To be ashamed that I used to look up to 'Supernanny'

[Celticliving]

I've been a nanny for over 25 years now. I used to look up to Jo Frost, and I would despair at some of the parents on her show.

Now I know how TV works, I'm a little less shocked but this link shows a family that I remember watching. I think I cringed all the way through but this explains so much.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeoTgp2U/

Firstly, the producers used to tell the kids that if they weren't really really badly behaved then they wouldn't get to be on TV..

Absolutely right. Maybe because it was my line of work that made me believe it all, but either way, I'm sad about it.

The presenters of television programmes like this don't get much say in what is filmed, what is ultimately shown, or what ends up on the cutting room floor.

I thought Supernanny was great. I like her. Her methods worked.

Unasseptable 😞

Completely unasseptable

well its a kind of biased opinion, she pretty much admitted her dad hit and shouted at her 10 siblings / half siblings - if he stopped hitting them after JF's intervention then that's a good thing regardless if he didn't like being called out on it.

Where’s the proof?

Yes, speech impediments are so funny 🙄

I always thought she was as thick as pig shit.

Goodness!!!!

I'm pretty sure that wasn't a speech impediment as it seemed to be the only word she pronounced wrongly.

You are unreasonable, because one, you’re blaming yourself for not having knowledge you have now, and two, you didn’t do anything morally wrong.

I didn't read that scene as a reflection of a speech impediment either. I didn't notice any other mispronunciation.

That little girl was hilarious 🤣

@Celticliving i guess rightly or wrongly it was behaviours to showcase her methods being used ?

A friend of mine knew her very early on through journalism and apparently the producers interviewed a lot of nannies but settled on her as the rest were too gentle. That's what she said anyway.

I still like her TBF
Not watched Supernanny in a long time so I’m sure some of her methods might seem a bit cringe now, but if more parents adopted a more disciplined approach than being complete wet wipes with their kids, there would probably be more disciplined kids in today’s society.
I seem to remember it was the parents that were the problem rather than the kids in most cases on Supernanny.

I still use this with my (adult) kids on the daily 😀

Better that than being told you look like shit by Trinny and Susannah though

Pair of fucking bullies those two

plus never liked supernanny either

She doesn’t have a speech impediment

My kids find watching super nanny great fun, they love the naughty kids and parents and always appreciate my calm ways after an episode 🤣