supernanny - the programme

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I got a glimpse of it yesterday and i am wondering...
Is it a good idea to watch it? Did you learn things/way to cope watching it?

I dont have a TV so Ive never seen it and yesterday i saw bits of it and since then im obsessed 5and scare DS turns out horrible)

what do you reckon... watch? dont watch?

I think its great; she always points out that its not the children that are the problem, its the parents and the way they relate to each other/ the child. I know its all craftily edited etc and we don't know the full story but it always seems like the families get something really positive out of it at the end.

I do behavioural coaching in RL and I have to say I think she is pretty good. But, it's like parenting books, they are full of info but it can be very difficult to apply the knowledge to your own situation and then the info becomes a bit of a guilt thing for people. 'I know what I should be doing but...'

i find her techniques very effective, however with my ds the naughty step technique seems to be losing its effect as he gets older however that could very possibly be an individual thing as i know she uses it in children a lot older (he is almost 4)but apart from that her techniques are very simple and common sense. i have one of her books aswell and it is a good 'menu' for keeping things harmonious.

no i don't like it. didn't know why until i discovered alfie kohn.

The biggest problem with the parents Jo Frost helps is that they have little or no confidence in their own abilities to discipline their children, imo. I like her methods.

hate it

I used to like it, haven' watched for a LOOONG time, not so keen on it anymore. I do refer to a Supernanny book I have now and again to help with difficult things that crop up, I use it as a bit of a reference to see if there's anything I've forgotten/tips instead of bribery

it did give me some good pointers although I didnt agree with everything, my dd used to hate me watching it though because she knew that I would be trying out new methods ! lol

hate it, and hate her techniques. Same as Ruddynorah - I didn't know why I hated it all so much 'til I read Alfie Kohn books.

Not watched it that often but what I did see I didn't like. So didn't bother watching.

I don't like it much, either, though she does seem to get results. I imagine if you have a 'harder' child than mine (who is pretty reasonable for a toddler) then it might seem a lot more attractive. But then I also wonder if mine is reasonable because I don't subscribe to Frost's view that children need to be trained like dogs and far prefer to try and discuss things rationally with her (as far as you can with a two year old). I also like Alfie Kohn.

She does get results, but at what cost?

Have never used star charts or the naughty step so I find the way she does things far too rigid and not that insightful.

what I would say about super nanny is I HATE WITH A PASSION the wahy she says things like "that was naughty behaviour" I also dont agree with having star charts I jsut dont think they work taht much and teh child then gets too dipendant I am also not organized enough for that.

sorry about the typing errors

The programmes I found useful were Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways. Tanya Byron is, I think, an example of what a good Clinical Psychologist does.

the dds and I find it good entertainment

I think she's awful. I don't like the whole 'time out' thing and it all seems to be about punishments and sanctions.

Would agree that Dr Tanya Byron is much better at dealing with and understanding children.
But I still watched her shows for entertainment really, not to remember how to do things.

I found the Tanya Byron stuff on eating very useful for my DS1, a very fussy eater. I used some of the techniques which she used with a food phobic toddler, and it really helped.

The one bit of advice I found useful from Supernanny (again with toddlers) is to get down to their level, and lower the pitch of your voice to gain co-operation.