Just read this
Really shocked and upset about the 'cute' photos of children sitting on the Naughty Step
bloody wankers
I loathe the whole Super Nanny machine - it and other programmes like it, have made the public in general think that drastic 'dog training style' behavioural methods, used here to get fast results to make an impact for a TV show, are the best and most effective long term methods of discipline - no, make that the only methods.
My mother is a great fan, and regularly preaches at me - if I say "oh ds was quite unsettled last night in bed, I was worried about him, he called out several times and seemed upset," she will say "Oh, well, on Super Nanny, they would shut the door and tell him no more calling out, you have to put him straight back in bed and not speak to him or look at him or anything." The programme has changed the way she thinks about a situation involving a small child, from one of concern and sympathy for her small grandson, to that of a disciplinarian making sure the child does not inconvenience the parents in any way, without trying to find out what the problem is, just clamping down on the "unacceptable behaviour" in a harsh and dramatic fashion.
Hence I am no longer able to consult my mother about any aspect of parenting, which makes me very sad.