Put your questions to Supernanny, Jo Frost, here

[JustineMumsnet]

Jo Frost has been being Supernanny in the US for the last five years but she's shortly due back on our screens with a new show on Channel 4 - the Jo Frost Roadshow - a six part series sees Jo talking to Britain?s parents to find out which issues are really worrying them and which conundrums are driving them mad.

Ahead of the new series the Radio Times thought they'd like to field some real-life parental dillemas to Jo, to make sure she hasn't lost her touch and who better to come up with them than Mumsnetters? So if you'd like her take on any aspect of child-rearing or to hear her suggestions for solving any difficulties you are having with your child's behaviour (and please be as specific as possible) then fire away. We can't promise every question will get answered but we'll try for as many as we can.

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MNHQ

do you really think making a kid say sorry is a hlepful idea if they obv arnet sorry

Look I've got to go because a man who's been held kidnapped in Afghanistan for a week has just arrived for dinner, so just be nice and ask some questions and stuff - so i can put them in the Radio Times, Ok?

I'd love to hear Jo's opinions on weaning.

My baby is 4 months old and a very hungry little girl! She is having 6 ounces of hungry baby formula every two hours in the day and every hour in the evening. I know WHO say you shouldn't wean before 6 months, but every parent friend I have is saying to give her some baby rice. What's should I do for the best?

its a bit late for tea Justine.
hope pot noodle is in order

...have mn been offered any ackshural tickets for said Roadshow?

oh go on, pleeeease

oh lordy justine!

yes please. getting my ds1 aged almost 6 into school. he is extremely hard work in all aspects of life but the main problem at the moment is school,he cant(wont??) line up/queque so he goes in slightly earlier than the other children and goes straight to his class. the moment he gets to the gates, he runs, which means as soon as hes out the car i have to have a firm grip on him, he then fights(kicks, bites, hits etc) not to go in. every morning he has to be literally dragged into school and as he is tall and v strong for his age, this takes 2-3 of us to do(teachers and tas frquently getting the brunt of his phsical behaviour). There are question marks over his behaviour and he is under a specialist paed(asd) and sees an ed pysch also but nothing is definte. Im expecting dc3 in july when shortly after ds2 will start school too, so this situation is not ideal. so he may have "ishoos" but can jo give any specific tips or advice for this particular problem??

Justine I feel terrible now

Can we talk to your Afganistan man instead?

i always fancied a man from Afghan

istan

oh another one, here asking how to potty train an autistic child? . what does she recomend for a persistant poo-flinger?
chunky monkey try vodka/baileys (hic, works for me , useless for the dc`s though ! )

has he a tagine for tea?
what do they eat in A?

sparkles, i don't think Jo is really qualified to answer that. being a nanny rather than a medical professional.

personally i'd say if she is hungry, give her more milk!

ican answer these.

create a separate step out of a carpet tile and staple child to it

give in to your child getting into your bed. 3am is not the time of day to be arguing about anything. said child will stop by the time it is about 8 or so.

don't feed small babies food. give them some more milk.

don't force a child who isn't sorry to say they are - words are empty. get them to repaint your house as pennance.

Jo, I would like to ask why you feel it necessary to label children as 'naughty' and to sit them on a 'naughty step'?

Both of these strategies, for instance are not acceptable to Ofsted and as such are not recognised as being good practice. Now I realise that Ofsted is not the be all and end all of childcare but even so- if a nanny or childminder followed your advice and were subsequently observed by an inspector they would not be impressed with them.

I would really like to know your reasoning behind the use of such strategies.

poo flinging.

hmmm difficult one - shares in flash?

who thinks justine has phoned a take-away ! (dinner at this hour , tut-tut)

...not terrible just cos of the poor man's plight but because we had dinner about four hours ago. It was pasta bake. The only visitor we have had in weeks is my ex partner who sits there with his coat on.

The only thing I have to do now is put the Staffordshire bull terriers out for their evening wee before I go up the wooden hill

Methinks this thread isn't quite going the way it was intended...did I miss nannygate?

v late for dinner. won't it give you nightmares? whatever time will you get to bed?

SUppernnanny

are you a MOldie?

Jo my Child is 40 and not at all house trained he doesn't cleaar the dinner table or pick up his socks or towels etc. he hasn't responded to being talked to nicely, shouting, me going on strick etc. Help I am at the end of my tether