just been watching supernanny, i have 3 children 6,8 and 9 and yes they test my patience sometimes, but i can't imagine putting up with such bad tantrums, does anyone have a child who behaves really badly, how do you cope?
2006-10-31 08:53:19 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Strictness right from the start...and NO means NO! They learn quickly.
The trouble with the kids on programmes like supernanny is that their parents dont know how to parent very well and the kids rule the roost! Then when the parents cant cope with them they cry "Its not our fault". NEWSFLASH,,,Yes it IS your fault!! lol
2006-10-31 09:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would smack them. In this day and age, I know it isn't politically correct, but I watched Super Nanny last night too. It is very bad for me, I think. I steam and fume away. I cannot believe that people allow their children to rule their lives like that. Although I don't smack my children often - about once a year, if that - they know I can and will.
That mother sat and cried and tried to control her child by shouting. It was so depressing. I'm sure she was a lovely lady but really, the first time my child bit/hit/scratched me would be the last.
And perhaps that is the difference. If your children know what is acceptable and that you will not tolerate bad behaviour, they don't do it.
BTW I do believe smacking is the easy option. It takes more understanding and patience than I have to keep putting a child in a "reflection" room. Maybe we need a degree in childcare before we have babies.
2006-10-31 20:20:58 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children need discipline, no matter what form of it you choose, there should be some form and it should be consistent. I have 3 girls 4,8 and 14. They are well disciplined. I also have 2 nieces 6 & 8 and a nephew 14. THey are not well disciplined. My sister chose to spare the rod and now she is paying for it. They don't do what she says although the little ones do well in school the oldest doesn't and he has no discipline at all until he comes to my house. I don't tolerate it, he is going to respect me and everyone else he has contact with. They know Auntie don't play.
2006-10-31 09:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by firelady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry ,it may not be politically correct,but spare the rod spoil the child.i dont mean beat them up ,but a few sharp smacks across that little brats legs each time she had a tantrum would have soon put a stop to that,myself and my brother both were disciplened,in that way with no obvious effect,and i treated my kids the same way,ones now a policeman upholding the law,and the other is a teacher,,kids need something to fear,i respected my parents as i got older,and realised that had they not got a grip on me early in life i would have probably gone off the rails.
2006-10-31 09:19:32 · answer #4 · answered by wozza.lad 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, I would never let it get that far. I truly believe that some of these must be made up...who in their right mind would allow a 4 yr old to call his parents nasty names and then have the nerve to call a show that plays on national television to get help in raising their own children. I do watch the show and some times in amazement...it just baffles me. My children aren't perfect but I do get a lot of complements on how well they are behaved...even my 4 yr old foster child who has only been with us less than a year!
2006-10-31 09:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really understand how parents can allow their children to be so bold.
We can only but blame the parents.
My son is well behaved polite and a very good kid.
It doesn't take alot of work to raise good children but it does mean that you have to offer time that you would have otherwise used for yourself.
These are the sacrifices of being a parent for some people but if I am honest its more of a pleasure for me than anything else.
I can say that I am proud of myself and my partner and am therefore proud of my son.
Unfortunately for the children all parents don't take their role seriously enough.
2006-11-02 08:18:21 · answer #6 · answered by EVA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my youngest child is like that (aged 11) i was told by a psychologist that is was my fault cos sometimes she may not want to brush her teeth, make her bed, get dressed for school and i should just leave her alone instead of making her do these things. aaagggghhhhh. don't think he lived in the real world.
truthfully - i couldn't cope if it wasn't for my husband. i have rheumatoid arthritis and am not very strong so if my youngest doesn't want to tidy her shoes away she will throw them at me when she is asked to do this. she knows i cant hold her tight and contain her anger - so she gets more and more out of control. i have tried ingnoring the behaviour and the shoes and stuff. result. she got more and more out of control over the weeks just to get my attention. i couldn't stand the bruises anymore. have recently been to my gp and asked for a different psychologist - this time to see my daughter. maybe they can teach her anger management or something.
on the other hand she can be brilliant for weeks at a time. the other day i was hanging out washing when the phone rang. by the time i had finished on the phone she had finished hanging the washing and started to make me a cup of tea. see what i mean. brilliant.
2006-10-31 09:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by magicalle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having brought up two girls who have thank goodness grown up to be reasonably well adjusted. I watch this programme facinated, I look into their eyes, they are desperately unhappy children! Their expression really do change over the period that she works with them. Its quite scary, that possibly a generation of children who do not have any consequence so know no boundaries! Parents, teachers and police cannot TOUCH them, and more scary, these children really KNOW this!
2006-11-03 09:39:36 · answer #8 · answered by SUPER-GLITCH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, when my sweet little angels are bad I pack em up in the nice big SUV, speed as fast as I can to the ghetto and then drop them off at the crack den in the middle of the projects. Trust me, it works every time. They're really good for the next three months. It's also funny dropping them off and watching them start running as fast as possible away from girls named Marquashay and Bunquisha and their babies' daddies. I should record all of it and send it in to America's Funniest Home Videos.
2006-10-31 13:37:28 · answer #9 · answered by mempto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids have never been allowed to be that horrible.
My neice threw a tantrum in the supermarket so my sister threw a louder tantrum as well (just like the tv advert).
Apparently it worked a treat!
2006-10-31 09:12:34 · answer #10 · answered by jixer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋