three day nanny ch 4 8pm/9pm +1

[Blondeshavemorefun]

kathryn is back,rem seeing an article where she said she didnt reliese parenting was so hard as she is now a mummy, wonder if her appreoach is any different this series now she is a mum

It’s easy to forget the levels of violence that toddlers can rise to. About 20 seconds into this programme, three-year-old Bobbie executes a flying head-butt, bouncing off the sofa to nut his two-year-old brother Freddie. That is obviously very wrong, but also kind of impressive.

They’re quite a pair and their parents – for understandable reasons, we gather – have lost control. “Don’t hit me!” cries mum Becky repeatedly, but one of the boys wallops her in the bust anyway.

So in comes tweedy troubleshooter Kathryn Mewes with advice and straight talking, including the simple tip that when you give children a bit of space to play unsupervised, they often behave better.


Kathryn Mewes helps the Scott family in Northamptonshire, where she witnesses extreme behaviour by three-year-old Bobbie and two-year-old Freddie in the form of pinching, punching, kicking and biting. Parents Chris and Becky seem unable to manage their boys' behaviour, so the nanny teaches them a new approach

[TheSunnySide]

Omg. The child is two and he is being held in a naughty corner.

[TheSunnySide]

Those kids have a shit life.

[nooofthenoodle]

The mum can't cope with upsetting them but it's plainly obvious neither of those kids are happy.

[Luckystar1]

I wouldn't have the energy for that amount of discipline! They mustn't be able to leave the house!

[Savagebeauty]

What ineffectual weak parents.
"Don't want to upset them"

[unlimiteddilutingjuice]

Yes! I love 3 Day Nanny!
Definately watchign this on catch up.
I like to watch this kind of thing with my toddler, he is always trilled and scadalised by the bad behaviour- those kids are like James Dean figures to him.

[horseygeorgie1]

Ah the classic '1,2,3'. Saved my bacon many a time! Now we only get too 1 before DD says 'Don't count Mummy!' and behaves!

[Buggers]

Does anyone know how old the boys are?

[horseygeorgie1]

2 and 3 I think Buggers

[Savagebeauty]

2 & 3.

[Buggers]

Thanks I missed that bit.

[Luckystar1]

So she has doubled her work load by leaving the wee lad in the room, and he's emptied the fecking drawers, and unmade the bed!

[Buggers]

lucky I know!! But he didn't get told off for doing it or even acknowledge that he trashed his room?!

[PassTheCremeEggs]

Jeez how much time do these kids spend in the naughty corner?!

I think the mum has a number of other difficulties (PND clearly not resolved in her anxieties about things happening to the kids) but the dad is just so bad at disciplining them!

[alwaystimeforgin]

I thought it was weird that they didn't mention the little boy trashing the room. I always thought you shouldn't send a child to their bedroom anyway! It's a place they go to relax and sleep not shut in because they have been naughty!

[Mooey89]

I hate sending DS to his room - it is his safe space for calm and sleep!

Do watch with Interest though because he is only 3 and has a horrendous temper

[Luckystar1]

Oh my god, there's so much crying in this house. I'd be going fucking berserk! I'd be the one needing discipling.

[manateeandcake]

I just welled up when the little boy had to stand against the wall at play group. Why does discipline have to mean public shaming?

[Dontyoulovecalpol]

I feel sorry for all of them really. The parents are at their wits end and really unhappy. The children are badly behaved but probably so much worse because they seem to be in the house all the time.

I'm not judging; I can see how people end up in situations like this

[PassTheCremeEggs]

Standing facing a wall is horrible and totally unnecessary

[Wordsaremything]

I love this programme. It reminds me how fab it is to be child free!

[Mooey89]

I can't believe she didn't make him say sorry to the little boy he bit!

[PeppasNanna]

Seriously? I've never seen this programme until tonight but its ridiculous!

The Nanny is irritating to say the least...

The parents are ineffective & i very much doubt that they will change in just 3 days.