‘The View’ talk show and Super Nanny

Recently aired on The View 1/08/08, Jo Frost, the star of Super Nanny was a guest.

 

I do like the Super Nanny show and thought Jo worked quite well with the View gals. She provided sound advice for Sherri’s and Elisabeth’s questions regarding their children’s behaviors. I thought it was interesting to see how they both sought advice. Parents really do have lots of questions about behavior and kids. Though, I would like to add some additional info for Elisabeth since I am a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who advises and coaches parents.

Elisabeth had mentioned that her 2 ½ year old daughter, Grace was looking away from her and making funny faces in a defiant manner upon the ‘time out’ ending. True, as Super Nanny Jo explained, that was a control issue. She did correctly advise Elisabeth to perhaps tell her daughter Grace that the time out could last longer if she did not appropriately attend to her mother’s talk about why she was put in time out. Though, what I want to point out too is, that the reaction to avoid her mother’s talk by looking away and making funny faces, the functions of that behavior could be to escape the talk and/or  it could also be the daughter’s way of seeking more attention. Remember, even negative attention (reprimanding) is attention. Additionally, new factors have impacted the family. Grace has a new 2 month old baby brother to compete against for her mother’s attention. It does not surprise me that Elisabeth’s daughter is misbehaving alittle more lately for attention too 

  

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