posted under the correct show! LOL
i watched them back to back and sometimes i get nannies and families mixed up!

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 1:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i swear a friend's son lived for 3 years on hawaiian punch!

ROTFL!! I know a young boy who is being raised on MR NOODLE! seriously. For a more balanced supper?? Mr Noodle and a can of Alphagetti

The two kids are pretty skinny as you can imagine. But what can I do about it? Offical Reports have been made but Mom can 'act' and fabricate excuses really well. ((have I mentioned that mom spends $300+ on smokes a month? That $$ cuts back on the food budget))

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay what is Mr. Noodle (I thought he was a character on Elmo) and Alphagetti (sounds like dog food spaghetti -- Alpo+spaghetti)?