I wish I could call nanny 911!!!?

Question

I have 7 children; ages 16, 14, 10, 8, 7, 5, and 1. It's become so stressful on my marriage. HowI can I call nanny 911- ya know, from the tv!

My teenagers refuse to eat dinner with the rest of us as a family, they curse, break curefue, and dirty the house. 8, 7, and 5 year old are all boys and wrestle and break things, hurt one another, throw tantrums, color on the walls.

I never get any sleep from my baby girl! What can I do? My husband travels for his job so I'm almost like a single mom.

Answer 1

http://abc.go.com/primetime/supernanny/apply.html

Answer 2

And there enlies the problem....you need your hubby. It is time to call a family pow wow.....seriously. Sit indian style in the biggest room possible and pass around the talking stick (cheaper by the dozen used this technique) They can only talk when they have the stick. Tell them that you understand that life without Dad is tough but you are at your breaking point and you all need to work together as a team. The 16 year old needs some responsibility. Make him or her take turns with 14 year old for baby duties. Changing diapers....feeding...reading books...etc. It will be good for all three parties. The 8,7, and 5 year olds need you. Mom....find a way to bridge the gap. Grab a multiplayer video game like mario party make sure you have 4 controllers and have fun with them. If video games are a no go then play yahtzee or sorry (fun easy game). Have a movie night with the 3 middle ones. The 16 and 14 year olds are hard to bond with. You said they won't eat together as a family?!? What about letting them pick the menu (order out take out or pizza) condition...they have to sit at the table and hangout with old mom. Have the older ones help prepare supper for rest of family. My kids are 7,6, and 3 year old they love dinner themes. Dress up fancy or scary or silly. Make scary, silly or fancy food...decorate the table with flowers to make them feel important.1 year old savor bedtime and bath time. Sing to him or her...during these times, make them special.

You have a lot on your plate hun and you are only one person. But if you manage your time right. And have dinner with older kids...after dinner homework....if they get it done right and fast then they get to pal around with mom with video game or movie...then once everyone is off to bed tend to the baby.

Your hubby has no idea how easy he has it! If you ever need to chat I am here.

Answer 3

there are two shows nanny 911 with alot of nannies (not sure about which channel) and supernanny on abc.com. they are casting right now. i like super nanny. i watch her. seven kids wow. i would love to see you on tv. if i had that many kids my house would be clean. if the teenagers refuse to eat with the family then they should go to bed without food. you are the parent and thats that. tell them to go find a house that will let them set the rules around the nieghborhood. first tell them that you want to show them something outside, walk back inside and lock them out. tell them that you will be calling the police if they start vandalizing your home. tell the others that they can do the same if they have a problem with it. as for the boys tell them to make thier noise outside and thats final. take the markers and whatever the kids can draw with and hide them unless its homework time. as for your baby theres no hope until you can put those other kids to sleep. you are the boss. tell your husband that those kids are his responsibility too and that he should give those kids altimatums when he isnt around. if they dont follow the rules then they lose the things that are precious to them. time with friends and going places too. dont let them watch tv too. trust me, there are things that kids cannot live without. if your going to be miserable then they can join you too. i have two girls 9 and 3 and i dont let them give me any lip. i can be a sucker but in the end i follow through too. i guess i am somewhat like my mom. i tell my daughters how lucky they are. it could be worse. my abuse is verbal but it works. i dont have to count past 3. im told, just wait til they are teenagers. well the way i see it, those rooms are mine, this house is mine and so forth. you are the boss. i dont even let them close their doors.if you just threaten those big kids verbally it will also show the little ones that you mean business. those little will never learn to respect you while those older ones are running the house. if you have to threaten your husband do that too. wait til he comes home and take the baby to your moms house. tell him that when hes home for now on that he is responsible for the rest of the kids. then he will understand how you feel. if he doesnt want the marraige to end he will do something quick. leave the house and dont tell him what you are doing. later call him from your moms or friends house. is he trying to kill you? you could have a nervous breakdown. is it going to take you being on the local news for him to realize that you need help. i wish that i could help you. good luck

Answer 4

you need to set some ground rules with your teens, and make them take up some responsability around the house and with their siblings. in our house the ages are 19, 17, 13, and 7. immagine about 3 years ago. my older brother and I (i am the 17 year old) would wach the younger ones, I would make dinner 3 nights a week, and he would clean up around the house. this helped our mom out a lot. if you can get some rules laid out and a good punshment for breaking the rules, then your problem will go away.

Answer 5

Have u tried going to the website??? I'm not sure which one it would be. Is that show on ABC because if it is I bet you could go to the website (abc.com) and find a link to the nanny 911 website. If its not abc then try the website for whatver station broadcasts it.

Answer 6

Check out the book "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk." It will give you an idea of how to regain authority in your house, while helping your kids take responsibility for themselves, so they can grow into the self-disciplined people society needs them to be.

Answer 7

Here is the site you need to go and get to the show

http://www.fox.com/nanny911/info.htm


Good Luck

Answer 8

I almost have a hard time feeling bad for you.