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Luvmom
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10-17-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Luvmom a private message Print Post    
Did anyone else watch Supernanny last night?I couldn't get over that 9 year old.Boy,she had alot of anger inside of her.I can't believe that she actually attacked The nanny.There was something definitely deeper going on there.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
I agree. With that much anger, the girl needs more than a week or two with Supernanny.

Tess
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04-13-2001

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
I watched it with my own 9 year old daughter, Luvmom. She asked me if this was a real family and a real girl. I assured her that it was and she was absolutely stunned. For awhile the only comment she could manage was, "Oh my goodness, Mom!" Then she decided that Nanny Jo had just better move in permanently because that girl was never going to shape up.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 6:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I thought that Megan had (has?) serious problems too. I think her problems are more than just brattiness. She seemed miles different from they typical supernanny/nanny911 kids

Not1worry
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07-30-2002

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 4:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Not1worry a private message Print Post    
I watched that one. She was totally Veruca Salt!

Seriously though, she scared me. I was really impressed with how Jo handled her, especially when the girl was physically hurting her. The poor little sisters.

A lot of times my kids watch Nanny 911 with me, but I am glad they didn't see this one with Meagan. I think it would have troubled them to see her act so horrid.

Serenity
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06-28-2005

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 11:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serenity a private message Print Post    
Not1worry - THANK YOU! I kept thinking she reminded me of someone, and Veruca Salt was exactly who I had in mind.

Even my DS 3 said that that girl had "bad behavior" and that she "needs to have a time out because she is too loud and hitting". At least he realized that she was acting innappropriately instead of picking up ideas from her! LOL.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
I saw a kid that was using what had worked for her.

If the mom responds to hitting and yelling the kid will continue to use that technique to get whatever she wants.

Personally, I felt that this wasnt a problem directly with the child but with the family dynamics. The oldest girl ran the house including the father who only responded now and again. She had no fear of any reprisal.

I know of a mom who used to let her kids hit her. The mom was the one who needed a psychologist because she had never faced the fact that she 'expected' to be treated roughly due to her own childhood in a violent household.

In other words, the mom LET the kids hit her because it is what she was used to. Often mom has depressive disorder of some kind. Most normal people would be horrified at a parent allowing a child to bite, pinch, punch and scream at them.

The lady I knew didnt respond to her children (ignored them) until the children 'got her attention' by whatever means possible. That usually was hitting.

I personally was Never ignored by my parents so I cant imagine how frustrating that would be for a child growing up.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, November 04, 2005 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I noticed that when I swat DD, that she tends to hit more, so we have resorted to two minute time outs in a "not fun" place which works swimmingly with her. I was never a fan of time outs because I had seen so many kids use it as a time for "reenergizing". I have found out that some kids, only a swat will do, and some kids a swat is forgotten ten seconds later, but a time out works miracles.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 12:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
LOL 'Time outs' in a kid's own comfortable bedroom or another room alone never worked for anyone I knew.

To isolate a kid just makes a kid feel unwanted and misunderstood. I like your comment escapee about a "not fun" place. I used to make the kid stay in the same room as us (so they werent excluded/shunned) and nose to the wall worked wonders. Uncomfortable and nothing to do but stare at a wall LOL

I know of a lady who would banish her kids to their bedrooms for hours each night. Did it stop behaviour? Nope. But the kids sure were given tons of toys to play with while 'staying out of mom's way'. That was the point, mom was 'tired' of seeing them.

It kinda reminds me of the supernanny show tonight. The mom was happiest when the kids would just leave her alone and not bug her. I felt horrible for the youngest who supposedly had autism. I didnt see that he was 'in his own little world' like they kept saying. He was always watching the others and watching the camera.

It looked to me like a child who was emotionally neglected by his mother and as soon as he got attention he blossomed. I found it really sad. Autism is difficult to diagnose and i was surprised that mom and dad simply ignored the boy as they supposedly didnt know what to do with him. No wonder he hadnt learned to talk

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
I felt really sorry for the mother. She seemed depressed and overwhelmed. Certainly, having twin preschoolers, with an autistic child only one year younger, is a challenge I don't think many people could cope well with on their own.

Why hadn't the health professionals who treated the son hooked them up with support groups, treatment centres, etc.? Early intervention is so important, and it's really hard for a mother to use the few techniques shown, unless she can see the value in it, and that it will get results.

How many mothers could withhold food until the child says, "yum, yum," until/unless they knew the child was capable of doing it?

Even Supernanny realised that a professional was needed. She wasn't about to take on the task herself.

I just was very angry at how this family seemed to have been left to sink or swim on its own.

Meli456
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05-01-2003

Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 1:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meli456 a private message Print Post    
Did anybody record this? I heard about it from one of my son's OT's but I lost track of time and missed it.

Puzzled, I'm pretty sure if the child has been diagnosed with autism by age three that the child should be getting some services. By age three, that child should be in the public school system and should be receiving occupational therapy and speech therapy, along with developmental/socialization classes. Not all states are equal, however, that is the law under IDEA (federal special ed laws). The autism expert should know that the parents need extra support and more training than they could receive in a week. If it wasn't shown as part of the show, for dramatic purposes or whatever, I'm sure Dr. Koegel (I think that was the name) could advise the parents what they need to get from the school district.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 9:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
I think you're right about Dr. Koegel, and I'm sure she'll see the boy gets the help he needs. It's just sad that the parents had to go it alone for so long.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Exactly my point Meli. If the boy was truly autistic, with a solid diagnosis, the family would have had help of some kind.

I have not researched Autism but it seems to me that if a doctor cannot pinpoint an obvious problem it is possible that the parents were told it may beautism. Then they'd give up considering they didnt know much about it. Many people feel that means retarded and these parents seemed absolutely SHOCKED that their son joined in, listened and spoke after very little prompting. Arent the Supernanny shows done over ONE week? I still think it is unlikely that a child who had autism would respond so quickly. (but I dont really know..maybe it is possible)

My friend had a son who had developmental problems....wasnt talking at all by age 3. He is not autistic and they had much more problem getting him to speak, he'd just let out a bloodcurdling scream or hollar in frustration.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 8:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Autism has a broad spectrum. About 10% of autistic individuals have high intelligence in certain areas and can have quite successful careers.

So, depending upon this boy's intelligence, it is entirely believable that he could learn a few words so quickly with the proper stimulation. After all, these words may have been "locked" in his brain already.

Children with autism range from kids who are practcially unreachable at any level and very low functioning, to those who can learn and be successful in life, although most of them have quite a problem with interpersonal relationships.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 1:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
I read somewhere that Autism has now been linked directly to the 'six month' baby Vaccine that most kids get. The more sick and feverish your baby gets, the more likely autism or ADHD ADD will develop. It is supposed to be related to brainswelling and the mercury/ formaldehyde stuff in hte vaccine.

They say that this problem will get worse due to the creation of more and more childhood vaccines.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
No posts for so long...

I watched this last night. Single mom with 5 kids ages 4-7 all yelling, screaming, hitting. The house was totally a disorganized mess. This show was so real. Sometimes the ending seems too perfect compared to how they start out. Last night's show did not end on a perfect note. Everything seemed completely real life. I hope the progress they all made stuck. This was a very hard situation.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Yup, as we sat down to watch a friend said, "Oh no, two sets of twins and one set has red hair." LOL

My fingers are crossed for that mom...and she's studying to be a teacher...as she'll need all the good wishes that she can get.

Incredibly, as always, it comes right back to the parent. Her attitude (while it appeared good most of the time) was the culprit all along.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 7:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i really don't see that they accomplished that much. perhaps it's because there is only one parent in the house. (they never did say if dad even visits the kids, plus you'd have to allow for the non-custodial parent maybe not following through on things, since he can send the kids back home shortly, anyway).

honestly, i felt for that woman, but she had let it go on for so long, that's all the kids knew. the oldest was probably jealous since the first set of twins came along. then another set, only a year later?! eeek!

maybe mom should put her education on hold for another two years until all the kids are in school for most of a day. she could take her college classes at the same time they are at school, and get her assignments done on campus between classes. to have to try to go to school, have the kids by herself, fight to get them to do anything, get them to bed, clean the house and then study? that poor gal probably gets 5 hours sleep a night.
she obviously is getting money from somewhere because it did not mention her working. the sooner she finishes school to become a teacher, the sooner she is even busier with her 20-32 students at school and the 5 brats at home. she had the kids and maybe it's her job to be more of a hands-on mom right now than go to school.
figures, ex probably thinks he is getting off easy to just have to give her money and not raise the kids himself!
i sure hope he isn't off making another set of twins somewhere!!

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
I really felt for this Mom. She seemed so nice and so wanted her kids to be o.k. I kept wishing Supernanny would give her an extra week.

Luvmom
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10-17-2000

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Luvmom a private message Print Post    
I actually liked the kids of this family.The oldest just really needed her father to care about her and she was so afraid about him going to Iraq.The younger girls were just immitating their mothers swear words.She didn't seem to even want to spend time with them."They have a couple of thousand dollars of toys.They don't need me." That's crap!!

Vee
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02-23-2004

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
This family is pretty neat. MacKenzie cracked me up completely. I noticed that no one got sentenced to the naughty step or seat. Wonder if that means that all they needed was some time and attention and that they weren't really "naughty" at all.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i cannot imagine why they had 3 kids in 2.5 years when they had 4 between them already! also i wonder if dad was married twice before--his two daughters from before this marriage were 10 years apart.
he was 43 and the wife was 28. she's still a kid, only now she has 7 daughters, 6 of them under the age of 9. ugh! i hope dad didn't leave her pregnant again when he went off to iraq!
i just didn't see how they were ever to get control if they couldn't get rid of some of the physical squalor in that small house. my house doesn't even look like that when i am in the middle of a move. they needed to get rid of everything but 10 outfits per kid and 90% of their toys so there would be some order to things.
i laughed when the mom thought the cameras were off, especially at night! and when she sat in that corner of the couch for hours on end, holy moley!
the 2 1/2 year old riding a power toy with the 1 1/2 year old in the little trailer and mom didn't even know they were gone?
i felt bad that they lived so far from anyone else (well, not for potential neighbors!) because it was like the mom was a prisoner alone in the house with all those kids. i hope she was able to get control and keep it for when the dad left, but i'll bet she is back to her earlier self. she didn't look motivated enough to do the work involved to keep things together. too bad, because in the long run, it would end up less stressful to keep to rules and order.

all of the daughters were beautiful.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 1:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Nanny should go back after the father is deployed. The kids are all going to go bananas when Dad is gone, and Mom certainly won't be at her best.

DH had a job that took him away for months at a time and when the kids were small they were really upset.

Kittyab
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07-16-2005

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 10:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kittyab a private message Print Post    
Puzzled, I wonder if they do follow ups with some of the families?

I agree this mom can not handle this brood at all!

Kittyab
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07-16-2005

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 10:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kittyab a private message Print Post    
Does anyone watch Nanny 911? I am so addicted!

We need a thread for other nanny show.