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3 day nanny tue 8pm ch4 s2

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Blondeshavemorefun · 28/07/2015 15:23

just incase anyone liked this last series :)

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littlemslazybones · 28/07/2015 20:54

Did they just put an 18 month old on the naughty step? This woman makes Jo Frost look like a hippy Grin

aloysiusflyte · 28/07/2015 21:03

And why were they insisting on the boy getting dressed before breakfast? My dc can't do anything until they've eaten brekkie not to mention the usual splattering of milk and stuck on weetabix that would then be all over their clothes!!

Asleeponasunbeam · 28/07/2015 21:07

I'd never seen this before and thought it was awful! Poor little girl on the naughty step for crying! And why should a three year old want to wear a school uniform anyway?

tatumsfunkychicken · 28/07/2015 21:08

Was she 18 months old?! I thought she was older. I missed the start as I was dealing with my own 18 month old bed time tantrum. I found that hard to be honest but she fairly skipped off the step once she'd burnt out the tears. There's no way on earth that my son would stay sitting on a step to cry, no way.

AvaCrowder · 28/07/2015 21:11

I couldn't believe they would force a baby into a school uniform. They seemed like a lovely family to me. Beautiful little babies.

AngieBolen · 28/07/2015 21:12

The naughty step only works for kids who don't need it in my experience.

My boys wouldn't have stayed on it for love and money.

DD would sit on it, but there was the one time she got hold of a corner of the wall paper and started stripping it off. DH blamed me, as he knew I didn't like it. Shock Anyway, I digress. It sound bloody awful.

littlemslazybones · 28/07/2015 21:16

Yes, 18 mo, I was shocked because my littlest is 18 months too. I don't think he'd think too highly of me dumping him on the stairs!

DeladionInch · 28/07/2015 21:16

At no point were those poor kids taught ways to deal with their emotions. Just dumped out and expected to get on with it Sad

Artandco · 28/07/2015 21:18

This women is mad. I read an article about her where she said ' do not be your child's friend'. Really? I actually want my children to share my hobbies, laugh with me, and enjoy being with me. Not being terrified and conformed

Asleeponasunbeam · 28/07/2015 21:30

I was upset by the lack of emotion. I thought the parents were really loving and nice until she got her hands on them.

Luckystar1 · 28/07/2015 21:34

I didn't like the many reference to "letting them win" - since when is it a competition between parent and child?! Although I did agree with the initial observation re the mum's negative interaction with Frankie. The children were just lovely!

AngieBolen · 28/07/2015 21:37

It's not a competition, it's a battle, when you have the "I will win over this child" mentality.

DC1 was about a week old when I realised he had much more stamina than me and would always win. Grin

I detest that "adults must win" attitude.

JamHoneyMarmite · 28/07/2015 21:42

I am watching this on +1. I was Shock - I am no pushover but this just seemed cruel. Upping the praise was great, but then focusing on shame, isolation and denying the kids' emotions was just painful to watch. Children that age are not trying to manipulate and control IMO - they are expressing what's going on for them through their behaviour. Yes we need to help them find appropriate healthy ways of doing that, and set boundaries, but not terrify or shame them into shutting up. This was really disturbing.

Luckystar1 · 28/07/2015 21:43

Haha me too. My DS is only 9 months so I know not of what I speak, but I fear of I enter battle the winner will not be me. I'm too lazy for that type of parenting. Undoubtedly I'm raising a brat.

tethersend · 28/07/2015 21:53

That woman is unhinged.

Most three year olds will cry when a strange woman barks in their face and tells them off- triumphantly exclaiming "You see that? That's REMORSE" just confirms that she is not troubled with clues. Of any kind.

Asleeponasunbeam · 28/07/2015 22:04

Oh the remorse bit was ridiculous! He wasn't remorseful - just didn't want to leave the play place!

My nearly 6 year old is rarely (if ever) remorseful yet! She doesn't like being found out or reprimanded, but that's not the same as remorseful!

Asleeponasunbeam · 28/07/2015 22:06

Well, frightened by the scary lady too, of course!

AngieBolen · 28/07/2015 22:09

Eww...just read an article about Kathryn Mewes, the nanny in the program.

No one can "tame" a child in three days. If that were true, adoptive parents, etc all over the world would be laughing.

You can, however, teach adults how to interact with children effectively. Or indeed interact with anyone effectively.

DH is in sales, and he can always get people including our DC to do exactly what he wants with a few choice words.

The Sales person, V the Nanny. Now there would be an entertaining show. See who can get the kids to do what you want first.

CamelHump · 28/07/2015 22:10

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Florriesma · 28/07/2015 22:12

I found it somewhat disturbing sticking an 18 month old baby on the stairs. 9yo ds watched it . He commented that the baby was being told off for wanting a cuddle. He seems to have more emotional intelligence than her.
And who in their right mind would get a 3 year old to go and stand away from you in a car park?Shock
(Scarred by 3 boys under 5. They'd have danced round that car park and into the nearest moving vehicle given the slightest opportunity)

Asleeponasunbeam · 28/07/2015 22:17

I was terrified by the car park too!

camelhump, I guess nanny and production company have a vested interest in showing that aspect of it! They won't be showing the effects of ignoring and denying the emotions of toddlers as a long term parenting strategy I suppose.

mikado1 · 28/07/2015 22:19

Awful. Turned it off when 3 year old, repeatedly reaching for a hug, was returned to his room with gate and mum was told 'it's now a control thing'. Glad opinion here is pretty similar.

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mikado1 · 28/07/2015 22:20

And YY to 'that's remorse'. Come on! What a pity the mum didn't question any of it!!

ijustwannadance · 28/07/2015 22:28

I don't like the nanny woman and was Shock when she grabbed little boys arm by the car. But that mum was lost and had no clue and clearly needed advice. Why the need to go on telly though is beyond me.

MrsBananaHammock · 28/07/2015 22:29

Just watched this and came straight on here out of disbelief, glad to know I'm not overreacting! That poor little girl crying for mummy on the stairs, 18months old!! I understand a Velcro baby having had one of my own and how tough it is when a child favours one parent over the other but most seem to go through this phase. She is a little girl who is looked after by her mum all day, far too young to understand anything properly let alone being left to 'cry it out' on her own on the stairs when all she wants is a cuddle. Plus 18 months is a mega peak of separation anxiety. And I didn't see any amazing turning point for the little boy either except learning he will just be left to cry on his own whenever he does something remotely naughty.

But of a rant there Smile Have now cancelled the rest of the series on the planner!

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