To think supernanny doesn’t need a come back

[Inthenameoflove]

I’ve noticed that Jo Frost is on a bit of a PR wave at the moment. AIBU to think her brand of ‘parenting’ advice can stay in the 00s.

I’ve always found the idea of parenting experts without children somewhat suspect. To me it’s very different than being a teacher or working with children generally which I don’t think you need to be a parent to do well.

I don’t enjoy her lectures/rants about things I suspect she has very little knowledge of.

I also find it really morally questionable putting struggling kids on TV - immortalised in their hardest moment forever.

Yes

But her opinions she often publicly airs, her stance on parenting and that she has never acknowledged her poor behaviour and the negative impact it had shows that she hasn't

Bullies rarely do change. The production of her tv shows most likely have due to wanting to appeal to viewers in 2026, I am sure it won't be long until something sensational to attract viewers will air

There are other comments on here explaining how it isn't the best approach to discipline....

I like her and do think some of what she says has value, at least as far as consistency and boundaries go. But the idea of time out is kind of outdated now. The thinking now is more that children who are showing distressed and dysregulated behaviours need connection not alienation. Her approach probably also doesn’t work for many ND kids.

Tbf. I would prefer her brand of parenting over tik tok gentle parenting that's actually just permissive parenting any day. As a teacher over the past ten years I have seen behaviour standards declining sharply and accountability go out of the window. Both my children are diagnosed ADHD with autistic traits. Do they have behavioural issues. No. Do they have acedemic problems. No. They are exceeding their age expectations. Because they are parented. They will grow up learning strategies to channel excess energy and social skills just the same as me and my husband learnt to. We have a generation of children though who imo are in no way ready to enter the work place and wider society though. I'm hearing that employers are struggling with the zoomers. Just wait for the alphas. I've taught both generations. While I hasten to say this is not all- there are many parents who work hard to ensure their children are decent hard working individuals with social soft skills that will serve them in the future... Many honestly lack any sort of resilience or discipline of character. Not all. But many.

This 👆

Wow, this incredibly short sighted and shows a real lack of understanding of ASD and ADHD

This!

But it isnt abusive....

Not reallt related to her parenting advice but more the tv aspect, I've started thinking more recently about kids in the media (not necessarily famous people's kids, but influencers kids or kids on these kind of programmes). I think there needs to be more laws in place tbh. It blows my mind that they need twins for making films because it's deemed too much for a single child, and under 14s can't get a job really nowadays plus theres so many hoops for saturday jobs, but supernanny and the team can film 24/7 and blast a child's worst moments onto national tv, and the child gets no financial recompense or breaks from filming. It's awful. I did a kind of similar show (house hunting not parenting) as a couple and it was EXHAUSTING, we filmed every single scene maybe 3 times, it was long long days (probably 5 of them in total) for a 1 hour show and all we were doing really was walking into a house and going "ooh yeah, nice kitchen". I didn't have to reveal anything personal at all. I also found a clip of it on You Tube when I was showing a friend and saw a woman had commented "this house hunter always looks at the host like she hates her, I wonder which one is the nasty one". I felt awful, and again, this was a really light minor show.

I also do wonder about influencers kids in the same way, especially ones that cash in on "family" content. Sometimes I wonder, are they making that child do things over and over to get the best shot/angle/content etc. How come that's not seen as a child "working", where's the child's money given they're the star of the show. I think it all needs looking at a bit really. I just don't think kinds under 16 should be exposed on tv/the Internet- it lasts forever and they can't really consent to that at their age, plus they don't ever seem to benefit either.

Actually she does have a speech impediment and has had years of speech therapy to get to how she talks today. Some of the words and sounds she just hasn't been able to master!

I grew up watching Supernanny and I will be raising my own children using her techniques

My entire family including are high functioning Nd, including my two children who are thriving with correct and consistent support in place for them. I have extremely good reputation for dealing with behaviour issues and Sen- I'm the teacher that parents come to leadership to request because, frankly. I am that good. I'm also a qualified senco and my undergrad in child development is first class. I am only commenting on what I have observed. In the past ten years an observable change has occured (and is now being documented and researched fyi) based on parenting attitudes which has negatively impacted on children's behaviour and resilience alongside increasing reliance on technology (spoiler alert- it doesn't actually help regulate but works as a crutch, which overtime rewires the brain to rely on constant stimulation, increasing all behavioural issues). But no... Apparently I dOn'T kNoW AnYtHiNg. It doesn't matter though because ultimately people who throw this sort of comment out there are usually trying to justify why things aren't going so well in their own families, even though often it is very painfully obvious when we have to have these parents in for meetings and are offering all kinds of support packages to assist. Also before the other classic comeback is used... No. I won't waste any more of my precious time convincing you of sources. There is widely published evidence all over the internet for those who care to look to support what I have said, which I suspect you probably aren't. Lol. Even Ockwell Smith who started the whole gentle parenting movement is backtracking/making statements because what she intended and what has been implemented by parents based on misconceptions has created so many widespread issues in families and children. Unfollow thread and mike drop.

2 and 3 year olds are most definitely not babies!
You very nicely illustrate what is wrong with parenting! Raise your game and have higher expectations of your children!

How on earth are you supposed to read posts when its quote after quote.