01x13 - McKelvain Family

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They're every parent's
worst nightmare.

Enough already.

I told you to
stop complaining.

NARRATOR: Kids
completely out of control

and taking over the household.

These families have reached
the end of their rope.

CJ, get off.

NARRATOR: They're in
desperate need of help.

Ow.

NARRATOR: They only have
one alternative left.

It's time to dial Nanny 911.

Hello.

This is Nanny 911.

NARRATOR: We've gathered a
team of world class nannies

from all over the globe.

Each week, from Nanny
Central, they will watch

a video of a family in crisis--

And decide which nanny
is best suited to help.

They will then have one week to
take our families from living

hell to a family bliss.

Look at me.

I'm serious.

There are going to have to be
some major changes that go on.

That's the plan.

NARRATOR: Can these
families be saved?

No, we leave her.

It doesn't have
to be this extreme.

I am trying to show you
a better way to do this.

Oh.

NARRATOR: Parents of
America, help is on the way.

Hello.

NARRATOR: Tonight,
Stevi and John

McKelvain have found
that four small children

equal four big problems.

Just go to your room.

I'm done.

NARRATOR: The kids spend the
days destroying the house

leaving Stevi to
do the patchwork

while John does the real work.

These parents can't get
together on anything.

Why don't you get
out of the kitchen?

NARRATOR: The discipline
is gone from their home

and the spark is gone
from their marriage.

You're getting
frustrated with me.

No, I'd just like to
end this conversation.

NARRATOR: If these parents
don't get it together,

they'll never last
another 10 years.

Luckily for them, there's
a new nanny in town.

Can Nanny Yvonne
save this family?

When you spank
your children, John,

it's you that's lost control.

NARRATOR: It's you've
lost that loving feeling--

Oh my goodness gracious.

NARRATOR: On Nanny 911.

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My name is John McKelvain.

I'm 43, and I'm a
freelance videographer.

I have four kids.

Hey.

[screaming]

My wife Stevi is
really a great mom.

She's got a great
deal of patience.

Jack, settle down.

No.

No.

OK, I'm done with
the smart mouth.

No, I did not.

I spend all my time juggling
kids, their activities,

their misbehaviors.

I don't get time for myself.

Last page of homework.

Let's just get this done
so we can be over it.

I need help.

[screaming]

I have four children
and their ages are 2 to 7.

Sam, the youngest, is two.

He is in the throes
of the terrible twos.

Let me get dinner started
and then I'll deal with you.

Sam, enough.

He's into screaming
right now to get his way.

Not going outside, bud.

He likes to hit
me if he gets mad.

Stop.
Stop.

Stop.
Stop.

You are wired.

Nope.

Nope.

Andrew, my three-year-old,
he's come out of the terrible

twos now, and he's just kind of
turned into Dennis the Menace.

Hey.
Hey.

Hey.
Hey.

What are you doing?

If I say no, he tries
to find a good time

when I'm distracted
to take advantage

of getting whatever he wants.

So his mind's working
a mile a minute,

and he wants to get into
mischief all the time.

If he sees something
that's tempting him,

he can't resist the temptation.

Can't.

He jumped out.

Then there's Jack, and
he's my six-year-old.

And he's finally kind of stepped
into the world of the big boys.

No.

Come back here.

He can sometimes be mean and
get angry and just decide

he's going to hit somebody.

Jack, he's got a big,
fat, red mark on his arm

from where you hurt him.

And he's either everything
is great and I love you, Mom.

It's wonderful.

Or else the sky is
falling, I hate you.

Just go to your room.

I'm done.

And then lastly,
I have Madeline.

Madeline is my only girl.

She's seven.

She is my helper.

She's easygoing.

She's upbeat.

She wants to please.

Ever since she's
been a baby though,

she is incredibly tenacious.

Maddie, I've had it
with the kicking.

Stevi's role is one that
covers just about everything.

She does the bills, she
takes care of the kids,

she cooks, she cleans,
she's, you know,

she's spread very thin.

I do feel a lot of times
that the burden is all on me.

There's nobody else
to pick up the slack.

I have to be able to juggle
everything and handle it.

No.

Yes.
We'll do it later.

No.

You know, we both have
kids, we can both see

what needs to be done,
and I think that he

needs to take the initiative.

That's probably one
of the prime things

that we get in fights about.

My biggest
challenge as a father

would be not losing my
temper, and in all honesty,

I don't want to spank the kids,
but it's about the only thing

they really respond to.

I want you sitting on
the bed right there.

I find toys out, you're
going to get a spanking.

OK.

Go sit down.

I would like to be able to
sit down with the whole family

and have a nice dinner,
have table manners,

have everybody sit
in their chair.

We're going to be celebrating
my 10th anniversary,

and I would like to be able to
sit down with the whole family,

children included.

I'm just afraid that mine
aren't going to be well behaved.

I'd like it to be a nice
family, you know, Norman

Rockwell kind of dinner party.

Eat your breakfast.

I've had it.

Stop it.

Open the door now.

What did I tell you about
locking the door, Jack?

Get down now.

I'm speaking to you.

I've asked you three times.

I'm done.

Oh.

So what do you think, girls?

That child's scream
could shatter glass.

Where are their manners?

These poor children are
completely out of control.

We need to show
them how to properly

discipline their children.

Having reviewed
this case, I have

decided that Yvonne's
loving nature

is right to tame this family.

Yes.

NANNY YVONNE: I'm Nanny Yvonne
from Coventry in England,

and I've been a
nanny for 15 years.

From what I've gathered,
the McKelvain's

have some serious problems.

Every time you kick
somebody gets hurt.

NANNY YVONNE: Stevi is overrun
by her four unruly children

and has absolutely no idea
how to discipline them.

Her husband John doesn't
do much around the house,

but when he does step in,
he tends to lose his temper.

I want you to sitting
on the bed right there.

If I find toys out, you're
going to get a spanking.

- OK.
- Go sit down.

Just going to make him crazy.

NANNY YVONNE: I've been called
to Florida to help them out

because teamwork
is my specialty,

and I've got just
seven days to do it.

So let's get down to business.

[knocking]

Hello.

Hello.

I'm Nanny Yvonne.

Hi.

And I've come from Nanny 911.

Nice to meet you.

I'm hoping that the nanny
can pull our family together,

but she doesn't know my
children like I know them.

I think she's going to have a
bit of a battle making it work.

NANNY YVONNE: After our
initial introduction,

it was time to begin
my observation.

Straight off, I saw Jack
snatch a glass of milk

from his younger brother Sam.

My very first impression
was that Jack was

a little rude and aggressive.

This is your milk.

No.

Don't hit me.

Stop.

Sam.

Sam, stop.

He's in the middle of the
terrible twos right now.

OK, eggs are coming.

Don't get upset.

NANNY YVONNE: It looks like
the children in this household

need to learn some
proper manners.

Are you supposed to
be in Maddie's room?

Look at her room.

The whole room was all
clean and the bed was made,

and you've trashed
the entire room.

Out.

It seems like I'm
fine with one or two,

but with four of them
going off at the same time,

it just falls apart, and I
can't get them to behave.

I'm hoping that the nanny
can help me rein them all in.

NANNY YVONNE: I've never
seen such a mischievous lot

of children in my whole life.

Stevi is overburdened
cleaning up after these four,

while Dad does nothing to stop
their aggressive behavior.

Hey, John, can you hand me
one of those like, plastic bags.

OK.

NANNY YVONNE: We're only
halfway through the day,

and already I have seen
Stevi help prepare breakfast,

get the children ready
and off to school,

clean the dishes away.

Claire and Chili enough.

NANNY YVONNE: Walk the dog,
prepare lunch, do some laundry,

fix a vacuum cleaner,
and John has--

hm, let me see.

He sharpened a Kn*fe.

Having two women in the
house is kind of a plus.

I mean, as far as Stevi can
get the help that she needs,

especially with
my busy schedule,

it's really going
to, you know, take

a lot of the pressure off
of her and allow her to do

the things she needs to do.

Not let things get backed up and
feel like she's so overwhelmed.

NANNY YVONNE: It's become
quite apparent to me

that Stevi does all
of the parenting alone

and John does hardly
anything at all.

STEVI: Oh, come here, darling.

It's my fault. I
got him all riled

up and told him he
could jump on the bed,

and he got too excited.

NANNY YVONNE:
Stevi's got to stop

making excuses for her children
and start disciplining them.

Mommy, Andrew's in my room.

NANNY YVONNE: And John's
refusal to pitch in certainly

isn't helping matters at all.

STEVI: Oh my-- oh, no.

Andrew!

Oh, no.

Oh.

Come here.

Just a minute.

Your brother's just ruined
Madeleine's brand new pillows.

Look.

That's her brand new
pillow, and you've

just marked it up with the blue
pen, and it's not coming out.

And it just gets
old after a while,

because you can't have anything
nice, because as soon as you

get something,
you know, that you

like and you get excited
about, it just gets trashed.

Isn't that a no no?

Didn't we already
talk about that?

You're not allowed in there.

Out.

Andrew, come here.

Get up.

No.

NANNY YVONNE: When John does
step in, he's far too rough.

I said come here.

Now.

Let's go.

JOHN: Get up.

Go to your room for a while.

You're going to say sorry and
then you go into your room.

Get in bed now.

Didn't I tell you
to pick this up?

NANNY YVONNE: It's become very
apparent to me immediately

is how John and Stevi
are on completely

opposite pages as far as
disciplining the children.

So that is quite
a major problem.

After a day with the
McKelvain's, I had seen enough.

It was time to sit them
down and have a talk.

I have noticed that you
do both have completely

different parenting ways.

Stevi, you do seem to
be firmer with the dogs

than you are with the children.

And when you are asking
them to do something,

you're saying it in
a wishy-washy way,

and they're getting away
with it because they can feel

that you don't really mean it.

Isn't that a no no?

Didn't we already
talk about that?

You're not allowed in there.

But then, John, you do
seem to use a lot of threats.

I want you to sitting
on the bed right there.

If I find toys out, you're
going to get a spanking.

And after breakfast, John,
you have laundry to do,

you know, step up.

Stevi is pretty much
responsible for that.

Come on, you need to
offer to help a little bit.

Stevi has a hard
time asking you.

So you've been
telling them that, huh?

OK.

NANNY YVONNE: Talking to
the two of them together,

I'm beginning to suspect
that their problems

go much deeper than parenting.

We'll have a lot to
discuss in the morning.

After observing the
McKelvain's for a day,

I formulated a plan
to help them become

more unified as a family.

Sitting them down is never easy.

Well, I have the family
plan for you this morning.

It's going to make
your lives easier.

So I would like you to start
with working on respect.

I noticed when
breakfast was being

handed out to the children,
I didn't hear a please

and a thank you.

Another thing is
responsibility because, Stevi,

you really are doing an
incredible amount of stuff,

and we need to take some
of this workload off you.

John needs to pick up a little
bit more responsibility.

It's good that
you're so handy, honey.

And consistency.

I have noticed that you
do both have completely

different parenting ways.

It's my fault. I got
him all riled up and told

him he could jump on the bed.

It sends a little bit of a
mixed message to the children

if one of you is saying
one thing and another one

saying another.

So if we can get you to
be a bit more unified,

that's going to send a clearer
message to the children.

So does that sound
simple enough?

I think her plan makes
sense, but in the daily life

and the craziness of
stuff that goes on,

I don't think it would work.

I think the nanny's
plan is too idealistic,

and most of the stuff,
we've already thought of.

NANNY YVONNE: After
presenting the plan,

I decided to look
in on the children.

The children's
behavior is always

a reflection of the deeper
problems in the household.

I'm going to help with
some ideas in the home,

so you guys can get along
better and be happier.

You'll never get along?

- Uh-uhn.
- Well, guess what?

I'm going to surprise you.

I'm going to help you get along.

Because I think
you're great kids.

Well, that's not
very nice, Jack.

k*ll you.

NANNY YVONNE: I have no clue why
they actually started a fight,

but I was getting
the feeling that it

was quite typical behavior.

Jack and Maddie, that's enough.

Does Mommy and Daddy let you
fight like this together?

Yes.

They do?

OK, Jack, that's enough.

Stevi and John have really
got to stop their children

from roughhousing so much.

It's not OK.

Maddie, OK, if you
hit him back, he's

going to think it's OK to keep
hitting you, and it's not OK.

OK, but you know what
you need to go and do,

you need to tell
your Mom and Dad.

And tell Mom and Dad how
it's making you feel.

OK?

Hey, Jack, there's
no hurting of any kind.

She's got red marks on her arm
from where you pinched her.

Madeleine, show
him the red marks

if he doesn't believe you.

She does.

Just take my word for it.

No more hurting.

NANNY YVONNE: Instead of yelling
at him from inside the house,

she should have gone outside
to where Jack was, got down

to his level, looked
him in the eye,

and clearly told
him that it was not

OK to b*at up on his sister.

After witnessing Stevi's
weak discipline methods,

I decided to give her
some hands-on instruction

to help her improve.

You know, I just don't
think about it, you know.

It's hard to break old habits.

- It is.
- Don't throw.

Don't throw.

Remember to be
firm as well when

you know he could hurt someone.

So get down to his eye
level, as well, Stevi.

Sammy.

Make him look at you
when you're talking to him

so you've got his attention.

Don't throw them.

That hurts.

You don't like owies, do you?

Stop it.

NANNY YVONNE: Stevi
seems receptive,

but she really needs to prove
that she can go it alone,

and at bedtime, she'll
be doing just that.

What are you
supposed to be doing?

- Playing.
- No.

You don't get to play.

It's time for reading.

Go pick your book.

Jack, I want the cards put away.

I'm getting ready to read.

Hey, no fair.

Jack, you got a
count of five to start

putting the cards away,
or I'm going to take them.

Two.

Yay.

OK, that's it.

I gave you your chance.

I'm sorry.

No, I'm done, that's it.

Stevi, I know it's hard,
but you did the right thing.

You gave chances, and
you gave a consequence.

The consequence was if you
didn't do what I asked,

they were going to
lose that privilege.

So tell them tomorrow,
we have another chance.

- OK.
- OK?

That sounds fair.

We missed out on reading
books tonight, because you

guys couldn't calm down.
You miss out.

I miss out.

That's the way it goes.

You can try again tomorrow.

If you guys can calm down,
I'll read you a book.

I even let you pick the book.

OK?

We'll see you in the morning.

NANNY YVONNE: Hey,
Andrew, just let him go.

NANNY YVONNE: While Stevi made
strides with her discipline

last night, she
still needs to learn

to share responsibilities
with John,

and that is what
we'll work on today.

John's job as a
freelance videographer

means he works
part time at best,

so there's no excuse
for his lazy behavior.

STEVI: When John is home, I
do think that he needs to take

the initiative to go, oh,
Sam needs a new diaper,

or the boys room is a mess.

You know, we both
have kids, we can

both see what needs to be done.

NANNY YVONNE: Stevi
is obviously not

getting the message about
sharing the responsibilities.

I'm going to have to
have a talk with her.

You haven't stopped
again all morning.

You've cleaned the whole
house, you're vacuuming,

you've made the bed,
you've done the laundry.

You know, you haven't been
delegating anything onto John.

It's easier for me
if I just do it myself.

I just know what I want to
get done, and I knock it out.

And you know what else?

It's easier for John
if you do it, too.

I'm the caretaker
in the family.

He is my fifth child.

NANNY YVONNE: What's
become clear to me

is that John is
the real problem.

He needs to appreciate
what a great family he has.

He must start helping
around the house

and stop threatening
his children.

NANNY YVONNE: I've only
got four days left,

and if I want to help
this family at all,

he and I are going to
have to go head to head.

After working with
Stevi for a day,

I need to focus my
attention on John,

who seems to be the real
challenge in this family.

So, John, today, I
would love to see

you help out with the laundry
and help out with lunch.

And my one other request is to
help organize the boys' room

and I'm going to
give you a hand.

I'd like to see Stevi just
actually just take a moment,

go and take a bubble bath.

So, John, there's lunch
and there's laundry,

and let's go and organize.

Even though I only ask him
for a few hours of his time,

I can see the
resistance in his face.

I don't know what
I want to do now.

John's busy and
the nanny's got him

whipping the room into shape.

It's interesting
to me that you say,

you know, you want me to do
things that I haven't done,

and generally speaking,
I do most of the lunches.

I'd say the laundry is
something I don't do.

NANNY YVONNE: John is both
defensive and in denial.

PJs, I don't think
they need to be washed.

NANNY YVONNE: What
he doesn't understand

is that if he doesn't buck
up, this marriage will fail.

Nanny said that one of the
areas that she'd like to see me

work on is to take
some time for myself,

but when I ask him
to do something,

you know, he kind of
acts aggravated about it,

and then it makes me feel bad.

What can I do to help?

Ooh, hummus.

Yummy.

All that hard work in the tub?

So you haven't
eaten yet either?

No.

Well, why don't you
come sit down with me?

I sat down to have
lunch, and I thought

John was going to join me.

You know, we can
grab a moment, and I

just wanted him to sit with me.

NANNY YVONNE:
John's resentment is

so great I'm worried
that nothing I say

will get through to him.

He goes from being
aggressive with Stevi

to encouraging aggressive
behavior with his kids.

This is a pattern I'm
going to have to break.

You want your sword
so you guys can battle?

Get your sword, Andrew.

These children
have lots of weapons.

They have lots of swords.

There's really only one
thing you can do with it,

try and dig at
each other with it.

If you have another toy that has
multiple opportunities of what

you can do with it,
you're going to get

a lot more out of that toy.

But what are you going to
do with a g*n or a sword?

I just believe there's so
many more positive things

children can be playing with.

Well, I think you'll notice
that if you take them away--

- Oh, I know.
- They'll pick up anything.

No, I'm not talking about
the yelling and screaming.

They'll pick up that brush and
start going pow pow with it.

Letting them have, you
know, play swords or play g*ns

or whatever is really
increasing their aggression

towards each other.

NANNY YVONNE: I think it sends
a mixed message to allow a child

to use that as a plaything.

They tried to force
their opinion on me.

They have their opinion,
and I have mine.

I don't think there's
a problem with it.

NANNY YVONNE: The
parents are fighting

and the kids are fighting.

Unfortunately, even
a simple family

meal becomes a
horribly stressful

situation for the McKelvain's.

As I watched John and
Stevi prepare the meal,

I see no communication with
each other or with the children.

Andrew, can you stop
with the forks, please?

NANNY YVONNE: The children
clamor for attention

and John and Stevi ignore
this problem, just like they

ignore their own problems.

Andrew, I asked you to stop.

I just want you to
stop the noise, OK?

NANNY YVONNE: These two
just don't listen to me.

While Stevi tries to
discipline the children,

John laughs behind her back.

He constantly undermines her.

Mommy.

No.

NANNY YVONNE: It's obvious to
me that their relationship is

so strained that the
children will continue

to misbehave until
they see John showing

respect for their mother.

When I first came
in your home, I

felt that between the two of you
there was a lacking in pleases

and thank yous to one another.

And you do take each
other for granted.

And so, one more thing that I
would like the two of you to do

is to talk to one another.

I want you to remember why you
fell in love to begin with.

That's be nice to have a
relationship besides just

a parenting relationship.

Absolutely.

Because you both really need
to learn that if there is

no love in the relationship, it
can have serious consequences

on the children.

You twisted your neck?

Do you need an ice pack?

Jack, I'm going to help you.

I'm going to find that
ice pack for you, OK?

And we're going to leave Mommy
and Daddy to talk for a minute.

- No.
- OK?

The nanny's comments about
my wife and my relationship,

I didn't think that it
was necessarily warranted.

You know, I thought this
was more about the kids.

I do think that we take
each other for granted.

Maybe it would be better if we
could joke around a little more

and have a little more fun.

That'll come with, you know,
having the kids regimented

and doing their thing.

Yeah, but her point is that
we need to make that happen.

Right, honey,
and that'll come.

I'm looking for
some ideas from you

because I want to feel
like you're fully involved.

You know, you're not
telling me a whole lot.

NANNY YVONNE: Stevi and John are
just not getting along at all.

My presence has obviously
brought things to a head.

I just feel like I would feel
better if we had a plan, or--

Did you want to sit
down and start writing

down on a piece of paper?

No, I don't want an outline.

Well, that's--

You're getting
frustrated with me.

No, I'd just like to end
this conversation actually.

OK.

Well, that's fine.

Consider it done.

It's frustrating to
sit here and go over it.

OK.

That's fine.

NANNY YVONNE: And from here on
out, things are either going

to get better or much worse.

John needs a better
understanding of just how much

Stevi really does, and the only
way for John to respect Stevi

is for him to spend
a day in her shoes.

Hey, guys.

Hello, Nanny.

- How's it going?
- Good.

Good.

I have a surprise
for you, Stevi.

You are going to go to a spa
and you're actually going

to have a massage and a facial.

Oh, no way.
Really?

You really are.

That's great.

So like tomorrow I get
the massage and facial?

Because, you know,
I'm just wondering

when it turns back around
to like, you know, to me.

One of the things
that irritated me

was that I think that Nanny
thinks that I was just coming

home and laying around,
and you know, Stevi

get me a beer, kind of thing.

And that's just
not the way it is.

Stevi needs the instruction on
how to deal with the kids, too.

Thanks a lot, honey.
I'm working on it.

I'm working on it.

Yeah, you're doing a great
job getting that massage.

That's-- cheers.

NANNY YVONNE: John
is so sarcastic and

resentful that I'm not sure
if I can have an impact on him

at all.

[crying]

[yelling]

Stop it.

OK, are you ready
to go to your room?

NANNY YVONNE: John is
obviously not used to taking

care of these children.

He's realizing that Stevi
does so much at once.

Come on, guys,
pick up the blocks.

NANNY YVONNE: And it's
clearly too much for him.

[screaming]

Maddie, what did
I ask you to do?

You know you're grounded
for the weekend.

NANNY YVONNE: John
is having difficulty

managing his children
and his patience

is being put to the test.

This can only get worse.

[screaming]

Get in, guys.

We just got it.

Maddie, put your seat belt on.

[cellphone ringing]

I already had
one call from John,

so I just turned off my
cell phone, and I figured,

you know What he's got them.

He can handle it.

Be nice, guys.

I'm just not going
to worry about it.

Having all four kids to
myself can be extremely hectic.

Stop it.

Maddie just hit me.

Pick that up.
I'm not kidding.

You don't throw stuff
around the house.

- Ow.
- Don't say ow.

Nothing hurt.

NANNY YVONNE: John's obviously
not used to the chaos.

And as the day
passes, his patience

is clearly wearing thin.

All right, that's enough.

I said that's enough.

NANNY YVONNE: As bedtime
nears, John looks like he's

at the end of his rope.

Jack, get ready for bed,
or I'll get you you ready

like a little baby, OK?

No.

No.

NANNY YVONNE: I really hope
that I don't have to step in.

One more no and you're
going to get a spanking.

Get up and get
your stuff on, now.

Listen, I'm not
dealing with this well.

You go get in bed,
and we'll read a book,

or you can just go to bed.

What do you like to do?

[jack fussing]

I told you, Jack.

I told you how many times?

- Go to your room.
- No.

Go to your room.

No.

Yes.

Go to your room.

You can just get
on your bed now.

I don't care.

All right, get in your bed.

[jack talking back]

You finally get
yourself a spanking.

Stay in your bed, Jack.

No.

What do you think's
going to happen

if you get down off that bed?

You'll get another spanking.

Come on, Claire.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I know.

NANNY YVONNE: John lost
his temper with Jack,

and as a result, I
needed to have some firm

words with John myself.

I know old habits
are hard to break,

but this has got to stop.

You know, the fact that I
feel like you're putting kind

of undue stress on my
relationship with my wife

disturbs me greatly.

You've asked for my help, and
I'm going to give it to you.

Are you saying that
I'm not a good father.

- No.
- Is that what you're saying?

No.

I want to help you to get
your point across without it

resulting in a spanking.

The whole thing
about saying, you know,

I shouldn't be threatening.

They're afraid of you
because you use threats

and fear to handle them.

You will accomplish
much, much more

with positive reinforcement.

I know that you love
your children, John,

but these threats
have got to stop.

After having to raise
my voice to John,

he finally began to
show signs of remorse.

You know, the fact that, you
know, I ended up breaking down

and spanking him
disturbs me greatly.

I'm really quite upset about
the whole thing actually.

It's OK to get cross.

It's OK to be firm,
but you just don't

have to follow with a spanking.

Do you know what I'm saying?

Uh-huh.

I just kind of failed by
resorting to spanking him.

NANNY YVONNE: Some parents
still believe in spanking

as a last resort, but it
shouldn't be done because

of your own loss of control.

John's defensive wall
finally came down.

I sincerely hope that he
realizes the error of his ways

and makes amends with
everyone in the family,

starting with Jack.

You want to try this
kind or the green one?

NANNY YVONNE: The following
morning, John seems to have

really taken our talk to heart.

First thing on his
mind was to make up

for the spanking
to Jack and spend

quality time with him doing
his favorite activity, fishing.

That's how you
do it, right there.

You catch anything?

Wait a minute.
- You do?

Go, pull.

Yah!

Hey, nice going, buddy.

He came off, but
that was all right.

I really regretted
giving him a spanking.

OK, here you go, Jack.

Right here.

The only person I
could blame was myself.

You reel it in.

I don't want to be
the one to catch it.

You catch it.
Nice going.

You caught that one.

We'll get another one later.

NANNY YVONNE: Over
the next few days,

John really began
making an effort

to get involved with his
family and their daily routine

in a positive way.

His natural parenting
skills were really

starting to shine through.

You can turn it around and do
another face on the other side

if you want.
- All right.

NANNY YVONNE: Stevi is getting
the sparkle back in her eye.

John and Stevi have made
such a huge improvement.

They were so far apart
when I came to this home,

and now they're beginning
to meet in the middle.

The whole family is
reaping the benefits.

The children are playing
together so peacefully,

and as John's mood
brightens, they begin to see

a father they can look up to.

Now that John has gone a long
way towards making amends

with his children, he needs to
turn his attention to his wife.

If John and Stevi can
rekindle their spark,

their whole family will
surely fall in line.

Nanny's warning of
serious consequences

if we neglected
our relationship,

I took it to heart.

You do tend to take
each other for granted.

Our relationship has
deteriorated a bit.

It's a good thing
you're a good cook.

Stevi, she's really an
incredibly lovely person,

and I'm really lucky to have
been with her all this time.

And so I wanted to make a
date night, kind of start up

a courtship again,
which is something

that we really haven't done.

We haven't-- we
haven't gone to movies

or gone out dancing or
anything in a very long time.

NANNY YVONNE: I'm proud of John.

He told me he wanted to spend
some time with Stevi alone,

so I arranged to take the kids
to Grandma's for the night.

I think Nanny went above
and beyond by taking the kids

and taking them to
Granny's and setting

it up so that we could have a
nice, intimate dinner tonight.

And I'm excited to do that.

I'm excited to have Stevi
to myself for a few hours.

Thank you very much.

Hm-hmm.

Here's to our new
mission to make ourselves

a priority to each other.

Hm-hmm.

Love you.

Love you, too.

John, thank you.

You're welcome.

Full moon.

STEVI: Aren't crazy
things supposed

to happen during full moons?

This reminds me of
the good old days.

I miss doing this.

Me too.

And now I'm being
girly and silly.

You know, I know that you
didn't necessarily like the way

that we ended up
asking to marry,

and I thought maybe
I'd ask you again.

You're being silly.

Give me another 10 years.

What do you say?

I wouldn't have
it any other way.

What is that?

What is that?

Oh, my goodness gracious.

Oh.

JOHN: That looks good.

I love you.

Me too.

I give you 20 years, 30,

You don't get a choice.

NANNY YVONNE: It's
the morning after John

and Stevi's romantic dinner, and
I can't wait to find out what

his surprise for Stevi was.

Oh, hello.

Hello.

Hi.
How are you?

I'm great.

How are you?

I don't know.

You notice anything new and
different about me today?

We had our second
engagement last night.

This is a pretty flashy ring.

There's four rounds
for each of the children,

and then there's six other
diamonds in there that

signify 10 years all together.

That's so sweet.

How do you feel?

Wonderful.

I was in tears last night.

I was a complete mess.

Oh my goodness gracious.

Give me another 10 years.

What do you say?

I love you.

So do you think that you can
find this romantic side of you

again?

Oh, absolutely.

Yes.

This is probably the
most memorable dinner we've

ever had together actually.

NANNY YVONNE: For the first
time since I've been a nanny,

the children weren't
the main problem.

In order for this
family to be saved,

this marriage
needed to be saved,

and I can now happily
say that my time

with the McKelvain's is at an
end, and all that is left to do

is say goodbye.

Jack, please give me
a lovely, big hug.

I'm so proud.

The children are
much happier and far

better behaved than they were
at the start of the week.

All of our trying
times have made

for one of the most rewarding
weeks in all my years

as a nanny.

Bye, Andrew.

You've been so much fun,
and you've worked so hard.

But the biggest improvement has
been made by John and Stevi.

Their renewed love and
commitment for one another

is reflected in the calmness
of the children's faces.

I can't thank Nanny enough for
coming and helping our family.

Our house is running
much more smoothly.

John and I have
rekindled our romance,

and she's helped our
lives in so many ways.

Bye bye.

This was a very special week
I spent with the McKelvain's.

It may be the first
time in my career

I've helped fix a marriage.

I do hope so for the
sake of the children.

I'm going to go get dessert,
and I'll be right back.

On my kitchen table
was this envelope.

I knew it was from Nanny.

Hey, look at that.

A tent.

Oh my lord, look at that.

Oh, look at this.

Oh my god.

John looked over and
there's this huge camper

parked in our driveway.

Look at the boys.

The kids love it.

John loves it.

We can have family vacations
together now, thanks to Nanny.

She's helped our
lives in so many ways.