SUPERNANNY - Another win for Jo Frost

This week Supernanny Jo Frost stepped in to help out the Martinez family, whose ultra-stressed mom is raising three rambunctious kids on her own while dad is overseas in Iraq working as a contractor.  The stress of the separation was affecting the mom’s ability to calmly parent her children, and I think it was a factor in the behavior of the kids as well.  The kids were a little out of control, but by Supernanny standards they were little angels.  They were nothing like some of the destructive little gremlins we’ve seen in previous episodes.

No, the real issue on this episode was Mom’s state of mind.  She was willing and enthusiastic about making changes to her short-fused parenting style, but the daily uncertainty about her husband’s safety and the lack of spousal support was really dragging her down.  Fortunately, Supernanny had the answer to all her problems.  Well, most of them anyway.

Jo set up a web page for the family so they could leave messages for one another and check in even when a phone call wasn’t possible, which was a great idea.  She also set the family up with a webcam so that the kids could see their daddy on the computer, and visa versa.  These simple steps seemed to go a long way in relieving some of Mom’s stress.

The great thing about this episode was that Mama Martinez was so open to Supernanny’s input and so willing to make positive changes.  We’ve all seen Supernanny episodes where we’ve just wondered why the parents had kids in the first place.  For example, remember the gal that squirted hand soap in her kid’s mouth?  Sometimes the parents just don’t meet Jo half way, or require greater help than Jo can offer.  And by “greater help” I mean “counseling.”

But this family just needed some guidance and some fine tuning – perfect Supernanny material.  Mom’s heart was in the right place, and at the end of the show you really got the feeling that things were going to improve around the Martinez household until dad could return from Iraq.  Mission accomplished, Supernanny!

--Dave Campbell

Comments

[Lisa]

I saw the Martinez Episode and I was wondering what website Supernanny used for Michelle and her husband to keep in touch. My husband is getting ready to be deployed to Iraq, and we liked the idea of the website for our kids. Please let me know, my email is lisa_frazier73@yahoo.com

[Laura]

i love watchin supernanny but wen i try to put her tactics into practice they never seem to help wen im alone with my two year old he always starts to act up but its mainly wen we ware out of da house i feel like no matter what i do it doesnt seem to help his behaviour can any one give me some advice in dealing with this

[Michele]

I love that episode and how Jo demostrated how to handle Ashley's tantrum at Sindo's hockey practice. I hope this episode airs again really soon.