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Supernanny OMG!!!

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MathsMadMummy · 09/03/2010 20:35

Is anyone watching Jo Frost Extreme Parental Guidance?
The thirteen y/o with all the grown up dresses, getting boys' numbers, sneaking into clubs... OMG. I'm horrified.
I could actually cry at the thought of my DSDs or DD being like this.

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 10/03/2010 08:42

MilaMae - I hope not everyone thinks like you and blames parents for causing developmental delay.

My DD has a problem with her brain so is like a much younger child and still has a sippy cup, nappy etc at 3.5 and is often carried around. Her speech is also delayed.

God forbid people go around thinking its because i have CAUSED it.

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 10/03/2010 09:11

Mackeral - I agree with you - I think portion size is common sense. You have an active child, who is clearly burning off what he eats, so you must be feeding him the right amount for him. Dictating rigid portion sizes, as JF seems to have done (I haven't watched the programme yet) takes no account of the fact that all children are different. What is important as far as I can see is that they eat a balanced diet that gives them the energy they need.

BigTillyMint · 10/03/2010 09:16

There is definitely a difference between children who have identified SN or emotional issues and children who have been allowed to do what they want / the parents want to the childs detriment.

Paige's mum was amazing for managing not to lose it when Paige was tantruming all night long during the sleep training.

Poshtottie, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who was amazed by the smallness of the portions But the portion of pasta would have looked more like a meal with some veg on the plate. Not convinced about the 1-scoop of ice-cream, though!

elmofan · 10/03/2010 11:27

pureasthecolddrivensnow- sorry but i disagree with you , my dd is 4yrs & is a nightmare during the night , keeps running in to our bed screaming & demanding cuddles etc this can go on from 11pm until 5am some nights , and i cuddle her all day long so she definitely does not act up at bedtime because she lacks attention . she is completely attached to me , so much so i cannot even go to the loo without her waiting right outside the bathroom door .
"All attention seeking is always about lack of attention" - not always the case at all IMHO.

lexcat · 10/03/2010 13:44

How she thinks that 1/4 piece of pizza is just right is stupid. All she's doing is looking at calories and if you choose high calorie food you have to eat tiny portions.

Personally dd 8 love the pizzas in question and quite happily eats a full one and with a side of veg, followed by fruit and a yogurt . She has always enjoyed her food and can out eat most of her friends. She is far from fat just very active and needs the calories, her best friend eat as much if not more and if any thing is underweight. Both have good healthy diets, they eat as much as they like, so where's the problem.

Why she talking about portion size when the really issue with childhood obesity is our high fat and sugar diets, healthy eating is what she should be encouraging not starving our children with crap foods.

compo · 10/03/2010 13:51

The 13 yr old girl problem was a bit odd
the mum didn't think there was a problem
nothing was addressed so what was the point of it?
And surely those girls would need id
now they had cameras following them into the club surely the club should be reported fgs

wannaBe · 10/03/2010 13:51

the term 'jail bate' was designed for that thirteen year old.

IMoveTheStars · 10/03/2010 20:20

fair enough elmofan
(PureAs here btw)
it was late, didn't mean to offend - sorry.

I should have said often, rather than always.

and yikes - 11pm til 5am? You must be climbing the walls

elmofan · 11/03/2010 13:16

sorry pureas lack of sleep has me cranky ATM didn't mean to be so harsh ,
last night was dd's first time to sleep right through , she went to sleep at 8pm & i had to wake her up at 7.20am for pre-school dont know myself today . she has atopic eczema which is why night time is so bad with her but her consultant has prescribed an antihistamine now which is helping .

duvet · 11/03/2010 21:24

I was at the 13 year old too, what message is she giving, that's very sad like others have said - her worth is found in blokes fancying her.

The food portions was a bit misleading, it would have been better to show a balanced meal e.g the pizza portion with salad or something and take into account individuals.

Thankfully you can tell from Mumsnet that there are a lot of parents out there with some sense and the ability to say No!

Blondeshavemorefun · 14/03/2010 10:04

finally watched this on sky+

viewing - the little girl had got into terrible habbits and did need to be retrained to sleep in her own bed

i do feel sory for these children shown in these programmes as sure they get taken the piss out of at school when been on tv (think of holly and bgt)

the amount of fod was crazy - yes you dont want your child eating pizza every day but to have a 1/4 of pizza is insane - my 3 would starve at the potion size she did

let alone the little girl who went to clubs at 13, all dressed up - the mum was knowingly breaking the law by allowing her to go - and good point about the cameras and club allowing her in there

children want to grow up too fast these days

cory · 14/03/2010 16:24

BigTillyMint Wed 10-Mar-10 09:16:43
"There is definitely a difference between children who have identified SN or emotional issues and children who have been allowed to do what they want / the parents want to the childs detriment."

I don't know a single child with ASD or similar problem who hasn't first gone through a period (often many years) before the problem was diagnosed when everybody assumed it was just the parents acting to their detriment. Same with many kids with physical disabilities- including mine

Still, I am very happy to believe that any parent who is happy for their child to entertain the nation by being presented as an example of bad behaviour on national television is crap at parenting in other respects too. Just imagine what those children's lives will be like in their local community... And the 13yo of course will be safer than ever now that she has been advertised to the local rapists.

EvilTwins · 14/03/2010 16:32

The thing that made me saddest about that episode was that the 13 yr old clubber said that she felt 13 was too young to be going out clubbing, but that now she had started, she enjoyed it, and so didn't want to stop. BUT that if her mum had told her no at the beginning, she would have happily waited til she was 15 to go to the over 16s club. Shows that children do appreciate boundaries. The mum thought she was doing the right thing, and that she was in control given that she dropped her daughter off and picked her up. Found the whole thing very sad.

lottiejenkins · 14/03/2010 18:27

Has anyone commented on the 13 year old's name??? SOYA!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd call my child Hermoginised i think!!

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