05x12 - The Gormley-Brickley Family

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Tonight on "supernanny"... And you...

Jo returns to the u.k. On a mission to save a family

On the brink. [Groaning]

Usually, one set of twins spells trouble...

[Screaming]stop it, you!

But two sets of twins is chaos.

[Screaming]

And bad behavior is only half the problem.

These and year olds are given bottles like babies

And are put to bed like babies.

Go on.come along, try.

Go on, just try some.

But worst of all, the younger twins refuse to eat.

Let's see if you can just try.

[Woman] try, I want you to try.

Mom is overwhelmed and at the breaking point.

You know, I often feel like a pressure cooker,

That I'm gonna explode.no!

With under-s and exhausted parents...

He's not listening to you. He thinks it's one big game.

Can jo get these kids under control before it's too late?

Well, something's got to be done a.s.a.p.

[Crying]

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So I'm in good old london in the u.k.

Let's take a look at the family that needs my help this week.

I'm steve brickley.

And I'm ann gormley.

We've got, um, two sets of twins.

The oldest set, and that's ella and aiden, are at the moment,

And the younger set, louis and ciaran, are /. Are /.

Kids under -- that's a handful.

[Crying]

Ella and aiden, because they're such different children,

There can still be real flash pots.

You know, you could end up with a very expl*sive situation.

[Crying]

When aiden is badly behaved,

He's very stubborn, and he just won't budge.

You can't sit down all day. My word, look at this.

For convenience's sake,

We put the kids in diapers, which we call nappies.

It just makes mine and steve's lives easier.

Two big kids wearing nappies.

Are you sure?

Oh, my word.

All four children

Drinking out of baby bottles.

We're very busy, we're tired,

And we didn't want a lot of hassle at night,

So, you know, c'est la vie.

Come on, fellas, try. [Cries]

Just try a little bit, louis. No! No!

Ciaran and louis have eating problems

Because there's nothing that they'll eat.

They have a total aversion to anything new.

[Cries] don't--you do not-- don't you dare bite me.

[Grunts]no, you don't bite.

It sounds horrible,

But I force-feed them sometimes just so they can, you know,

Just taste it and see if they like it.

[Cries]

You've got to try some. You've got to try some.come along, try.

Go on, just try some. That's it. Just a little.good boy!

Look at these toddlers!

They're in high chairs eating baby food.

[Ann] what's going on now? [Crying]

Louis, go clean your plate.

[Ann] I do--i feel like a failure a lot of the time

Because the children are running wild.

They're badly behaved.

I try my best, but I really don't think

I do a very good job at all.[Screaming]

I would like it to change,

And I would like it to be easier for annie 'cause it's--

It is a very hard job dealing with four young children.

[Crying]

[Ann] you know, I often feel like a pressure cooker,

That I'm gonna explode.[Crying]

We are extremely desperate for her help.

It looks like you guys could do

With some weaning out of trouble.

I'm on my way.

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How are you, ciaran?i'm good.

How are you, aiden?fine.

Good. Can I come in?

Yeah, come on. Let's make space. This is louis.hello.

Hello, louis. Hi, ella.

Okay.well, a couple of more kids

And you'd be running a day creèche.

[Steve] yeah. We would be running a day creèche.

We were feeling ab--absolutely at our wit's end.

Um, we had tried everything, and it hadn't worked,

And we knew that the only way forward

Was to get someone like her to come and help us,

So it was--we saw her as a real lifeline.

[Steve] oh.

So, steve, who is louis or ciaran?

Uh, I don't remember.[Ann] don't know!

I don't remember. Uh...

I--if I'm ever in doubt, I ask ella. Ella knows.

[Children shouting]really?

Yeah, ella knows more than I do.

My word, and you're the dad.

I know, but they're so similar, they're so similar.i do!

But I'm hoping they get more different as they grow up.

I think it's absolutely crazy

That steve can't tell his younger twins apart

And that he needs ella to help him.

I've got a feeling that mom does spend more time

With the kids, though, than dad at this moment.

No, I gave you one![Crying]

And I don't need to give you one.

Watching these /-year-old twins,

Ella and aiden, is watching a lot of fighting.

[Ann] why can't you share with him?

Poor aiden. Come on.

Put it down and play nicely.

So there I am watching mom trying to resolve

Her /-year-old twins kicking off together,

And dad decides to pull me aside to tell me his side.

You do get tired of the routine.

I mean, for me I get some breaks.right. Okay.

And work is like my break. Annie's got the hard bit.

That's the end of it. You have to learn to play together.

[Crying]okay?

So after mom finished resolving the argument

Between the twins, she realized

That herself and the kids needed some fresh air.

You've got no shoes on, aiden. Come on, please. Good boy.

[Laughs] no.

Okay? You're gonna have to hold my hand.i want it, mom.

Well, you can't have it.i want it.

[Jo] the kids are riding off,

The younger ones she can't control,

And there's cars everywhere...[Ann] let's go.

And it's highly dangerous.

Now come on, we're walking.

Aiden, you're bringing your bike, okay? Come on.

Good boys, let's go. Let's go.[Crying]

[Jo] it took minutes...come on, louis.

For mom to get herself and the kids

Outside the front door because she's in a big fluster.

Which way should we go, this way?

Aiden, in the-- on the pavement, please![Laughs]

You don't go on the road.

Ella, look, car.come on.

Well, this ain't really panning out very well, is it?

Let's face it. I mean, look.

And aiden's over there and they're over here.come!

It's frustrating taking them out

Because I don't have good enough control of them.

They don't listen to me and--and therefore,

They just charge off in all directions.

[Ann] quickly!they don't listen.

[Jo] so in order to get the better behavior

From these children, we're gonna have to start to see mom

Develop some discipline.

[Crying]

Well, something's got to be done a.s.a.p.

Coming up on "supernanny"...

Let's try a little bit on your lips.

Jo is shocked by how these parents baby their children.

[Jo] well, that's certainly the biggest baby I've seen.

And later, jo confronts ann and steve...

It's like you're pulling them back--

Stay my babies. Stay my babies!

When "supernanny" returns.

I'm in the u.k. Helping the gormley-brickley family,

And yes, they do need my help.

[Ella] I'm waiting, mom.

It's dinnertime, and I know this is a massive issue

For them to feed louis and ciaran.gonna do it?

[Jo] so you've got in here the fish pie and the peas?

It's exactly the same, what everyone else is having...

Yeah.it's just pureéed.

Let's try a little bit on your lips.[Steve] louis...

Just a little bit on your lips.come on.

[Jo] louis and ciaran, they're / years old,

And they're eating pureée food.

That, to me, is--is ridiculous.

Come on, just try it.you just gotta try it.

Come on.try it, come on.

Just try some, try some. That's it.

It's not gonna k*ll you, louis.

Now try it. Try it. Just try it.

It's just a little bit of fish pie.

Mealtimes are an absolute nightmare.

They're screaming. They're spitting their food out.

They're throwing it everywhere. They might be vomiting.

Um, you just can't go on any longer.

[Both crying]

[Jo] between and months old,

Babies will be weaned onto pureée food

And then around months old,

They start to eat finger foods, which are large chunks of food,

And these kids should be moved on

To be eating healthy food that they can chew

And digest properly, and they're not.

They're eating baby food.

A fish pie...[Crying]

Sweetheart, it's only a bit of fish pie.

It's only fish pie!got a cloth there? Just so I can...

Oh, sorry.thanks.

I'll give you wipes.so i--lovely, thanks.

It must be terrible for ann and steve

To have to go through this every night.

No wonder mom and dad are at their wit's end at dinnertime.

[Ann] poor fellows.

You're--you're takin' it out of the jar though, right?

When they refuse to eat the food that I give them,

Um, we resort back to the baby jars

Because they've got eat something.

What else can we do? There's no alternative.

[Jo] / ,

And yet she's still giving them baby jars.

They should be eating exactly the same

As their parents.

Go.

Aiden's giving out milk.

[Jo] we roll into the evening,

And mom and dad decide to get all the kids ready for bed.

Watching all these kids

Drinking bottles of milk,

I've got to ask mom,

Why is she happy to keep 'em like babies?

There's the kids with their bottles.

I'm just kind of seeing this vision

Of, like, the lioness with all her cubs.

Do you see that now as they're getting older?

Is there a piece of you that goes, like, where's my babies?

Yeah. Yeah, i-i do, and if I was younger...

[Ella] hurry up, aiden...i might even think, well, you know,

In a couple of years' time, I might...[Laughing] no.

Have some more kid-- hey, stop that, please.

You would normally see around months to years

A bottle completely nonexistent in a home.

Steve and ann are certainly making choices

To keep their kids in a place

That's far too young for them.

I know that both aiden and ella

Wear diapers when they go off to sleep,

And I actually want to speak to the kids

About how they feel about that.

So in the middle of the night

When you need to go for a wee-wee, where do you go?

Where's the bathroom?

You've still got your nappies on?

You wear the nappies in the nighttime?yeah.

But mommy says that you have to wear it?

Right, okay, but you'd rather not wear it?

Have you told mommy that?yes.

What did she say?

You have to wear it.[Steve] I want you to know, you're finished.

You don't want to wear it. Okay.

Don't.

[Ann] the reason that they're still in nappies

Is because if the nappies come off,

Then they wet the bed,

And for mine and steve's sanity, we need sleep at night,

So the nappies have gone back on.

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[Jo] no, these kids don't want to wear a diaper,

And they don't need to wear a diaper,

And actually, it's very embarrassing for them.

[Ella] I'm him...

[Jo] well, that's certainly the biggest baby I've seen

On the baby-changing mat.

Yeah, I know. Okay.

So enough baby fest for observation today.

The quicker I leave, the quicker I come back,

So I can talk to ann and steve

About what we really need to resolve here.

Bye-bye. Good night.see you tomorrow. Say bye to jo.

Bye-bye, jo jo.good night, aiden.

Bye-bye jo.good night, ella. Good night, darling. Sleep well.

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Now let's talk about babies.

Bottles,

Nappies--

It's all baby stuff.yeah.

All baby stuff,

And having children that are nearly and ,

There's something very worrying for me

When I walk into a house and think,

Why is the development not moving forward?

It's like you're pulling them back--

Stay my babies. Stay my babies!

Don't grow up.

I'm trying to make my own life easier

Because I know what's gonna happen when the bottle--

We take the bottles away, you know.

There's gonna be a big fuss. They love their bottles, so...

[Steve] yeah, so yeah, just keep giving 'em, so...

Yeah, it's, um, I'm trying to keep--

You know, i-i just don't want to rock the boat.

Quite frankly, it's a no-no.mm.

Mm, yeah.you know, I want to say, "and they're and .

They're not babies anymore."Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You're going to make them think they're babies.

They're gonna start to behave like babies.

They're not little anymore. Make life easy for everyone.

Treat them the age they are.

Out in public--

Bit of a disaster yesterday, to say the least.

You should be feeling that you've got everything

Under control, and you know that you're able

To manage four kids when you're out in public...yes.

Because it's about safety and fun when you're out, okay?

I haven't seen discipline...mm.

In the house.i feel like I've given up altogether

'Cause there's four of them to discipline.

That, in itself, is massive.mm.

You gave up.yeah.

It takes commitment...yeah.

Follow-through...mm.

Consistency...yeah.

As a recipe.yeah, you're perfectly right.

Okay. Yeah, okay.so are we ready to start then?

[Both] yes.fantastic.

Can't wait.okay, let's go then.

Coming up on "supernanny"...

Will the twins' double trouble

Cause mom to break under the pressure?

I just find this whole situation so ridiculous.

And can jo take the mayhem out of mealtime?

Okay, that's the end of dinner then.

You're not getting anything.[Crying]

When "supernanny" returns.

As dad's at work

And mom is the one who is at home with the kids,

I want to teach mom how to do discipline properly.

So the / year olds are gonna get the naughty step,

And the /-year-old twins are gonna get the naughty spot.

So after explaining to mom the techniques,

She then had an opportunity

To use the technique correctly

With ciaran because he started to make a fuss.

You do what mommy says. I'm asking you to come in here.

But my--you're not to go upstairs.

I get my--if you don't come in here now,

You're going, um, in the naughty corner, as well.

Do you understand?i get my--

Come in!that's it, straight on to the naughty spot

And explain why he's on there.

Ciaran, I told you not to go upstairs, okay?

No, I wasn't--you didn't listen to me. I told you to come back.

Now you stay there for three minutes

And don't move.

Okay, let's go. That's good-- good voice, good tone.

[Ann] I've never disciplined the children in this way before,

And I just don't think it's gonna work

With year olds.

Ann, watch me. Ann, watch.

Hand...

Just straight back, don't talk to him.

Straight away, okay?[Ann] hmm.

So he's only just testing what he's seen in the past...yes, yeah.

With your behavior because you're setting down new ground.

Louis, come back here.[Louis] mom, I get my--

And as mom was dealing with ciaran,

Then louis started.

Okay, so place one over here somewhere

And one somewhere else, all right?

I asked you not to go... [Laughs]

[Laughing]

Okay, so now is he gonna take you seriously?mom!

Is he gonna take you seriously?no.

Okay.i just look at his face, and it just makes me laugh.

How would he then know what's about to happen is serious?

I know, I know, I know. I'm sorry. Louis![Laughs]

I'm sorry. I just can't do it right now.

Mommy, I want--i find it really difficult

With their just little faces laughing at me.

I just find them really funny.

I'm obviously not, you know-- I'm not cross enough right now.

I want my own pillow!

Otherwise, you--they-- I wouldn't laugh.but that's my point--

I don't feel that any parent has to get to a point

Where they're cross...yes, I think--

And it shouldn't take you to have to be...yes.

At boiling point to discipline.

If mom doesn't take herself seriously,

Then the kids are not gonna do that,

And then it's gonna spiral out of control

Because that's where we are now.

Now they're taking the mickey.

Now they're running amok with you.

So now they're giving you a run for your money

Because now there's two of them, and they both

Don't take you seriously, so now they can take turns.

Will they give in eventually?will you?

[Breathing heavily]

Do not pinch me.

That hurts. Don't do it.

At this stage, I just felt that it was totally ridiculous.

They had made a complete laughingstock of me.

They're running all ov-over the place laughing,

And I couldn't get them to do anything

That I wanted them to do.

[Jo] march straight back, okay?

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I just find this whole situation so ridiculous.

Okay, this is the repercussion

Of the smiling.

They need to know you're serious, and the only way

They're gonna know that is by the repetition.

[Laughing]

[Jo] you know, eventually the repetition does mom good

And after half an hour, they realize

They need to stay where they are on that naughty spot,

And I hope that really shows ann

That she's gonna have to be consistent,

And if she does, she will get the results.

[Jo] you're placing down some authority...[Ann] yes.

Which is something you said you wanted, right?yeah, yeah, absolutely.

Sorry!because they can smell it.

[Ciaran] sorry, mom.they can sense it.

It was on your face.yes, yes.

And you weren't smiling anymore.mm.

Now you don't do that again, do you understand?mom, sorry.

That was naughty behavior.sorry, mommy.

Okay.

I was totally amazed that this had worked,

And it really gave me heart

That, you know, anything's possible, really.

Oh, good boy.

[Jo] so steve's home, and it is time for dinner,

So I'm gonna teach ann and steve how to get louis and ciaran,

Their /-year-old toddlers, away from baby food.

What we will do is get rid of all the baby stuff...okay.

Get rid of the high chairs.yeah.

For ciaran and louis, advanced booster seats

'Cause the high chairs are going to vanish.

You're welcome.

[Jo] so everybody's gonna relax.

The kids are not gonna eat baby food.

They're gonna sit at the table,

And they're gonna eat some proper food.

Okay, I've got some proper cutlery here.

Oh, wow. Oh, that's fantastic.

All right, some for...

Are you gonna try it?no.

It's lovely.no! No.

No...

Normally, we'd pureée the food, but I was really happy

That jo was there to guide us through

And help us, you know, do what we needed to do.

More din?[Steve] you're doing so well, aiden.

No dinner, mommy. No dinner.

You--you drink that sweetheart. That's yours. Good boy!no dinner, mommy.

Ignore what louis's saying right now, okay?yeah.

And it's all about praising how well they're doing

So far with some claps.[Steve laughs]

[Ciaran] no.[Jo] the key to success here at dinnertime

Is having two parents who are gonna realize

That they need to relax

And just give their kids a lot of encouragement verbally

And give 'em praise for trying new foods

And not to force-feed them.

Is he gonna do it again? I think he is.good boy.

[Jo] go on, you can do it.

Come on, just have some potato.

Yay!i can't--that's amazing, isn't it?

[Jo] so what a breakthrough.

We've got ciaran eating,

But we've still got one more boy to go,

And louis is not having none of it.

[Jo] louis, eat up some of your dinner, love.

It's good for you.no!

Let--let's face it. He's--he's either going to, or he's not.

[Steve] yeah, yeah, yeah.and if he doesn't...

No, I won't.you know, he--he's not gonna wither down

The plug-hole tonight because he didn't have it.

He's learning a lesson here, and we're breaking

Those old behavior patterns with his food.

[Crying]

It was fantastic to have one out of two eating.

It was the first time ever, and we cleared the table

And then concentrated on louis.

[Ella] eat it, louis.no!

Want to try it? Okay, that's the end of dinner then.

You're not getting anything. Let's go then.

That's a shame.

But he's gonna learn from that, okay?okay.

Because all he's doing with you now is a power struggle.yeah.

So I've got ciaran who's eating and louis who's not.

One down, one to go.

Coming up on "supernanny"...

Jo throws out the bottles and diapers...

We're very busy, we're tired,

And we didn't want a lot of hassle at night.

So, you know, c'est la vie.

But will the twins go along with the plan?

When "supernanny" returns.

The older children have not been encouraged

To take middle-of-the-night potty trips,

And for convenience, the parents have placed them in diapers,

And I really want to stop that.

Tonight, the two of you

Are going to go to bed this evening

Without your nappies on.

So you can wear big boy pants,

And you can wear big girl knickers.yay!

Is that good?yes!

Yes...yeah, it's for the babies.

You're--you're a big boy. You're a big girl.

You don't need nappies.

You don't need nappies anymore. No, you don't need 'em.

Exactly, that's where we're doing it.

I heard that the nappy pirates were coming tonight

'Cause they want to take the nappies, okay?[Gasps]

We'll just give 'em to the pirates,

And the next morning, we'll open up the treasure chest...yay!

And we'll see if they left you anything.yeah!

[Gasps] look at this!

[Jo] so the nappy pirate chest

Is really for aiden and ella

To put their nappies into the chest

So they can get rid of 'em once and for all and then have

A little surprise in the morning when they open it up.

Did you see the nappy pirates?yes.

What did they look like?

I've got the nappies!

Can you open the drawer for me?

[Ann] yeah, they are. They're-- they're the big ones.

[Ann] they're the big ones, huh?yeah.

[Ella] pirates are gonna take the nappies away.

Go.yes!

It was fantastic to see the kids so excited

About the nappy pirate chest

And a very clever way of moving them on to big kid pants.

[Laughter]

So the nappies are in the nappy pirate chest.

Now I need to go downstairs

And work on these baby bottles.

What I thought we could do is take the opportunity

To get rid of the bottles...

Ooh, okay.and really, you know, make whole of saying,

"Right, all the baby stuff out."

As a parent, you've been a little bit slack.

You know that they should be drinking out of cups,

And you've given them the bottle anyway.

It's a matter of saying, it's time to move on for their sake

And being brave enough just to get rid of the bottles.

This is good.

Everyone seemed okay with the move over to cups

Except aiden.

I don't want it in a cup.i know.

Listen, you are a big boy and a big girl.

You're nearly years old.

And what difference does it make whether you have it in a cup...

I finished, mommy.or a bottle?

[Steve] good girl.good girl, ella. Good girl.

But it didn't take him too long to get used to it,good.

Um, and--and that I suppose surprised us as well,

And--and it just shows that,

Um, they are ready to change.

[Laughs] give us a hug. Give us a hug.

Ohh.

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[Ducks quacking]

Good morning!

So the next morning, the kids were up like it was christmas,

And they rushed to the chest

To see what was inside.

You do it.

Open it! Yay, yay, yay, yay.

[Gasps][ann] what is it?

What is that? Pajamas!look, ella, you've got wings!

You're a pirate! You're a fairy.

It's wonderful having them as babies,

But jo made me realize that there comes a point

Where you have to change things and move forward

So the--the children can grow up.

Stay tuned for the...good!

It makes all the difference.

Definitely. There's no way that we're going back.

So now both these parents know the importance of boundaries.

They have consequences and feeling more in control.

It's about time they all went out as a family

And put that to the test.

We've got the younger boys in the stroller,

And we've got aiden and ella here walking, okay?

Make sure before we leave that you've very clearly

Set up expectations for all of the kids.

What I want you to do, and you--we're gonna do this

Every time we go out, okay?

You have to listen to me and do what I ask you.

I would like you to stand one either side of me, okay,

And hold on to the buggy.

And you're not-- you must not run off, okay,

Because it's dangerous.

Good boy. Thank you.okay, there will be times where they can run off...

Yes.and they can have fun but whilst we're here together--

Is that too much to expect, them holding on?no, that's fine.

Okay.just listening, taking direction...

Mm.doing as they're told.

Mm.brilliant, ann.

Aiden, don't run off. Aiden, stop! Good boy.

[Steve] that is good.this is good. This is great.

Set little margins for 'em.yeah, yeah.

You can have a little run down to the bottom.

Okay, you can have a little run now, and I want you

To stop by that barrier, okay, and wait for me!

[Jo] everything was going very, very well,

And then aiden wanted to go on the buggy.

No.come on, aiden.

We're nearly at the car. You don't have to walk very far.

Come on.we're walk--get off. We're walking to the car.

Just hold onto the buggy. Come on.

[Jo] right, then all of a sudden, pick him up.come on.

Pick him up, okay?

This is what's going to happen--when we get back,

You are going to end up sitting on the naughty step.

Now don't start this nonsense.

You know what? That's not an option.

This happens every day when I'm taking him home from school.

Yep.okay.

You will not be sitting on that buggy because there is no room.

He's used to just being able to say,

I want to be able to get a lift on the--on the stroller

And not even do any walking whatsoever.

It's making him lazy!hmm.

He's got legs!

But he needs to know that the buggy's not an option.

You can't go on the buggy.

You've got to walk with me.[Whining]

[Jo] finally, aiden realized--

No buggy ride.

He had to get up and behave himself.

Okay, good job, froggy frog.

We would be there all night.

Well, there's nothing wrong with his feet. Look.no.

[Steve] he's not a tired boy.it's all about control.

So when we got back,

Knowing that it would be time for me to leave soon,

I realized that what I wanted to do

Very much for this family

Was to get louis up to speed with him eating

Just like ciaran.

[Steve] daddy--[ann] n-number two--

Look, mommy's eating carrot. Mmm!

That's parsnip.you've done it. Now take a little bite.

[Ciaran] eat it, buddy.good boy.

Eat it.go on, you can do it.

You can do it.you can do it.

[Gasps] good boy, louis!

I'm really proud of you, louis.

Good boy. Cheers, daddy.

Cheers.they're on the right track, and they're moving forward,

And they're all together as a family,

Sitting down, having a meal together,

Which is the first time we've actually seen this.

So, you know, for me, I'm very pleased.

I'm very pleased with the progress

This family are making at mealtimes.

It's a far cry from what we had in the beginning,

With high chairs and baby food and strapping in

And, you know, this chaos.

Look, this is-- this is a family meal.

I'll see you soon, all right?

Yes, we're gonna see her very soon.jo jo's coming back soon.

I am going away for a couple of weeks,

And I hope that steve and ann hold the fort together.

[Kissing sound]

[Steve] we've come a long way now.

Jo's going.

Ann is gonna be left on her own 'cause I'm back to work.

It's gonna be hard for annie,

But fingers crossed, she'll cope.

Take care. Bye-bye.[Ann] bye.

I'm quite nervous about jo leaving,

But I'll do my best

And hopefully, I won't let her down.

Coming up on "supernanny"...

[Crying]when jo leaves

The gormley-brickley house...[Yells]

Stand at the side. You can still help me from the side.

Come on.

Can mom tame the tots on her own?

Sit down and face the table.

How am I supposed to enforce discipline with him

If you are making a laughingstock of it?

When "supernanny" returns.

So it has been two weeks

Since I've left the gormley-brickley family

In the u.k.,

And to say the least, I am slightly curious

To see how they've done.

So, ann and steve, are you ready to watch this?

I'm looking forward to it.yeah? What about you?

Uh, looking forward to it? No.

Well, I don't want to be told off, but...

Yeah, you know, naughty school boy syndrome.

I was looking forward to it all the same.

Let's see what we did wrong.let's take a look.

[Steve] got some salad, [speaking indistinctly]

Louis's really trying. [Ann] I know. Good boy, louis.

I think louis's gonna get the yogurt, as well.

Good boy, louis, you're doing really well.

Yeah, I think so.yeah, I think he is.

Yeah, excellent from louis. Yeah, that's fantastic.

Look, he's using his fork, as well. That's brilliant.[Ann] yes.

Love the tone-- "well done. Fantastic"

If you--oh, well done! You're eating tons of it.

It's lovely, ciaran, isn't it?

Good boy. Ciaran's had another mouthful.

He's eating... [Speaking indistinctly]

He is eating off your plate.

[Ann] yeah.it was good that he tried something new.

Yeah.and it was good that he liked it.

And it was good that you explained,

But it's very good also that he eats off his own plate.yeah.

'Cause children of louis and ciaran's age

Need to learn boundaries.

[Steve] lou, put some more in your mouth.

[Ann] eat some of yours. I'm feeding aidan as well then.

You can eat all of mommy's dinner if you want.

[Ciaran] eat mommy's dinner? Yes, that's mommy's dinner.

See, now we've got the romans feeding the grapes here.

And it's tumbling down.do you know what I mean?

He's eating all your dinner. He's just had his own dinner.yeah.

His own dinner, and now he wants mine, yeah.he's had his own dinner.

He's got his eyeballs on your plate.

It's like, "give me your share, as well."

So let's take a look, see how you handled the kids outside.

You can still help me from the sides. [Crying]

Come on. Are you coming?

Okay, you haven't listened to me,

So you're gonna go home and sit on the step, like I said,

For five minutes.[Cries]

Now, okay, that I would have said let go of.

He wanted to hold the middle.[Ann] okay.

You were telling him to hold the side.

Just along those side roads...yeah.

It would have been no big deal.okay.

Let it go. It's about picking your battles...yeah, yes, I know, yes.

Otherwise, you'll be fighting all day.yeah.

[Louis whines]

If we're all going to go to the shop,

I need you to do what I'm-- what I want you to do.

Bye!

Ella, can you stop, please?

Ella, stop!

That is really dangerous.

What if you pushed it into the road,

And there might be a car there? You do not do that, okay?

Oh, she won't be laughing.

Aiden, I want you to hold onto that and walk with me.

I'm gonna make a deal. I want you to walk all the way there.

You've been very well-behaved. And on the way back,

I'll give you each a little turn on the buggy.

This was a mistake, I seem to remember.

So come on. [Ella] no.

That's it, ella. Hop off.

Good girl.

Okay, so let me just state here...hmm.

It is important to really stick to your word.

So if you said they can walk there

And you'll give 'em a ride back, then do so.

But tell 'em at what point they get the ride back.

Yeah. Yeah, it has to be very, very precise

And what--who's going on first and how long...yeah, exactly.

Yeah.they'll hold you to it.

Yeah.they'll hold you to your word.

But that's good to hold you to your word...hmm.

Because if you follow through, we've got trust now.yeah.

Because if they don't believe it's really gonna happen...hmm.

Or you're just, you know, telling 'em a tall story...mm-hmm.

"Oh, why should we listen?"Yeah.

Yeah.and then you've got the behavior.

I think we should take a look at discipline now.[Yelling]

[Crying loudly]

Now you're gonna sit there in the naughty spot

For three minutes for not listening to me.

Okay.

Ella and aiden, sit down and face the table.

How am I supposed to enforce discipline with him

If you're making a laughingstock of it?

[Laughs] now sit down.

Sorry.

Well, you know, you've seen me do it before.

I sometimes find it really hard to keep a straight face

'Cause they just make me laugh.

You're still struggling with that?

I think I'm doing it less, but there are gonna be

Occasions when they, you know, just cr*ck me up.

Well, I think there's a valid point to be made

With what you said there.

You seemed rather kind of, you know, drill sergeant.yeah.

And then that makes you laugh, because...yes.

You're thinking, actually, I don't feel this way...yeah.

But I want them to take me seriously.yes.

And we know that the way they take you seriously

Is just to have a firm voice and to follow through.okay.

[Crying]

[Ann] louis,

For that...

You are going on the naughty spot.[Crying] no!

[Yelling]

Here I want to say to you, give a warning first.

Very casually pick the ball back up...okay.

Put it on the table and say...

We'll give the boy-- it gives him a chance.

"Hey, if you put that back on the table again...yeah, yes.

Then I'm gonna have to put you on the spot."[Yelling]

Quiet, please. Back you go.

[Louis and ciaran crying]

Sit back down.

No! [Laughing]

I felt like we've done-- you know,

Made big progress with jo, and we have.if you don't mind me...

And in the end, I won that battle.

You go straight to the naughty spot.

I want my baseball back.

I just feel like I've gone backwards.

Stop that, you two! It's just all...

Too much, really, to deal with.

Steve, it's-- it's crucial

That ann has a break.hmm.

And the consistency of a couple of hours

Will go a long, long way.yeah,

And i-i absolutely accept that.

Yeah.yeah, it's necessary. It's just so difficult

To think of a way of doing it.let's work out today

How we can incorporate consistency with that.hmm.

Good for that?great.

Yep.yeah.

Brilliant. Okay, let's get to work then.

Coming up on "supernanny"...

Jo forces mom to leave the house...

I'll see you later.yeah.

See you.but can dad handle two sets of twins on his own?

[Ella] stop it!oh, no, daddy, too. You're not being very nice.

When "supernanny" returns.

[Growls]

Let's go and get a drink.

No!ciaran.

From watching the dvd, I can see that mom does need a break,

And dad needs to be able to step in

And take care of them

Because it will give ann a break, and she won't feel

Like she has to oversee everything all the time.

Steve...oh, yay!

As from now, you're in charge of all four.all right.

So that leaves you a bit of time to, uh, stress release...yes.

A bit of time for yourself...yeah.

For a couple of hours.a couple of hours.

How's swimming grab you?

Sounds great.

Good. Go get... [Speaking indistinctly]really?

Yeah.okay, fantastic.

It's great to be able to go out

And do something that I want to do for a change.

Um, I'm not gonna worry about the house.

That's gonna be steve's problem.

I'm going off then, steve.[Steve] yeah, okay.

I'll see you later.yeah.

See you.do you want to go watch a show?

[Jo] I don't think she really thinks she's going.

Kids under the age of is a handful.

Let ann do what she needs to do that she will enjoy

So she can recharge her batteries

And come back again.

[Ann] it's very good for me. I feel much more--

I feel relaxed. I feel happy, you know?

And it's just great to do something else.

It--it's wonderful.

[Steve] one, two, three...

Are you gonna help us make a tent,

Or are you just gonna break it?[Ella] stop it!

[Jo] so mom left for swimming, dad's at home with the kids,

And ciaran kicks off.

And so I want to see how dad's gonna handle this

Because he does know how to do discipline properly.

Stay there for three minutes.[Whines]

Stay there for three minutes.

Well done to follow through. That was good.

Looking after the kids all on your own, um,

Is hard work.

And to be honest, I don't know how annie--

Annie copes with that day in, day out.

But what's clear, I suppose,

Is that she needs some sort of break.

Sorry.i'm sorry.

Are you gonna start playing now, play nicely?yeah.

Oh!now I'm gonna go and check on the dinner, ella.

No, no, no.i've got to. I've got to 'cause it will burn.

Dad has done really well with the naughty spot,

So he's got things under control.

But he wants to be able to cook dinner

And make sure the kids are occupied,

And I'm gonna teach him exactly that.

So that you can do something around the table

With all four of 'em.

You can set it all up, see them playing nicely

And then walk away, okay?yeah.

So we play, and we walk away,

Which then enables us to be able to get dinner on the go

Whilst they're at the table playing, okay?yep.

If everything's going all right with dinner,

Then you can come back and sit down with 'em and play.yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[Steve] what shapes do you want?

[Aiden] I want to be the funny clown.

You want to be the funny clown?yeah.

Do you see how we've just generated a little bit of calm?

Yeah, it is quite calm.a little bit of calm.

It was great to see that while I was making dinner,

They were sitting there, playing quite happily,

Being engaged in a task.

And you know, a fight didn't break out,

Which what--which is what would normally happen.

So we'll be doing that a lot more in the future.

Annie's not gonna be pleased with my cooking.

Steve is in charge of all the kids at dinnertime,

And I do hope that he remembers what's necessary

To get ciaran and louis eating at the table by himself

Because mom's not around.

[Jo] louis, you ready?are you ready for your dinner, louis?

Yeah.you--you are?

More?good boy, ciaran.

Good boy, louis. Good eating.[Ella] yeah?

Why does this boy go from being spoon-fed two days ago

And not wanting anything

To actually eating right now by himself?

I suspect because he--he knew that--that annie would do it...exactly.

And so he would just hang out until she did it.exactly.

So you have to treat 'em like you know

They can do much better and bigger than that.yeah. Yeah.

And they show you they can.

Dad has shown he's more than capable

Of looking after the kids,

Which means he can do it again, and mom can relax

And reduce that stress that she gets so often.

[Jo] hello.[Steve] dinner's on the table, annie.

Oh, thank you.as soon as mom came back from swimming

And she sat down at the table, ciaran started.

Will you try a little bit?

Okay, no.

He sat down here before you came home...yeah.

And started to tuck in the food.okay.

Okay, so...honest, he was...

That's an absolute no-no. Okay.that's what he wants.

He wants you to start that old behavior again.yeah.

Mom decides that she's gonna start to spoon-feed ciaran

Because he doesn't want his food.

Ann, we're making steps forward, not backwards.

I realized that I've got to stop

Treating them like babies, or they'll act like babies.

And they're big boys now,

So they're well able to feed themselves.

Mom and dad have made really good progress

Because they've understood what has been taught to them,

So I guess it is time for me to leave.

Good night, darling.

Night-night. Go to beddy-byes now.

Mind if we share a kiss? [Laughs]

[Kissing sounds]

Sweet dreams.

I hope that ann and steve stay on track

Because it will only make things better for them,

Even though it is challenging

Looking after two sets of twins.

Bye. Take care. Take care, steve.

So there's been a lot of improvements.

The techniques that jo has got us to implement--

They're really working, especially the mealtimes.

And if we keep going, if we keep on doing this,

I think we're gonna have a lot happier house.

You're welcome.thank you.

Yeah, you're welcome. Take care, all right?

It was a challenging process to go through,

But worth every minute of it

Because we have achieved so much.

I am so glad we did it, and we owe it all to jo.

I just wish that she could stay with us a bit longer.

Listen, take care of yourselves.will do.

Take care of your beautiful kids.we will do.

And keep just keep it up. Keep it up.okay.

Thanks a lot, jo.thanks.

Bye-bye.see you. Bye.

The river thames like one has never seen it before--

A few rowers,

A couple of ducklings,

It's looking clear.

No!there you go.

[Grunts]that was a good sh*t.

[Grunts]you nearly got him on the bum.

Aiden, see if you can get that swan over there.

Louis, here's some bread.

Look, give some to those poor little fellows over there.

We're supposed to be feeding the ducks, not you.