Supernanny airs in 47 countries, earning reality show star Jo Frost a reported $7million from TV and book deals. The 36-year old nanny lives at home with her widowed father.
When parents are having trouble with unruly children, SuperNanny, aka Jo Frost, pulls up in her London Taxi and lays down the law. These children are lacking attention and discipline. Jo guides the parents to interact with their kids and establish a Naughty Chair.
Having now seen about a dozen episodes, I felt ready to introduce the Naughty Chair to my girls. They really aren’t naughty, but it’s good to have a plan. Last evening Pearl hit Natalie with a Barbie, so I sat Pearl down in a chair, dubbed it Naughty, and set the timer. Pearl has watched Supernanny with me. She knows she has to say sorry, so she set to that right away. I told her Natalie would accept her apology in 3 minutes.
Times up. Sorry. Hugs & kisses. All’s well.
Natalie then wanted a turn in the Naughty Chair! She sat in it, and wouldn’t get out. She wanted the timer set, and motioned with her fingers how many minutes she would like. Six, to be exact.
How do you punish a child who won’t get out of the Naughty Chair?
We have now scrapped the chair.
• How funny are your kids/grandkids/nieces/nephews?
• Are you in favor of the time-out or the Wal-mart slap?
• Do you (without being too graphic) own a naughty chair?
Comment By: Ashley
September 9th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
When Cali was about 4 I had to ban Super Nanny AND Nanny 911 b/c she told me she wanted to be so bad the nannies would come to her house b/c she liked them!
Comment By: jeanhasbeenshopping
September 9th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I can so relate to the show(s) backfiring! I think Pearl picked up a few bad habits which hopefully she will shake quickly. I hope she’s not envisioning a visit from Jo. LOL!
Comment By: Nadezhda Konovalova
September 10th, 2009 at 2:46 am
Never heard of this show. It must be interesting!
Comment By: jeanhasbeenshopping
September 10th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
It is very entertaining! I love how she works her magic to turn unhappy families into happy ones.
Comment By: hellorissy
September 14th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Haha! That’s so cute. Growing up, I didn’t have a naughty chair. Instead, if I was really bad, then I was told to go do some gardening alone… this means, weeding. And being that we had a huge yard, this was a lot of work. To this day, I am not a fan of gardening – at all! Lol
Comment By: jeanhasbeenshopping
September 14th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Gardening?! Oh gosh, I’d hate it too! I remember my parents asking me to help with yard work, and I hadn’t even been naughty. LOL!
Comment By: Tony
September 21st, 2009 at 2:00 am
Natalie WANTED a turn in the naughty chair. Good greif you must be doing something wrong. Maybe your naughty chair is too comfy…
Comment By: Jean Has Been Shopping
September 21st, 2009 at 7:18 am
Too comfy, and placed next to a mirror where she could admire her lovely vision for a full 6 mins.