Overwhelmed, two teenagers bear the brunt of caring for three young siblings and home-schooling themselves, so they ask Jo for help in getting their parents to step up to the plate.
The parents and grandmother of three extremely lively children get advice on controlling the chaos.
Teenagers Brittany (16) and Moriah (14) reached out for help parenting their three little brothers, twins Ethan and Cole (4), and Quinn (3). After years of being a stay-at-home Mom, Sara's gone back to work and Dad Glenn doesn't see the problem with Britney and Moriah helping out so much that he never has to change a diaper!
Supernanny works with parents so over-protective, that they cannot take their children out for a walk.
The Schumachers are hard-working parents who strive to give their beautiful children everything--- except boundaries, responsibilities and goals. So, instead of gratitude, the kids have attitude, in abundance.
Angela and Forrest An-Duan have 5 kids and they are completely overscheduled with over 40 activities a week. They feel that they're helping their kids by exposing them to so many lessons -- Chinese, chess, art, piano, tutoring, violin, tennis, Scouts, math class, music appreciation, writer's workshops and more -- but instead everyone is exhausted and stressed out.
Before Scott Terrill got custody of his two boys, Lane (11) and James (5), he had never even given them a bath. Now he's got to step up. But in an effort to avoid giving his boys the harsh childhood he had, Scott has gone to the other extreme: zero discipline that has led to a house run by tantrums, fights, screaming and slammed doors. This single dad needs some advice about parenting.
Brenda and Bill Dostal think that the problem is with their misbehaving son, but Jo quickly realizes he's just acting out due to Mom and Dad's problems. Five-year-old Zachary literally chases Mom around the house trying to claw her when she attempts the timeout technique. Her arms are bloody after his attacks! His little sister Erin, 3, is overshadowed by Zachary's outrageous behavior. Bill blames Brenda for not controlli…more
Lisa and Steve Daniels have six beautiful children ranging in age from 2 to 13. However, spitting, cursing, hitting, nasty threats and general misbehavior are commonplace among the kids. The kids are so out of control that the parents have given up on trying to manage them or teach them otherwise. Jo tells both parents that they're lazy and need to grow up and be parents. The biggest showdown is between Lisa and Jo when L…more
Pop star Wendy Wilson and her husband, Dan Knutson, make history as the first celebrity parents to enlist Supernanny's help. Wendy, who rose to fame as part of the multi-platinum trio Wilson Phillips, is now a stay-at-home mom working on being the best mother possible after having four sons in five years. As the daughter of Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, she was raised in a household where the children had few boundaries, and …more
Holly and Jimmy Tafoya's three rambunctious boys have them at wits' end. James, 7, and Tyler, 5, like to play violent videogames at their friends' houses, Little Ryan, 2, is poised to follow in their footsteps. James lies constantly, and all the boys tend to slip out of Mom's supervision, whether at home or elsewhere. Unfortunately Jimmy's parenting style tends towards yelling, cursing at the children and hitting. Jo is s…more
Kadi and Daniel Prescott have seven children, ranging in age from one year to eight. Kadi's own father left her family when she was just 13, after coming out of the closet. Kadi is still hurting from this experience of abandonment, and her husband, Daniel, is resistant to their young family having a closer relationship with her dad because of his sexuality. Jo helps heal the long-held rift between the parents and the mom'…more
Lisa and Rich Banjany of Staten Island, New York have a home business, Confuzzled Cookies, which has taken off like a rocket. But their lack of control over their 3 year old and twin 5 year olds threatens the business. The boys fight like barroom brawlers, and though Zoe is usually well-behaved, when she's not, she's a complete handful -- and she establishes an ignominious "Supernanny" record, taking three and a half hour…more
Jo faces the most aggressive and foul-mouthed duo ever in the McKeever boys, Hunter, 7, and River, 6. Stay-at-home mom Lucy is so embarrassed by the boys that she doesn't want to go out in public with them, and her husband Corey works long hours, avoids interacting with his sons when he's home, and shockingly, claims Lucy has it "easier" than he does. Jo has a heated exchange with Corey, telling him to grow up and end his…more
Still reeling from the sudden loss of their live-in grandfather, the entire Addis family is in turmoil. Granddad was actually the man of this family. Dad is now struggling to fill his father-in-law's shoes and claim his role as patriarch. With four out-of-control and disrespectful children at home all day long, Mom is juggling the demands of three jobs at once mother, homemaker and home-school teacher to her four children…more
Jo works with a family whose four children run circles around their mother and have their father wearing earplugs.
Jo encounters the craziest sleeping arrangements she s ever seen when she meets the schrage family.
The Clause kids -- Brandon, 10 and Caila, 8 -- are disrespectful, manipulative and resentful. Mom is a pushover, and Dad is too laid back and laissez faire. Entering their pre-teen years, these kids are at a critical point when they need a solid relationship with their parents, which is lacking now. Behind the kids' backtalk, swearing, verbal threats and toddler-like tantrums are years of dysfunction, disorder and chaos. …more
Dad, Sindo, is a civilian contractor in Iraq, leaving his wife, Michelle, home alone for five months at a time with three rambunctious children -- Sindo, 9, Ashley, 7, and Mikey, 6. Mom is easily overwhelmed and rides a daily rollercoaster of emotions, waiting for Dad's regular email to reassure her that he has survived another day. Her frequent crying, yelling and overreaction to the kids prompts the children to respond …more
It's a full house for Reverend Browning and his industrious wife, Bernadette, as they try to maintain peace in their well-appointed suburban home where the six children range in age from toddler all the way up to college age. Mom is so busy running her real estate business from home that she doesn't have time for the kids. Mom and Dad want their home to be a sanctuary, but it's becoming a battleground.
The Doyle children all attend daycare where they are out of control. Jo must help Brandy and Dwight Doyle to teach their children to be more respectful at home as well as in public.
Since her father has taken a job requiring a lot of travel, Hailey has been acting out and her siblings are following her behavior. Jo must determine what is motivating Hailey's behavior and then provide a solution.
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