Three day nanny! I'm not too keen are you?

[Ledkr]

She's not out Jo frost is she?

What did she say about dinner time?

Te wee wee tree , what's wrong with earning to use te toilet. Tat is what online shopping is for. How on earth can you doa full shop in 15 mins! Noway woud I traipse toddlers round a supermarket fora weekly shop, only for a few bits. I like her, she is very good, I have learned a few things myself

So my lax parenting is being supported , dh is like the father, aways on dcs case which gets on my tits

I'm stealing the foil blackout blind thing. That's a good tip for our caravan holidays. I'll give the wee wee tree a miss though

As a nanny with 22yrs experience I watched with baited breath !!'

Some things like bedtime routine and foil blackouts were good but the knives and wee tree. Wtf

If children urgently need a wee if out at park etc then fine pee in public - but why encourage it if a toilet is 30seconds away

The amount of food on the plate would not feed or fill up my 3yr old I look after

I do feel sorry for the parents - it's just bad habits and they need to be firm and consistent

Pmsl at her arriving by bike - and her clothes sense - why can't they wear trousers rather then pinny frocks

I'm sure the producers made her wear that outfit, though I'm sure she eagerly agreed and will make the polka dots part of the branding for her 3-day thing website.

You would need your head examining to try and do a supermarket shop with 3yo twins and no reins or double trolley. Blatantly set up for the cameras!

I thought she was an idiot (knives and wee tree)
And cold (I'm never carrying you again)
And tight with the food ... Crime in my book!

And I think the dad clearly had psychological issues its hus childhood which they didn't need to raise on the program, I think he came across as really depressed. It upset me.

I wondered if they went to nursery and what their behaviour was like there

And if they did they shop alone :)

If they always ran off why not put then in a trolley or have wrist bands. - they would soon learn

The 3yr I look after mum says runs off down road etc and she uses a backpack / wrist band

I have never used them and he holds my hand or onto the buggy and no arguments or running away

Pmsl at polkadot logo and website

am amazed at the people on here saying they couldn't manage their own brood on a full shop.I have always taken my 4 children with me , often alone - no reins or wristbands.I think there is a very strong correlation between parents who 'baby' their children and those who can't control them.

Bully for you pixie are you planning a fifth because if so you may end up with one like my fifth who is totally different to the other four (who all came shopping with me) she is strong willed stubborn and determined even nursery say so.
I didn't years tutting and rolling my eyes at "naughty kids" and their parents but have had to eat a large slice of humble pie.

Pixi thank goodness for online shopping. Why would I want to put myself through that, if I don't have to!

The family live in the same smallish town as me-don't recognize them though!!

Just caught up on this today and I was quite shocked by a few things...

Did not understand the 'wee tree' - why would you ever want to encourage children to pee in the garden?!

Giving them a big knife to use without any prior instruction as to how to hold or where fingers and hands should be just seemed like asking for trouble and I cringed alongside the mum when he grabbed the blade and tried to push down.

Also seemed very mean to say 'mummy is never ever carrying you again' - yes, they're 3 and shouldn't need carrying everywhere like a baby but an outright ban seemed slightly OTT.

However I did also think that the parents were too quick to intervene in all situations rather than giving them a bit of space to work things out for themselves so I think that was a really positive message and behaviour to enforce for all.

I thought she came out with some good stuff (getting the boys to help prepare meals/serve themselves; not intervening immediately in every tiny squabble), but agree the wee tree was bonkers. Those magic stones looked like a mega choking hazard. And that KNIFE?! Dear God - the knife! Argggggh.

I think the twins were being baby-fied by their parents (understandably, after the rough birth and their Dad's own neglect as a child :( ), but the nanny seemed to want them to go from being babies to 'big boys' just like that which seemed rather brutal and unecessary.

I hope that some of the things went on to help, like less stressful meal/bedtimes though and that the parents got some useful ideas/strategies from the exercise.

Did anyone see this week's? I thought it was much, much saner.

I can't stand the way she talks to the kids actually.

I've just watched this weeks and I thought she was great. She really did a good job sorting the parents out without causing any more marital problems. I welled up at the end, she probably saved their marriage.

I didn't think the girls were that out of control, it's just that there were 3 of them at the same time, which would drive anyone to the brink of exhaustion. Just the monotony of the routine x 3 every day must wear out the parents.
Didn't understand the getting dressed thing. My DD is nearly 4. She could lay clothes out lovely on a drawing I'm sure, but still needs help getting them over her head, arms in sleeves etc.

Just caught the last 10 minutes but she seemed to help the parents regain some parenting confidence as they seemed overwhelmed by their daughters.

WTF is she doing now?!

My goodness, Chidren should be able to dress themselves by 3 , some can but other do not have the maturity or skills to yet!

she did a good job, but I cant imagine it lasting. That Dad had some major anger issues and I suspect it will creep back

Wasn't impressed by her. But did like her sleeping bag!

Did anyone dds her on Lorraine Kelly?
So irritating and patronising and talked with an inclined head!
I'm never completely convinced that someone who's had no chikdren can fully understand how tough it is to discipline them.