…have any of you seen this show? Its really just amazing - a british nanny visits the home of parents having trouble with their little ones and in 2 weeks gets everyone all straightened out. Since its TV, of course the families she visits have kiddies who are just monsters, sometimes watching the show, I think no way can she fix this! But time and again, she really does fix things all up.
Her tactics are very simple. Structure the heck out of their day and be consistent. ALL the time. When the child behaves inappropriately, they get ONE warning. If the behavior continues, they get a time-out, one minute for each year of age. Once time is up, parent explains why they were given a time out, why the behavior was inappropriate and asks for apology. Once given (sincerely)the child can get up. No Yelling ever. Calm explanations only. Yelling and screaming makes whining monsters out of little ones and they learn that if they press the right buttons they get lots of attention, even if its negative attention. I once read that trying to control a child by yelling is like trying to drive a car by beeping its horn! I cant get over the monsters she’s helped turn into really good little kids.
We’ve been doing some of these things with our boys and it really works. We have to still be more consistent especially with the middle lad, who wants to eat nothing but junk food and will eat no real food except pancakes, chicken nuggets and fries…luckily, last nite’s episode addressed that issue so lets see what happens!
Yeah, I've seen this show, but not the english but european version of it.
sometimes its not the little ones who need straightening out but the parents.
yelling at kids is extremely bad, it makes the opposite happen, seen it at the shows, how the parents yell at their kids and how the kids revolt against them.
Actually, its ALWAYS the parents that need straightening out! lol! The little ones need lots of structure and extreme consistency...otherwise they run amok. Not that the parents are bad but they dont realize the extreme importance of consistency and structure.
MO3 You want a nanny? How about if I get you a best girl-friend? See there is shortage of good decent men like me in the Ummah and women arent getting married, so I think it is prescribed to me via religion that must seek these sisters out and convert them to spouses, they will help you and you will help them. I 'll just be happy to see you both be happy. No need for Nanny, We'll have two for the price of one.;)
^^ No Mal1k, I am an equal opportunity employer, I don't discriminate. No nannies, dono behnay mil kar bachay sambalay gee (both sisters will collectively rear my genetic contraptions).
Lk, what a LOVE-ly idea!! LOL! I can just see the mama - "ok, now feed me some grapes boy!!" rotfl!
Seriously tho, I'm really not looking for household help, tho at times i think it would be JUST so nice to have it....even if it were for just enough time for the mama to "make pretty" every day!
Anyway, the point was just that this nanny gets these monster-kids to behave like nice little princes and princesses by following some simple rules and, really, common sense... very easy to talk about but not always easily put into practice! So I watch what she does, how she does it and when I follow her my boys are just so good. Its like magic really.
If I can get my middle lad to eat some "real food" this week then she will just be my goddess!
KMA - Kiss My-ever-so-beautiful(don't you agree hunny) A$$
Mama I hope your middle prince learns to eat real food...and you're beautiful...all mothers are...get that man of yours (Verizon) to give you a massage ;)
actually people(including u) have started to hate me, since Ive become a woman hater & since my reputation is at risk, I’ll leave the nanny business to the barbies. Like veri suggested, let both sisters take care of his genetic contraptions :k:
You said it girlfriend.