Anybody here grow up in a Nanny 911 type household?

[Papa Deuce]

I watch this show every week and I just can't believe there are families that are like this.

Maybe I am really lucky but my kids are GREAT. The worst problem I ever have is that one of them gives me a hard time when it comes to cleaning up. But other than that I have no problems at all.

But obviously they do exist. Is yours one, or do you know one?

 

[msdznyduck]

That behavior would NEVER have been permitted in my house when we were growing up!! My 3 kids have never acted like that either. I think it is the parents fault all the way, since the kids will do whatever they can get away with. My DD 14, is appalled at the behavior on those shows, (Supernanny also) and I know she will not allow her kids (someday) to talk like that to her, let alone spit, hit or otherwise disrespect her.

 

[bajanswife]

Yikes, no!! Totally foreign to me!

 

[SillyMe]

I don't know anyone who has kids that are that bad. I just have to say that tonight's episode...that little girl has the worst behavior I have ever seen. She literally punched her mother in the face with both fists. Unbelievable!!

 

[skiwee1]

I watch this show every week and I just can't believe there are families that are like this.

Maybe I am really lucky but my kids are GREAT. The worst problem I ever have is that one of them gives me a hard time when it comes to cleaning up. But other than that I have no problems at all.

But obviously they do exist. Is yours one, or do you know one?

How old are your kids anyway? They look kind of young to act like those on that show.

 

[Papa Deuce]

How old are your kids anyway? They look kind of young to act like those on that show.

Mine are not quite 4, but they have had younger kids than that on the show who do behave like that.

I'm blesssed to have such well behaved kids, however we do employ many of the techniques used by the nanny.

We work very hard.

 

[dg39]

Hopefully all these parents will one day soon, be able to take control over there household. To live like that must be very, very hard. Its sad really. Most kids are GREAT kids, there's just a few that act like that because of the parents giving in, not knowing how to talk to their children, no discipline, no common sense and not being organized. All these kids are young enough to change their ways and I'm sure they will. Its when the kids grow up and are still uncontrollable with alot of peer pressure that I think is more of a problem then the ones we see on the show.

 

[Sparx]

Never. Ever. Would that happen here.

 

[robertsmom]

Having well behaved children is all about the parents being willing to put in the work. I know some people who let their kids get away with murder because "I am too tired to deal with them at the end of the day". The parents on the shows are the ones responsible for the behavior. The kids just push the limits like all kids do, but unfortunately for them, no one seems to care enough to push back.

 

[DiznEeyore]

I watch this show every week and I just can't believe there are families that are like this.

But obviously they do exist. Is yours one, or do you know one?

My cousin's household is like this. They threaten, threaten, threaten, but do nothing to enforce. The kids (2 and 5) scream, throw tantrums and rule the roost. It's very hard to be around them.

They go to bed with the TV on every night. My cousin will wake up to find the 5yo watching TV at 1 a.m.

We did a garage sale with them about a year ago and their son's behavior was so terrible, the people shopping kept stopping, huddling and whispering about it. I was so embarassed, and I'm not even his mother!

It's so sad -- she calls me and gripes about how much trouble her kids are and how much she resents them, but the situation is her own making. It's not good for anyone in the house, but you can't say much in a situation like that. You love the people and don't want to alienate them, and advice given is never taken anyway.

Their kids are crying out for discipline and boundaries. Robertsmom is so right -- they say all the time that it's just too much hassle to deal with their kids. Too much hassle at this age? Imagine the hassle when they're teenagers!!!

 

[Brandon79]

Those shows inspire me to KEEP MY PANTS ON!!!!!!!

 

[chrissyk]

Yes, one of my friends has a household like this, as does my cousin. 2 years ago, it got to the point where I could no longer stand to be around my friend if her children were around. BOTH kids have punched my friend while I was there. Once, her son was screaming "I hate you!" while punching her, and she just stood there saying "well, that's too bad, because I LOVE you". OMG, what a BRAT!!

My cousin's kids are more like animals. The little one has been kicked out of 2 daycares, the middle one has been expelled from preschool, and the oldest one is well on his way to a life of crime IMHO. I just stay away from them, as does the rest of my family.

 

[robinb]

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But obviously they do exist. Is yours one, or do you know one?

Oh no. Absoluetly not. If one has a child it is a requirement to be a charter member of the Practically Perfect Parents to post on the DIS.

 

[Serena]

Grow up like that, I don't think so. My mom didn't allow a peep in dissent, let alone all that.
I was somewhat easier, but no way would I put up with that.

I do know of a family that was like that though. Luckily I don't have much contact with them anymore.

 

[rkrivas]

The one positive benefit of the show is that the threat of Super Nanny visiting our house is enough to get my kids to behave!

 

[caitycaity]

just wait til your kids are teenagers. my sister and i were angels as children. as teens....not so much.

 

[dmslush]

Many of the families that come through the shelter are like the one's on Nanny 911. The mothers are in survival mode and parenting has taken a backseat, so the kids run wild. It was a huge shock to me when I started working there, I had grown up in a quiet home and I only had one child. But, the kids cannot be to blame, and they are just begging for some boundaries. A few parenting classes, and the families are pretty much on track!

 

[phillybeth]

One of my coworkerscould use Nanny 911. They have 2 boys, 8 and 4 and the kids run wild all day. His wife will call him on his cell phone and you can hear the kids screaming in the background- he often has to leave work to go home and discipline the kids since his wife can't or won't (speculation in work is that she is mentally ill to some degree). One time he had to rush home, his wife called him in a panic because the older boy was threatening her with a piece of broken glass saying he was going to kill her! The oldest is also in therapy becase he has threatened suicide a few times- I don't think I knew what suicide WAS when I was 7-8. He called home once to check on the kids and his wife couldn't find the youngest (3 at the time)- he had left the house barefooted in the middle of winter to walk two blocks to the house of a friend of the family

 

[twinscandc]

I am "Nanny 911"!! Not really, but pretty darn close. I am an intensive homebased counselor for families that are involved in the Welfare system (abuse, neglect) in our county. These are families that are at risk of having their children removed from their homes. I am basically their "last resort" before the kids go to foster care, etc.

I carry a caseload of only 6 families. I see these families EVERYDAY, in their homes. I spend a minimum of 5 hours per week, per family.

I usually start with the basics (schedule, discipline, etc) and then go from there.....some families make it, some families don't.

It's funny....I usually come home and talk about stuff that goes on during my day and my DD's were watching Super Nanny one day and they made the comment "Mommy, this sounds like your kind of job".....I just had to laugh....I just wish I made the big bucks like those TV nannies do!!

Most days are pretty depressing and I feel so bad for all of these kids. They are just a product of their environment!! They didn't ask for this!!

 

[FreshTressa]

just wait til your kids are teenagers. my sister and i were angels as children. as teens....not so much.

Uh-oh....all that bad parenting is going to catch up with me!

Right now my kids almost never misbehave. They were just born that way, I never really did anything special. I can't imagine what I would do with a difficult child.