02x05 - The Nannis Family

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NARRATOR: 'They're every parent's worst nightmare.'

You're gonna be sorry. GIRL SCREAMS

'Kids completely out of control...'

Give me the Kn*fe. CHILD SCREAMS

'..and taking over the household.'

I'm the boss!

'These families have reached the end of the road.'

How was I to know I was gonna have three kids in two years?

'They're in need of help.'

Shut up, everyone!

'They only have one alternative left.

'It's time to contact Nanny .'

PHONE RINGS

Hello, this is Nanny .

'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...'

SHE SCREAMS

'..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.'

- Give me my life back. - It's mine!

'Can these families be saved?'

I don't love you!

It's an emotional roller-coaster.

Unless you get this right, it's all gonna fall to pieces.

If you think you can do a better job, get on with it.

'Parents of America, help is on the way.'

ALL: Nanny's here!

Nanny's here!

- 'Tonight...' - Oh, no!

'..Amy and Brian Nannis have found that six small kids

'equals six big problems.'

AMY: I don't know where we went wrong.

- 'Mommy is spent...' - I just give up.

CHILDREN SCREAM

'..but Dad spends all of his free time at church.'

My father spends this much time with me.

♪ Kumbaya, my Lord... ♪

My time is more valuable doing something else.

'Can Nanny Yvonne get these parents to check back in?'

I don't think you quite get it.

Are they more enjoyable than coming home

and spending time with your family?

CHILD LAUGHS Where's Mary?

Did she leave? Mary?

'It's run, run, runaway tonight on Nanny .'

CHILDREN ARGUE AND SHOUT

I want you to sit right.

HE SCREAMS

No, get back in your bed.

My name is Amy Nannis.

'I live north of Atlanta, Georgia.

'Walking into the Nannis house is crazy.'

SHOUTING AND CRYING

My name is Brian Nannis.

'I'm a consulting structural engineer.'

No, it's her turn. Stop it. No.

'For a stranger to walk into our house, they wouldn't stay long.'

'It's crazy. I like to say normal crazy.'

As normal can be, with six kids.

Oh, no!

AMY: 'They really wear at me.'

- Goodnight. - We have a lot of meltdowns.

Go.

'They know what button to push, too.'

Stop it. That's enough.

I'm Peggy Thomas. I'm the children's grandmother.

'There's no discipline in the house. If somebody screams in that house,'

there's another two or three behind him, screaming, too.

CHILD SOBS

Amy never has "me" time.

AMY: 'We had six children in seven years.

- 'Maggie is five months old.' - She's just coming to life.

MAGGIE SCREAMS What's the matter?

Thomas is this little one-and-a-half-year-old.

He likes to cuddle and kind of snuggle up when you hold him,

and tuck his hands up.

AMY: 'When Thomas starts a temper tantrum,

'I don't know what to do with him.'

- The kids run wild. - 'Emory is three and a half.'

EMORY SCREAMS

He's wherever you don't want him to be.

Get down. Get down.

He will play in the toilet.

Why did you do that?

This is just absolutely gross.

He will smear that all over the doors.

- Don't touch anything. - Uh-oh!

MARY BURPS

'Mary, she's the third girl.

- 'She is five years old.' - She's very sassy.

Do not call names.

MARY GIBBERS She tells you how she feels.

'I would really like to see Nanny work on Mary with'

her respect for adults.

SHE SQUEALS

- You can put them on later. - No!

AMY: 'Abigail is seven.'

BRIAN: 'She's the one always trying to do something mischievous.'

My momma says we're crazy.

- AMY: 'Caroline is eight.' - She's the third parent.

Yes!

I'm not happy with the way things are in my house.

She whines a lot.

We have six kids and we are open to having more.

HE GULPS

It's OK to have a lot of children,

and they can be controlled.

- I'm home. - 'When he comes home,'

the children are just in chaos by that time,

and I know his blood pressure just skyrockets.

To spank or not to spank.

I don't like to spank right away,

'but it seems that when things elevate,

'it becomes a spank.'

- I just... - I don't appreciate this.

I just want to know where they are.

My father spends this much time with me.

'Every night of the week is taken up.

'Wednesday night is the choir practice.'

CHILD SCREAMS Where are you?

Normally, going to choir is a relief.

I do feel like a single mother

because, some days, he'll come home and they'll already be in bed.

'Thursday nights, there's a directors' meeting.'

I really don't think he understands what it's like to be home all day.

I don't wanna sit next to you now!

'Friday nights, from seven to nine,'

taking a -week course now.

THEY SCREAM Girls!

He'll come home and, "I've joined this and I've joined that."

I'm like, "God, please, no!"

I feel like Brian can't tell the people,

who he has these commitments with, "No",

but he can tell me "no" and it's no problem.

'I should be able to go places, too.'

What about me? What about what I want?

'What about my sanity?'

BRIAN: 'If the stress levels get too high,

'I'll kind of shut things off.

'I'd rather be out of the house.'

Where are you? Why aren't you here? I need you home.

- No! - AMY: 'I feel trapped.'

HE SCREAMS 'I've had enough.'

HE SCREAMS Hello!

I'd just like to slap some sense into both parents!

HE SCREAMS

HE SCREAMS No!

Bye, hon.

So what do you think, ladies?

Well, any man can father six kids,

but it takes a real man to be a dad.

Dad clearly needs to spend his nights at home.

Can we put him under house arrest?

Six kids are a handful,

and the mother's doing it all by herself.

Very well put, girls.

Because of her knack to make chores and responsibilities fun,

I'm choosing Yvonne for the Nannis family.

YVONNE: 'From what I've seen,

'the Nannis family is on the brink.

'Mum, Amy, finds herself at the mercy

'of her six little devils.'

CHILDREN SCREAM

'And her husband, Brian, is nowhere in sight.'

Bye, hon.

'Mum is at a loss...

'..while Dad's just getting lost.

'It certainly sounds like a most difficult week lies ahead.'

There are so many Nannises in this house,

I hope they have room for a nanny.

DOORBELL RINGS

Hey, Amy, can you get the door?

- Hello. - Mrs Nannis. I'm Nanny Yvonne.

- Hi. - And who's this?

- This is Maggie. - Hi, Maggie.

I'm looking forward to meeting the crew.

The children were excited. It was like Santa Claus was coming.

BRIAN: 'My preconceived notion of a nanny would be someone'

with a ruler coming around, trying to smack the kids.

Caroline looks shocked. Are you shocked?

But she seemed to be sweeter than that.

Hi, Thomas. How are you?

The whole place was full of Nannises and nannies.

You know what I'm actually here to do today?

I'm here to watch all of you.

You have to pretend I'm not here. Does anybody have any questions?

Ah!

'The first thing I see is telling. Dad heads off to work...'

- Hey, Ame? - Yeah?

I gotta run into the office.

- Daddy! - I'll call you, Ame.

- OK, bye, Brian. See you later. - Bye-bye.

'..and as soon as he walks out,

'Mum checks out.'

I just feel like sometimes I just give up.

GIRL SCREAMS

I just... I feel alone in raising them.

'It's really hard.'

THEY SCREAM

'I don't have a reaction until it gets really bad.'

HE SQUEALS

Stop. Right now.

'As I was observing, I noticed,'

Mum leaves her children unattended a lot.

'Emory was stuffing his face full of napkins,

'and eating them.'

It was disgusting.

'Actually opened his mouth up and showed me what he was eating.'

It was pretty revolting.

'With Mum planted firmly on the couch,

'all six kids are left to do as they please,

'a very dangerous proposition indeed.'

YVONNE: No, Emory.

Uh-uh-uh. MICROWAVE BEEPS

No.

OK, take your book out. It's not the place for a book.

'The stairs in the Nannis house are quite steep,

'and I saw the one-and-a-half-year-old'

climbing up the stairs.

Is he all right on the stairs, Amy?

'As the day wears on, Amy only checks back in

'to pass out more of her responsibilities...'

- Caroline, are you almost finished? - What's she doing?

- Making a bottle for him. - Oh!

'..leaving eight-year-old Caroline to parent her siblings,

'and that has absolutely got to stop.'

'Because Mum simply doesn't take the time

'to teach these children respect,

'the kids walk all over her, constantly...'

HE SOBS

'..especially Mary...'

Mary.

'..who absolutely refuses to do anything her mother asks of her.'

You're gonna help Caroline. Get up.

- Help? - Yes.

- No. - Yes.

'Mary was asked to do a chore,

'and completely'

was disrespectful to her mother,

refused to do it, and sat under the table.

Stand up.

I'm not gonna get away from you.

'And when Mary continues to disobey,

'she is simply dragged to her room,

'disrespectful to Mum with every step.'

What?

What did you call me?

A mangy beast?

AMY: 'I noticed Nanny Yvonne shaking her head quite a bit,

'at the children, or at their actions.'

And maybe my actions.

YVONNE: 'Hopefully, Dad handles things better

'when he gets home from work.'

I'm home.

'Unfortunately, Dad doesn't seem to handle anything at all.'

HE SCREAMS

AMY: Emory, what are you doing?

I... just tune it out.

YVONNE: 'And even more distressing,

'Dad's presence brings all communication in this house

'to a screeching halt.'

ALL: ..thy gifts...

'As a matter of fact, at dinner,

'the only words spoken are grace.'

- Amen. - Emory.

'No communication whatsoever.'

- How was the chicken? - Mm-hm.

'It's as if Dad is a stranger in his own house.

'And after dinner, things only go from bad to worse,

'when Brian rushes out...'

Bye, hon.

'..once again, leaving Mum to handle six young children

'and a house in complete disarray, all by herself.'

I eat dinner and then it's... I don't like to just run out.

'But I always tell her, the choir was grandfathered in.'

She can't take that away from me because I did it before we met.

He goes to practice, he goes to church.

He goes to...

BRIAN: 'Going to choir is a relief.'

♪ Kumbaya, my Lord

♪ Kumbaya... ♪

YVONNE: 'Evenings are the time when Mum

'absolutely needs her husband the most.'

- No! - 'And where is he?'

♪ Someone's singing, my Lord... ♪

'He's singing Kumbaya.'

How could you let him do this to me?

I didn't let him.

I honestly think Brian does use all his commitments as an escape

'because it is hard to be at home, especially at night.

'That's the hardest time of the day.'

HE SCREAMS

♪ Oh, Lord, kumbaya. ♪

Mommy! Mommy!

That's not bad.

'After everything I've seen today, one thing is certain,

'I'm going to have some very strong words

'for Mum and Dad in the morning.'

Right, are you comfortable?

As you know, I've been watching and observing the family.

Basically, what I've seen overall

is a family with extremely good intentions.

But... everybody is going off in different directions.

The kids are all going off in different directions.

Dad, you're going off, not only to work,

but you have your other activities.

Bye, hon.

- Daddy! - See you later.

Mum's exhausted.

I don't know whether you're hearing it.

'He hears me, but he doesn't listen.

'I feel like what I have to say'

is worthless.

Mum, don't quite know where you're going,

but you're not here with the family.

You're off somewhere.

CHILD SCREAMS

Also, I've noticed the kids

are looking after kids.

SHE SOBS

Here, be nice.

And I've seen some quite dangerous situations today.

No, Emory.

Uh-uh-uh! No!

And that's something that we have to work on

because it's just not safe for the children.

BRIAN: 'That kind of caught my eye.

'Something dangerous could've happened.'

It was... It was a pretty scary thing.

I was feeling like a complete and total failure.

So what I'm gonna do is go,

think about everything I've seen...

..and write down some plans that we can work on together.

Cos I wanna be a team.

It was a big blow, what she had to tell us.

- All right, I'll see you later. - Thank you.

See you later, all right?

How the heck does she know what's been going on in my house?

'Because she's only been here one day.'

'After a day of observation,

'the problems in the Nannis household are clear.

'These parents are not working together at all.

'So today, I'm giving the family their own set of rules.'

I am going to present to you the rules, OK?

AMY: 'I just know she wants to do what's best for everybody.'

I just believe there's a plan and I don't know what that plan is.

Can anybody see what the first one is?

"Work as a team."

Work as a team.

- No way! - If you wanna play the game,

you're gonna have to be nice. Here.

Get away! Get away! SCREAMING

The next one is really interesting

because it's actually two British terms.

"No whinging...

"..or cheekiness."

'When I saw the rules, I thought, they misspelled whining!'

Oh, my gosh!

"Whinging" is whining.

But then I realised, "Oh!"

And "cheekiness", that means being rude and backchatting

and sassy talk.

No "whinging" and no "cheekiness".

'Mary's the cheeky one.'

No!

- Poo! - Eat your food.

SHE BURPS Oh, Mary!

What does that say?

That says "responsibility".

You are all responsible

for your own space, your own happiness.

AMY: 'I just think that that rule might've been written for Caroline.'

I think she needs to take responsibility

for her own happiness.

After the rules, Nanny really surprised us.

Well...

we've got chores!

Isn't it fantastic? Are you all excited?

- No. - Yes, you are.

AMY: 'Nanny brought a chore board in.

'It had all the children's names on it,

'and every day of the week.'

And we could assign all the children different chores every day.

We have been trying to establish something like that for years now.

We wanna get everybody to do their own chores,

without whinging,

without any cheek. I just happen to be looking at you.

Mum is gonna decide

what chores you're gonna do.

I don't like sweeping, or anything like that.

- What do you think? - I think it's wonderful.

Do you? Good. I'm glad.

I think this methodology will definitely work.

Thomas, do you like it?

- Yeah? - Emory!

I beg your pardon, Emory?

'This is my first opportunity to work with the Nannises,

'and we'll be starting with chores.

'Hopefully, everyone will get on board and help around the house.'

I've put all the chores in place.

Caroline, you stack the dishes.

Abby is going to set the table, I guess, at lunch.

YVONNE: 'But no sooner did Mum start handing out the chores

'than Mary started disrespecting her.'

Now, Mary is going to clear the table.

Oh, I always clear the table!

Mary, you don't always do that.

- Yes, I do! - I'm the one who's always doing it.

No, it's exciting. Look.

Everybody else gets...

No. Somebody else is clearing the table

most of the other nights.

- I always! I always! - No, you don't always.

What we're gonna do is...

Mary, you're gonna start clearing the table...

YVONNE: 'Mary is very cheeky,

'so as soon as Mum turns her back,

'Mary runs upstairs.

'When Mum catches up, Mary disrespects her.'

MARY SQUEALS You're in control.

You have to be.

'But rather than talking to Mary about why she's upset,

'Amy literally drags her downstairs.'

MARY CRIES

You are fine.

Amy seems to sometimes go straight to the spank, you know.

But it's out of desperation, I think.

- Ow! - Pick it up!

Just do what I say because I said so.

- Clean it up. - Ow!

No, I am very upset with you. You're acting ridiculous.

YVONNE: 'She decided to try'

and push her into doing the tasks she was told to do.

- Pick the bottle up. - No!

Pick the bottle up now!

YVONNE: 'Amy must learn that pushing her kids around

'will get her nowhere.'

Oh, no, you're not leaving.

You owe me an apology, the way you're acting.

Look at me right now. Look at me.

Now, you tell me you're sorry.

No, you say it like you mean it.

AMY: 'Mary was just a smart mouth.'

And, all of a sudden, I felt like I was at a loss.

Like, this... This isn't gonna work.

Say it! MARY LAUGHS

I expect an apology.

Maybe you wanna send her to her room.

She can talk to you then, and tell you.

OK. It's time. You're gonna go to your room.

No, I'm not!

Yes, you are.

YVONNE: 'Since Brian is nowhere to be found,

'Mum must go it alone.'

I'm the main disciplinarian of the family

because I'm there all the time.

OK, look at me.

No, we're not gonna hit. MARY LAUGHS

That's not... No, that's not nice.

YVONNE: 'It's imperative that Amy communicates

'with her daughter and gets Mary to use her words.'

So Mommy has assigned you to clear the table today.

No.

- Yes. - No.

- Mary... - No.

This is when I don't know what to do. I just...

Carry on talking to her.

Try to find out why this happens all the time.

You are in control, you're the mum.

Why are you acting like this?

You don't know?

That's not a good reason, Mary.

YVONNE: 'Amy must show Mary that she means business

'if she ever expects to be an authority figure in her own home.'

- You are gonna clear the table... - No!

..and you're gonna do it in a nice way.

Yes, you are.

Mary was rude to her mum once again,

so I told Amy to put her in timeout.

Get up here. Sit, and think about it.

'When she was angry, it wasn't the time to talk to her.'

I'm never staying in here!

'I told Amy that she needed to go into the room

'and explain to Mary, in a quiet, calm voice,'

why she was put in her room and what she did wrong.

Listen, I wanna talk to you about...

..the incident downstairs, about clearing the table.

No, you didn't do it willingly.

That made me very upset.

OK.

Mommy loves you very much.

'I think it's gonna take a little more doing it,'

over and over again, for her to understand that it's gotta be done

and she's gonna do it, and if she doesn't

then there's gonna be consequences.

You have one more chore left.

So let's go downstairs and see if we can do that one.

I know you don't like to,

but if you just do it with a smile on your face

and get it over with really quick,

then it's not gonna be a big deal.

OK?

OK.

WHISPERS: Well done, Amy.

Thanks.

Mary, surprisingly, just said, "OK."

Went down and did her chore, without a word.

I'm very proud of you.

You have a really good attitude right now.

Attitude.

AMY: It's really great.

It's worth it...

- It is worth it. - ..and I'm proud of you.

Oh, thank you.

Wow! You know, she's right. Nanny's right.

YVONNE: 'It's been a very successful day at home

'with Mum and the kids.

'Hopefully, Dad will see as much success

'when he gets home from work.

'Unfortunately, that's clearly not the case.'

- CHILD: Excuse me. - I guess he's doing OK...

What did you all do today? Did you play?

YVONNE: 'It's as if Dad views the dinner table as a jail cell.'

HE SCREAMS

'And to make matters worse...'

No!

'..as soon as the going gets tough...'

HE SCREAMS '..Dad gets going.

'He excuses himself to his wife.

'He begrudgingly hugs his kids goodbye...'

Abby, you already had a kiss.

Oh, how about just a hug, Emory?

- Yeah, there we go. - Big hug.

'..and then he's free at last.'

AMY: 'I do try to demand that Brian stay home...'

Bye-bye, Daddy!

..but he just has all these other commitments,

and he won't tell them "no".

Goodbye, Daddy!

'Amy is really trying,

'but her husband simply refuses to help her in the least.

'So I'm sitting her down to ask her about her feelings.'

Are you happy with the marriage, the children, your life?

Yeah.

AMY: 'It was really hard for me.'

I just don't tell people how I really feel.

I mean, it seems like this is what I wanted, I know it. I mean...

It "seems" like?

Well, I mean, we have lots of great times.

I asked her if she was happy.

'And she actually got emotional.'

I mean, each time we have a baby, it's wonderful.

I spilled my guts. That's when I started crying.

But I never pictured us having this many kids.

It just...

SHE LAUGHS

..became very overwhelming.

Kids happened to us and, um, we just would focus on them

and everything about them, and not on us.

Children, yeah, they're a blessing, they're a lot of work.

Mm-hm.

It's obviously too much for one person.

Yeah.

I feel... alone.

I want Brian to come home more,

and be here with us.

It is the first time anybody's really asked me how I felt.

You either stay unhappy and the kids are unhappy,

or you do something about it, and it's a great time to do it now.

'Brian was totally oblivious'

to the fact that his wife was overwhelmed

and needed him home for help.

'I sincerely hope Mum is strong enough

'to tell her husband the truth, but rest assured,

'if she's not, I am.'

I'm home.

I think we've got some issues to resolve.

And I think we need to talk.

I don't think you quite get it.

BRIAN: 'I went to defence mode all of a sudden,'

and was a little nervous about what she was gonna talk about.

Did you know that Amy felt trapped?

She used those words, "I feel trapped."

I mean, that's a pretty powerful statement for somebody to make.

It's a pretty powerful statement to be ignored.

His eyes were just bulging, and I know his face turned red.

You take on all these other commitments

and you're avoiding coming home to take on this commitment.

The way I felt was like, "Hey, whoa.

"You standing up to me?"

And you know, the Bible actually says

that you need to manage your house and your children

before you can manage God's house.

Yeah.

I know you go off and you do some very admirable things,

but you enjoy them. Right?

Sure.

Are they more enjoyable than coming home

and spending time with your family?

'Amy and I were just staring at Brian,

'waiting for him to give us an answer.'

Well, there, in the rough times,

certainly it's more enjoyable.

Thank you for being honest.

Sure.

BRIAN: 'Nanny asked me point-blank,

'do I prefer to be out of the house?'

The answer's yes.

'Of course I love my children,

'but I'd rather be away.'

Don't you see that that's just

the completely wrong way of going about things?

AMY: 'It really hurt my feelings,'

to actually hear it. I mean, I've felt it.

I've felt it so many times,

but to actually hear him say it was pretty bad.

You're going off to do other things that you enjoy,

and leaving your wife here, who's desperate.

H... How much of that is normal?

- How much of that is normal? - Yes.

To feel that, um...

..overwhelmed with our daily routine.

YVONNE: 'Brian was totally oblivious to the fact that his wife'

was overwhelmed and needed him home for help.

'And the only way he'll ever really know how that feels

'is if he has to take over.

'So this morning, I'm sending Amy away

'so that Brian can take care of the kids all by himself.'

Caroline, would you mind moving your bike, honey?

I gotta go to the grocery store.

BRIAN: 'When I saw Amy walk by with the keys in her hand,'

I'm like, "Whoa!" I was thinking in my head, "Where you going?

"You can't leave."

AMY: 'As I was driving away, I saw Brian. He was like,

"Oh, my gosh! Where are you going?

"How long are you gonna be gone for?

"I can't believe you're leaving me with all these kids."

CHILDREN SCREAM AND ARGUE

'All of a sudden, I was in charge.'

SCREAMING

It was a little high pressure for me.

YVONNE: 'It was the first time that Brian

'was left with all six children.'

He had to do all the things that Amy does every day.

'When Brian was feeding Maggie,

'he stuck the bottle in her mouth and just sat there,

'like it was a chore.'

He was so disconnected.

'It's as if Dad is just waiting for Mum to return.

'He was there physically,'

but really not emotionally.

'And after only an hour, Dad calls Mum.'

I was thinking when I left, "Oh, my gosh, I know I'm gonna get a call."

Are you on your way back? Are you on your way back?

YVONNE: 'I'm beginning to wonder

'if there's any way to get Brian involved with his children at all.

'As the day drags on, it becomes painfully obvious

'that Brian has absolutely no idea how to handle his children.'

MAGGIE CRIES

CHILD: I'm still sitting here.

BRIAN: 'Had to get my mind focused. Have to feed them lunch,

'Thomas needs a sippy cup,'

and, you know, who eats what and who likes what?

Who doesn't like apple juice?

That sort of thing was all coming at once.

SHE CRIES

YVONNE: 'When Brian gave the children lunch,

'there's no connection once again.

'There's no talking, there's no laughing,

'there's no communicating.

'They just don't talk to each other.

'And after lunch, things go from bad to worse.

'As the girls scatter around the neighbourhood on their bikes,

'Dad is completely unaware.

'Since he doesn't communicate with them,

'why on earth should they bother checking in with him?'

Here, honey, I'm gonna get the other kids,

so I want you to feed Margaret.

'I can't believe it. Brian's not even trying.

'He's just giving up.'

BRIAN: 'They kind of have each other to play with.'

As long as they're happy, they're OK.

Make sure the bottle's in her mouth.

BRIAN: 'I don't want to be at home with the children.'

Daddy!

Hold on, Emory.

My time is more valuable doing something else.

'Like preparing something for church

'or learning a new song for church.'

Dad!

'That's where I needed to spend some time.'

YVONNE: 'Even though Brian is there,

'he's totally oblivious'

because he's too busy with his own life.

Where's... We're missing one.

Where's Mary?

Did she leave?

'And I have to point out to him'

that one of his children is missing.

Mary!

'He had to go out and chase her.'

Mary Elizabeth!

'I had to do head counts, where normally I kind of'

leave that to Amy to do.

'I didn't know what to do, just panicked.'

YVONNE: Is she anywhere to be seen?

'When all of a sudden, I was in charge.

'It was like that crisis management mode.'

Mary!

'It scared me. I mean, all I could see in my head

'was a car driving by.'

And I couldn't get there in time.

YVONNE: 'He actually went outside

'and saw Mary riding away, down the street,'

on her own, and was not listening to him when he called her.

BRIAN: 'Mary was riding a bicycle and it was time to come in.'

And she was just ignoring me.

Did you ask Daddy to come out and ride your bicycles?

You're going inside now, you're not gonna...

You're not gonna play outside right now, since you didn't ask.

SHE MOANS Go... Mary!

What?

What did you say?

'She saw I was being firmer and firmer. She called me a name.'

Go up to your room right this second.

I had to physically move her into the house.

March. Upstairs.

'When she remained defiant, um,

'it just escalated.'

SHE SQUEALS

- Watch it, Mary. - No.

You're gonna be in here for a little while now.

No! No!

You do not talk to Daddy like that.

YVONNE: 'Brian seemed to have really grasped everything I told him

'about the physical needs'

of his children, but he just doesn't have

any clue about the mental needs of his children.

You're here, but I still don't...

Unless you're an extremely deep thinker, Brian,

I don't see you mentally engaging with them.

Talk more to your children.

- Yeah. - Talk to her

and, you know, try to find out why she acts that way.

BRIAN: 'Nanny took me aside and told me, "You need to talk to them."

'I guess I knew that, but I don't do that.'

At that point, I decided I needed to make a change.

Mary, it's very dangerous for you to run outside

without asking Mommy or Daddy, and not wearing a helmet.

But, Dad, I couldn't find it.

Well, in the first place, you went outside...

..without asking.

And then...

..when Daddy told you to come inside to your room,

you remember the things you said?

Yes?

Yes.

That was rude.

An inappropriate way to talk to people.

BRIAN: 'What was so good about that moment was that it was calm

'and the w*r part'

was over, and now we're just kind of reflecting on what happened

a little while ago.

I love you, baby.

We had a real breakthrough at that point.

'Once Dad's eyes were finally opened,

'his entire attitude began changing.'

You all wanna sing songs?

'Rather than stealing away to sing his songs,

'Dad gathered the entire family around

'and they all sang songs and danced together.'

Ready?

♪ A, B, C, D, E, F, G... ♪

CHILDREN JOIN IN

♪ Where is Ringo? Where is Ringo?

♪ Here I am... ♪

♪ Twinkle, twinkle, little star

♪ How I wonder what you are... ♪

YVONNE: 'When Mum walked in the room,

'she couldn't believe her eyes.'

I thought, "Oh, my gosh!"

'It was like a big light bulb just went off in his head.

'Like somebody just turned it on and he's like, "Wow!"'

YVONNE: 'And for the first time all week,

'there was joy in the Nannis household.'

BRIAN: 'I was surprised that I enjoyed it. It was actually...'

fun for me.

YVONNE: 'With Dad on board, my last few days with the Nannises

'were a joy.'

Cheers!

'Brian began spending more time at home,

'making life much easier for his beloved wife.'

Miss Maggie has gone off to sleep.

'And the kids are far more respectful

'under the watchful eyes of two parents.'

OK, Emory, your turn.

'Mary is now showing her mother the respect she deserves.'

- You love that? - I love that.

'And all of the children are doing their chores...'

Very good.

'..making for a happy, healthy family all the way around.

'It seemed the Nannises were truly on the right path,

'and then Brian did something to prove it.'

John, this is Brian.

I know I was just nominated to be treasurer,

and elected, but I'd like to...

to... to back out.

I need to spend more time at home with the family,

and I just kind of overcommitted with all the ministries.

Just out of the blue, I decided,

"I'm gonna go ahead and make this phone call

"and tell them I'm stepping out of the men's club at church."

'I wanted to show to Nanny that I was serious.'

Really?

Wow, OK!

He said, "God first, family second. Treasurer third."

HE LAUGHS YVONNE: Absolutely.

Cool.

AMY: 'I felt overjoyed because'

I just knew that that was, like, another night we get with him!

I feel a little relieved.

YVONNE: 'With both parents now committed to their family,

'there's nothing left to do but say goodbye.'

OK, everybody.

Everybody, come on in.

- Come here, Emory. - Come on over here.

We're gonna say bye-bye to Nanny.

I just wanna say, before I go,

you all have just come such a long way.

'The Nannises have always been a loving family,

'and now that both parents understand their roles,

'they're definitely on the right path.'

Mum, Dad, just remember what I've said

and stick with it.

You've helped us more than you know.

I'm proud of you. You've done a brilliant job.

Thank you so much.

BRIAN: 'One thing that Nanny said that really hit home was

'happy parents make happy children.'

And I've noticed that difference.

When we've changed our attitude, the kids are picking up on that now.

Amy, what can I say?

Apart from, it's been an absolute pleasure.

Oh, it has.

AMY: 'It was really hard to say goodbye to Nanny Yvonne

'because she'd been kind of like'

our training wheels.

And now we had to take our training wheels off

and we have to go at it alone, and I just...

'I really wanna keep up the good work, so it's not in vain.'

What have you got?!

SHE GASPS

Thank you.

And I don't know what to say, apart from, "Be good."

- OK? - We will.

- Take care. - You too. Bye-bye.

AMY: 'This is the first day of the rest of our lives,

'and I really do believe that it's kind of like a second chance

'because if she hadn't come in,'

we would've never seen these problems,

and then it would've been too late.

YVONNE: 'While my week in Georgia wasn't entirely peachy,

'it was extremely fruitful.

'Brian and Amy now understand that it takes two to parent.

'And as long as they keep that in mind,

'everything should be fine.

'For the kids' sake, I certainly hope they do.'

Hey, guys, we're going in the other room for my surprise!

- Oh, wow! - Look at those. What are they?

You can keep your own stuff in your own lockers, OK?

BRIAN: At the very bottom, right there. See that?

Sticky!

YVONNE: Teamwork there. That's really nice you're helping Maggie.

AMY LAUGHS

That's cute!