June 20th, 2008
Every person surely remembers the great story by P.D. Eastman, about the bird who hatches and goes in search of his mother. He encounters many inanimate objects in his quest, whom he poses the question, “Are You My Mother?” to. As I read the book to my little ones, this morning, it made me think [...]
By kadi -- 3 comments
March 12th, 2007
One of the most controversial episodes of Supernanny is being revisted by Dr. Keith Ablow.
Remember the great spanking debate?
After appearing on ABC’s “Supernanny,” two families with out-of-control children and differing parenting techniques join Dr. Keith to share their experiences before and after Nanny Jo made a house call.
If you’ve ever wondered how long the influence [...]
By Gayla -- 0 comments
January 19th, 2007
California: The state Legislature is about to weigh in on a question that stirs impassioned debate among moms and dads: Should parents spank their children?Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, wants to outlaw spanking children up to 3 years old. If she succeeds, California would become the first state in the nation to explicitly ban parents [...]
By Gayla -- 0 comments
January 15th, 2007
Living as a Christian my entire life, I’ve always heard the scripture “spare the rod, spoil the child.”
I’m interested in learning what that means to our Super Nanny Rules readers.
So, what exactly does that scripture mean to you? And how do you include that scripture in your everyday life, or do you?
Tags: christian, Parenting, spanking, [...]
By Gayla -- 6 comments
December 5th, 2006
Last nights episode of Supernanny focused on the Browersock family. Thad and Jennifer, the parents of Maddy, age 7 - Hayden, age 6 and Lily age 4.
One thing I noticed while watching this episode was that my definition of spanking is obviously very different from the definition of others.
Tags: jo-frost, jojo, Parenting, smacking, spanking, supernanny
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By Gayla -- 9 comments
August 11th, 2006
Spanking has come up a bit here recently, so I thought I’d throw this out as food for discussion. I’m not well versed in the history, but Dr. Spock was something of a parenting guru about 30 years ago. I seem to recall him falling our of favor in more recent times, but nevertheless what [...]
By Cory -- 1 comment
August 9th, 2006
In a recent comment, Helen asked about Supernanny’s stance toward spanking. While a previous Supernanny Rules poll was pretty evenly split, Supernanny’s stance is firm: Spanking is not necessary.
An article in the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette reports on the Lancaster (OH) Abuse Prevention Fund and how it are using Supernanny’s popularity to help educate parents and promote [...]
By Cory -- 3 comments
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