Chat Ed : In this series modern day "Mary Poppins" Jo Frost is on a mission to help desperate parents with their badly behaved children. And here is the Supernanny herself ready to take your questions…
Sarah Kett : hi super nanny
Carla : I like the scary nanny lady
Nicolas : can we call you Jo-Jo too???
Jo Frost : Hello and good evening to you all!
The Vickster : Hi Jo
mumstheword : Am loving supernanny - my mum friends and i always discuss it....
Iamnaughty : All Hail the Naughty Stair!
Katie : But I live in a flaaaaaaaat
bee : I live in a one-bedroom apartment so have no naughty step or room - What should I do?
Jo Frost : Thank you so much for watching the show, I hope it has been invaluable to you and that you can take bits of the programme and use them accurately to your own family. Thank you again. Bee, in programme two we used a corner. The idea is to use a corner or a chair to maintain authority first. It's about child behavioural management and gaining control using the techniques that we have used in our programmes - low, firm, controlled voice and eye level. Please persevere and try, it does work, I can guarantee that.
rachel m : hello jo i am very impressed with ur show and i think u are brilliant
zoey : Yep what GOOD show leant a lot from it !
SPACE COWBOY : the programs so daunting.....im almost scared to hav children
Kaz : Have you actually got children of your own ?
Jo Frost : Hello rachel and Zoey thanks so much for logging in and for your wonderful support. Space Cowboy - please do not be put off from having children - these are extreme cases where the dynamics are unbalanced. As you can see, in the end, we get there! Hi Kaz! I don't have any children of my own yet, but hey, after 15 years of working as a nanny it certainly hasn't put me off the idea of doing so.
alison : Hi Jo, I think the show is great. With a 2yr old and a 4month old, It's very useful!
Nicolas : Why did you decide to deal with unruly toddlers as your profession? You must be very brave!!
LittleMissPopIdol : Is it fun to help the children, annoying or a bit of both?
Jo Frost : alison, hi there, I'm glad the show has been useful for you. I hope you are able to apply the techniques that are used in Supernanny. Nicolas, being a nanny is a very rewarding profession and Supernanny shows extreme cases of families that are struggling with the dynamics of their family life, but being a nanny is a fantastic job and I have no regrets in the path I have chosen. It's very fulfilling to be able to help children and it gives me great satisfaction.
Shelley : Jo, My two year is violent towards his ten year old brother, if we tell him off he takes it out on his brother.
Jo Frost : Please stick up for your ten-year old son who is having to put up with aggression from your two-year old - it's not fair on him and he does need to be disciplined and told that his behaviour is not acceptable. I'm sure you're ten year old will thank you for it in every way.
Sue : Help I two year old keeps hitting me, If I tell him off he hits me more
Jo Frost : Sue - you need to put your foot down as from now. You do not need to put up with that behaviour from your child. Tell him how the behaviour is unacceptable and how it makes you feel and discipline accordingly otherwise he will think that that is OK to do.
Patsy : Hi, so, what are your views on the recent government debate about a total banning on all forms of corporal punishment in the UK? Obviously it's not something anyone wants to do with his or her kids but some form of physical chastisement can be very useful if used sparingly I feel.
parent : Supernanny do you believe in smacking?
Jo Frost : Hi Patsy thanks for your question. I think the issues with the Government are always going to be controversial. As a nanny I do not smack children. Supernanny shows you how to discipline your children without physically having to smack them - what a great thing hey?
Lucy : I am a teacher and we use Assertive Discipline as our model for behaviour management. Under this 'naughty' areas and rooms are a big no no! What are your views on this?
Jo Frost : Lucy... if the assertive management you use works, then hats off to you - it's fantastic. I do understand that the LEA has its own rules for discipline within schools, but in Supernanny's case we adapt to the situation that we see on hand in each individual family and there are positive results from this without demoralising any of the children.
NurseryNurse Nikita : We are also not allowed to use the word 'Naughty' in Nursery
Jo Frost : Fair enough Nikita, if you're not allowed to use it, then so be it, but each family has their own label names as such for behaviour. What I am asking a parent to do is explain that their behaviour is naughty but not them as a person. So the child fully understands that it is the child's behaviour that is not acceptable and not them personally.
xKxAxTxIxEx : Do you become attached to the family's you help?
Jo Frost : Oh yes! You cannot go into a family, spend three weeks with them and not become attached. Supernanny is one hour on TV of showing rules being applied, what you don't see is all the other hours that are spent playing and giggling and laughing as a family.
lucy23 : so do you keep in touch with many?
Kirsty16 : Do you ever keep in contact with the families you help, or re-visit them??
Maryanne : do you stay in contact with them?
Supernanny_Fan : have you kept in contact with any of the families off the show?
Jo Frost : I've re-visited all the families due to the press releases of Supernanny and all three families still keep in touch with me, which is wonderful as I get to hear all the exciting things that they are achieving now and that is truly inspiring.
Nicolas : I notice you like to wear those suits....is this to be intimidating and authorative to the child or just for the show?
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Jo Frost : It's purely for the show! There's no way, and I'm sure every nanny in England will back me up here, you can be a nanny in a suit! I would have felt much happier in a pair of jeans! What do you think of the suit though you guys?
TheWolfBagger : I want the suit!!!
willob : itr was sexy
Jo Frost : Hey maybe I can put it up on eBay next week! I could donate the money to the NSPCC, what do you reckon!?
Tom Arnold : lol
willob : lol
Phillip : I'll bid
Shaz9265 : Hi, I'm fascinated with the programme. It is a pity that your advice and strategies for dealing with bad behaviour is not more accessible. Perhaps you should write a book.
Nelson : Are you going to write a book so that we can refer to the techniques?
Jill Sloway : I think your marvellous JO JO big fan, when is your book coming out
Jo Frost : Hah hah! Maybe you will be nicely surprised in a couple of month’s time! Shhh am I meant to say that?!
Feebie43 : book book book!!!!!!!!
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Mimi : Really looking forward to the next series, I'm addicted!
sarahc : are you going to do a show with older children
Jo Frost : Mimi, I hope there is going to be a second series and if there is going to be it's because of all the wonderful support I've had from the public and like-minded people like yourself - thank you so much.
rosy : trouble teens maybe?
Anya : and adults!! ie husbands!!!!!!!!!
Jo Frost : I don't know... if there is another series I haven't as yet been told who the families are but I do know that the site has been opened again for families to apply.
Jo Frost chuckles at Anya
Jo Frost : My friend told me her husband came home late from the pub the other night and she asked him to sit on the naughty step!
jagot : Jo, how did Channel 4 discover you?
Jo Frost : I auditioned for Supernanny and went for a series of interviews and did a pilot.
xKxAxTxIxEx : Have there been any children that you have failed to make behave?
sarah_ace1 : have you ever been defeated?
Jo Frost : I don't think the question is about whether or not you are being defeated because any small improvement is positive and as a nanny you can only do so much. You can give your advice but at the end of the day when you leave it's up to the parents to apply that. But never say never!
lucy rogers : as a childcarer myself i must say a big thank you for the positive work you have done on the series, and hope they do, do another one
Jo Frost : Thanks lucy, much appreciated and as a child-minder I know you do a good job too. Let's not under-estimate all child carers here - our jobs are all equally important so hats off to you too.
MikeK : Hi Jo. We have a 3 yr old boy, and expect twins later this year. Tonight's prog has given us a great start! Should I persuade 'mum' to finish the Child Psychology course she started?
Jo Frost : Hiya Mike...If she started it why not finish!?
Crystal : Any bright ideas on potty training? My son only uses a potty if he's not got pants on, which is hard when we go out.
Jo Frost : Introduce the toilet as well so that he does have a choice with one or the other. Start off with small trips and if he doesn't want to wear pants it doesn't matter as long as he's got trousers on but the main priority is to get him to use the potty or the toilet.
vickia : i never used a potty for my daughter, just a toilet
Lisaatscunny : when i potty trained my daughter we did the conga every time she used the potty
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Jo Frost : Fantastic! Let's hope she's not expecting that from you when she's 10!
Sara Morrison : How do you deal with a child waking up several times during the night, every two-three hours, walking into parents room or sitting up crying for attention. The programme has dealt with going to bed problems but not during the night continuous waking.
d kelly : please could i have some tips on how to stop my baby from wanting to sleep in my bed
Jo Frost : Have you tried what was used in the programme tonight - the stay in bed technique?
Mel : Thank you Jo for the naughty step as my 4 year old is now behaving herself for the first time ever... Do you deal with teens though as my 14 year old is on the verge of getting expelled
Jo Frost : Nannies are not really required for children of 14 years old but I'm sure what is needed is probably some one to one time where you can sit down with your child and perhaps talk through the things that are troubling them. There may be a very good and valid reason as to why he is behaving the way he is.
amree : I can tell you are a caring nanny, as in the last show i noticed you cuddling the child. hats off jo
Nanny J : Hello jo can you tell me how many years experience you have of being a nanny?
Jo Frost : I've had over 15 years experience as a nanny. Yes I do care about children and feel very passionate about them, amree.
Chat Ed : Our half hour with Jo is almost up, so last questions now...
NurseryNurse Nikita : What advice would you give for anyone looking to go into childcare
Jo Frost : Follow through with your desires! If, in your heart, you want to work with children then that's a really good place to start.
Louisa : Thank you Jo for such a wonderful programme. I can’t wait till the next series. You're fantastic and the tips are extremely useful.
Chat Ed : That's it! Thanks for coming and talking to us Jo!
Adam : Jo, you are an inspiration to us all
alexm : bye jo
Iamnaughty : I want Homer Simpson to be my dad.
Jo Frost : Thank you Louisa your comment is much appreciated. Can I just say thank you to everyone for logging on tonight and I hope I have represented the nannies out there that are passionate in a good light.
Gareth : Bye, and thanks
RebeccaJ : thanks
Jo Frost : I feel not all nannies, lately, get a good deal of PR so I hope I have done some justice for the profession out there.
dom2 : Thanks Jo. Hurry with the next series
Jo Frost leaves the room
