02x10 - The George 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...' - Are we done?

The kids don't listen to anything I say.

'..Theresa and Jeff George's lives are about to change forever.'

Jeff! Jeff!

'At least, Theresa's is.'

I really don't know what to expect from them.

'Now, after three years of playing Mr Mom,

'Dad is going back to work...'

When I come home, I take over.

'..leaving Mom headed for a nervous breakdown.'

Don't tell me I'm not taking on a huge load.

You're their mother, you have to take on some kind of responsibility.

'Can Nanny Deb teach Theresa the tricks of the mothering trade?'

It's gonna be the worst week of my life.

- 'It's training day...' - It felt like nanny boot camp.

'..tonight, on Nanny .'

CHILDREN SCREAM

Stop it!

My name is Theresa George. I'm .

'I have three children.'

Stop it!

I think the biggest problem in the George household is Mom. Me!

Just eat your breakfast.

Are we dipping the broccoli in soda?

My name is Jeffrey George. I'm years old.

I'm originally from Trinidad in the Caribbean.

THEY SCREAM Hello!

Hello, there is two of it.

Just so crazy right now.

Stop jumping!

The kids don't listen to anything I say.

THEY YELL AND CRY

The biggest problem with my wife, Theresa...

- Why are you hitting him? - Mama!

..Theresa lets the kids walk all over her.

Having children is much harder than I expected.

Hey, don't hit me!

THERESA: 'I have three children.

'I have a stepdaughter, Imari, who is four years old.'

SHE SCREAMS

Imari has a little bad temper.

Stop it!

Don't hit me!

Imari has never shared.

Imari, you have to just share.

Imari whines a lot.

I can't!

Not banana!

THERESA: 'I have twin boys, Kobi and Kadin.'

HE CRIES

Kadin, the master of the fake cry.

HE SOBS

Put on the fake tears and... it's all over.

Kobi's the ringleader.

Stop it!

He just flies by the seat of his pants and does what he wants.

HE BLOWS RASPBERRY Potty training is an issue.

Do you need to go to the potty?

They don't really like to pee-pee on the potty.

HE SOBS

Whoa!

We're having huge difficulties with it.

Sit to pee, or that's it.

- They're not fully there. - Oh, great! Come on.

THERESA: 'They do periodically take off their diapers and go elsewhere.'

Lay down.

Bedtime is one of our biggest problems.

CHILD MOANS

THERESA: 'It's a battle to get them asleep.'

They don't stay in their beds all night.

Lay down, Kobi. Night-night.

We end up in separate rooms, each with a child.

We never have a night in our own bed.

They cry to get their way with Theresa.

HE CRIES

But with myself, it doesn't work.

HE SOBS

Are you done?

We come from different backgrounds. I had no discipline growing up,

where Jeff had strict discipline in the islands.

I say "no", she say "yes".

I say "yes", she say "no". You know?

I do give the kids what they want, if it'll end a tantrum.

'Cookies, popsicles, soda.'

If it ends a tantrum, I'll give it to the kids.

'Me and Theresa have different parenting styles.'

'Jeff is a stay-at-home dad during the week, for all three of them,

'while I work.'

We're now changing because Jeff's going back to work,

and I'm taking on the parenting role.

I liked having Jeff take care of the boys

and me just kind of taking the easy part.

BOY CRIES

JEFF: The kids don't listen to her

cos she don't put her feet down when she's supposed to.

Kadin, pick your cup up.

I call in reinforcements.

Jeff.

Jeff!

She starts yelling, or she calls me.

He dropped his plate.

Can you just help out while I fix him another bowl?

Everything is, "Jeff! Jeff! Jeff!"

Jeff! Jeff! Jeff!

Jeff and I are kind of at our breaking points.

- Kobi! - Stop it...

If you give it to them, what do you think is gonna happen?

He's had it, that I just give up.

CHILDREN CRY

'I worry I'll end up forcing Jeff to quit his job

'and be a stay-at-home dad again.'

Imari, stop!

- She don't know what to do. - I can't handle this job.

Pick the cup up.

No!

YELLING

Want a doughnut?

SHE SCREAMS

So what do you think, ladies?

The dad really seems to have a handle on everything,

but it looks like Mum needs to get a grip.

Maybe we should just give Mum a quarter and tell her to buy a clue.

If Dad's going out to bring home the bacon,

the least Mum can do is fry it up in a pan.

Excellent points, girls.

Because of her wonderful teaching skills,

I'm choosing Deborah for the George family.

I know that she's the right nanny for the job.

DEB: 'From what I've gathered,

'the George family are on the brink of disaster.'

Are you done?

'Dad Jeff is a model parent.'

CHILDREN SHOUT

'But after three years of playing Mr Mum,

'he's headed back to work.

'While Mum Theresa must take over as a primary care-giver,

'she hasn't a clue what to do.'

Are you gonna eat your pasta if you have one?

I guess, to you, cupcake is lunch.

'And with only one week to teach her...

'..it certainly sounds like I've got my work cut out for me.'

It's time to bring some order to this family, by George!

SHE KNOCKS DOOR

Theresa!

- Hello! - Hello, I'm Nanny Deb.

Hi, Nanny Deb. I'm Theresa George. Come on in.

Thank you.

I think I was very excited, seeing Nanny Deb at our door.

- Hello! - My husband, Jeff.

- Hi. - Hi, Jeff, I'm Nanny Deb.

When I first saw Nanny, she did kinda look like Superwoman.

SHE LAUGHS

THERESA: The moment Nanny Deb came in the door,

the kids were so excited. They loved her.

You're going to see me walking around today,

with a notebook and a pen.

- Don't be intimidated. - OK.

OK? All right, guys.

Carry on as normal.

CHILDREN LAUGH

DEB: 'As the day begins,

'I notice that Jeff really has his hands full in this house.'

Are you gonna do the dishes?

'While Mum's role is a little less hands-on.'

Jeff does everything.

'So Theresa thinks she doesn't need to do a thing

'because Dad will handle it.

'Dad clearly does all the work.

'He dresses the children, he brushes their teeth,

'and when the kids need to be potty trained...'

CHILD CRIES Kadin, what did you do?

Ah, great (!) Come on.

'..Dad does that too.'

'But all this will change in a few short days,

'when Dad goes back to work

'and Theresa becomes a stay-at-home mum for the first time ever.

'Later, while Dad makes lunch,

'I see he's also the disciplinarian of the house.'

Hey! Stop hitting, and sit.

He hit me first!

Stop it. You're gonna go on timeout.

Sit there and don't move.

HE SOBS

Jeff is a very good dad. He's very hands-on,

and he has a lot of good father skills.

'But I'm a bit worried about Theresa.

'So after lunch, I send Dad away,

'to get a glimpse of what life will be like for Theresa

'when she has to take care of the kids all by herself.'

CHILDREN SCREAM 'Now, this should be interesting.'

THEY SHOUT

'As soon as Dad's away,

'I notice that the children's behaviour turns on a dime.'

Are we supposed to be jumping on the bed?

CHILDREN SHOUT

No. Are we supposed to be jumping on the bed?

Can we stop?

DEB: 'She never goes in and tells them, "You need to stop now." '

She always asks.

Are we done? No more jumping?

- No. - All done jumping?

The biggest problem with Theresa is,

she doesn't have control over the children.

'They don't listen to her.

'The children have no respect for her.'

I don't wanna see you throwing your cup across the room.

Pick it up, please.

And consequently, there's chaos when Theresa tries to step in.

Kadin, pick your cup up.

Pick your cup up.

- Put it in the sink. - No.

Kadin!

Could I be a stay-at-home mom? I don't really know.

What's wrong?

DEB: 'These children do not use their words.'

They whine continually.

HE WHINES

She what?

- Mommy! - What do you want?

What do you want?

DEB: 'And when Mum gets fed up,

'rather than parenting her children...'

BANGING

'..she simply appeases them with junk food.'

They whine, and I can't hear it.

'Theresa gives the children far too much sugar and junk food,

'making her situation more difficult.'

THEY SCREAM

'And when Dad comes home and starts making dinner,

'the kids clamour for cupcakes.'

- After your pasta. - No, come on.

You're gonna go draw.

Jeff tries to undo the bad habits that Mum has created.

Daddy cooking you pasta.

And after pasta, you can have a dessert.

'But the kids know who they can manipulate.'

After your pasta.

The whining is definitely a manipulation.

The kids definitely know Theresa's the one to manipulate.

DEB: 'Down walks Kadin, turns around,

'gives me this look, like,'

"Whoo! I'm the king of wrapping Mum round my little finger."

'I just shook my head. I couldn't believe it.'

I can't listen to him cry.

And he knows it.

I was in a little bit of trouble with Daddy,

and a lot of note writing from Nanny.

He wants a cupcake, too.

Why don't you give them some cookies while you're at it?

The nanny took a lot of notes.

Give 'em some milkshake, too.

A lot of notes!

DEB: 'And now that the children are fuelled by sugar,

'it's bedtime.

'And that's a recipe for disaster.' CHILDREN SCREAM

'The kids are given bottles of juice

'and sat in front of the television with the lights on?

'That simply must change.'

Imari, where are you going?

'And, as the bedtime fiasco drags on,

'it's clear that this family desperately needs a new plan.'

Imari!

A little while later, we turn the lights off,

but still leave the TV on.

DEB: 'Television does stimulate children.

'It's sending their brain into overdrive.'

It's got to stop. Bedtime is a serious issue in the George house.

I don't think these parents have slept in years.

'I've seen more than enough. It's time to sit these parents down.'

First of all, I notice a lot of things going on in this house,

a lot of which are good...

..and a lot of which are not so good.

The children listen extremely well to you...

..but they don't listen at all to you.

- Put it in the sink. - No.

The thing I noticed about you is, you never tell them to do anything.

You ask them if it's OK.

Are we supposed to be jumping on the bed?

Don't ask the question.

The kids don't listen because they don't take her serious.

The other thing I notice, bedtime.

Oh!

Several things are gonna change with bedtime.

One, the TV is gone.

Bottles. They're not gonna be toilet trained if they're on bottles.

'So the bottles have to go.'

That's something that we really need to address this week.

That's a tough one for us.

I wanna see you guys backing each other up more.

I'm going to start asking you to command respect.

And especially more so,

as you're going to be doing more of the parenting

than you have been doing.

THERESA: 'I don't even know if I can handle it.'

I know that I'm better at my office job

'than my mommy job.'

I'm gonna go away, and I'm gonna start writing out

the rules I think will work best for this family.

THERESA: I know what's coming. I know the responsibility

I'm taking on, and I think it was gonna be the worst week of my life.

DEB: 'After a day of observation,

'my challenge with the Georges is clear.

'Mum needs to learn how to parent her children

'before Dad's first day of work.

'So today, I'm giving the family a new set of rules.'

Oh! It's surprise day at the George house.

Yay!

JEFF: 'Nanny came in and said she had some rules for us.'

I'm like, "OK, great!"

So today's the day I give the George family

their new set of rules.

THERESA: Who's gonna have the hardest time to the rules,

all of Nanny's suggestions? Mom. Mom.

Number one,

"Everyone sleeps in their own bed."

Lay down.

Mommy!

THERESA: Daddy and I haven't had our bed to ourselves in four years,

which Jeff and I will love if it works.

Kobi!

Another rule, "No whining."

Oh, God.

They whine, and I just can't... I can't hear it.

And there comes the popsicles and the cupcakes...

and the doughnuts, and whatever else stops the whining.

HE SOBS Want a doughnut?

SHE IMITATES WHINING

We're gonna "use your words".

Another rule. This one's more for Mum.

Set boundaries and then consistently follow them.

- After your pasta. - No, come on...

DEB: By constantly giving in to her children,

Theresa's actually feeding fuel to the fire

and making her situation more difficult.

I wanna show you something that's in here.

Do you see?

These are special containers for...

Beanbags.

DEB: 'I gave the three children a little container,

'and the beanbags are colour-coded so everyone has their own colour.'

"Ways to earn your beanbags - sharing."

If everybody was a good sharer...

Oh, guess what? They get a beanbag!

THERESA: 'The beanbag reward system will not help me discipline them.'

The kids don't listen to anything I say.

If you whine and you don't use your words,

do you know what's gonna happen?

Beanbag out.

Yeah, you have to take a beanbag out.

If we don't use the potty and we go pee-pee in our pull-up,

what's gonna happen?

DEB: We have to take a beanbag out.

All right. So who's ready to get to work?

- Me. - You? You? You?

Everybody? OK, gimme five.

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!

'After presenting the rules and the reward system,

'our first order of business is plain.

'We're taking the children's bottles away

'because they're past the age when they need to use them.'

Oh, good job!

We're gonna send them to the babies

and the babies are gonna be super happy.

Yay!

It wasn't till after I started to take the bottles to the babies

that Kobi and Kadin actually became a little bit upset.

Nanny's gonna send the bottles

away to the babies cos you guys are big boys now. You got it?

OK?

But instead of bottles, I got you something else.

When I take something away from these children,

I always try to put something in their place.

'So they don't feel like I'm taking something special away.'

Look what we've got.

Ooh!

'I gave them cups with straws.'

These are for big boys.

And this is what we drink. Everybody gets one.

'Because the children are doing so well with their new cups,

'they're earning their first beanbags.'

Duh-duh-de-duh-duh, duh-de-duh!

♪ We're juggling a beanbag Boop, boop, ah! ♪

You want one?

'All day, the Georges have done a great job with the new rules.

'But at bedtime, Mum begins to falter.'

JEFF: No pop.

No, it's too late for pop. IMARI CRIES

Why is it too late, Jeff?

It's after seven.

If a box of Oreo cookies will sit them down

and stop them from jumping on the bed, that makes me happy.

She just wanted to get them a popsicle.

Before bed?

I have a bone to pick with you, too.

If you're gonna give 'em sugar, do it earlier in the day.

OK. Are doughnuts sugary?

JEFF LAUGHS

I was incredibly shocked when Theresa asked me

if doughnuts were sugar.

Obviously, this woman needs a real lesson in nutrition.

'So I suggested some healthy snacks for the kids before bedtime.'

Would you like a snack before bed and before brushing your teeth?

- Yeah. - What would you like?

Be careful. Don't ask what you like.

You have to give her choices, remember?

You can have a banana...

- Banana. - OK.

DEB: When Imari eagerly accepted a banana as a snack before bedtime,

it became perfectly clear the problem in this family

is not with the children, but with Theresa.

'As bedtime approaches,

'Theresa's fears about taking over tomorrow start to show.'

I wanna set the coffee since this will be the crappy morning tomorrow.

A crappy morning? Why is that?

Easy for you.

You're going from all the responsibility to none.

- Really? To none? - Yeah. None.

I'm going from doing it all to not doing...

Nothing, nothing. You have not one piece of the day now.

- Oh, really? - Yeah.

JEFF: Theresa is very impatient. She'll let you know

about a half a day is like she has had enough.

Don't tell me I'm not taking on a huge load with doing this.

You're their mother.

You have to take on some kind of responsibility now.

It was gonna be the worst week of my life.

I'm taking on the load that he always had,

and more than I've ever had.

I'm not saying whether you can handle it.

I'm talking about myself.

Theresa just doubts herself as a mother, always.

'You know, she doesn't believe that she's a strong parent.'

I think it's getting near the "let's not talk to each other" time.

- Who, me and you? - Almost!

DEB: 'She needs to get the confidence behind her.'

She needs to truly believe that she can do this.

Oh, you don't want to talk to me?

Keep talking, Jeff, the next dish won't be broken on the sink.

Daddy gotta go to work.

Gonna put your shoe on.

DEB: 'After a tense night, today is the big day.

'Dad's first day at work.'

I gotta go, gotta get ready.

DEB: I really hope that Theresa is confident enough

to take care of these kids all by herself.

Jeff, are you almost ready?

It's still a scary one for me.

I don't know if I can handle this job seven days a week. We'll see.

JEFF: She has to stand on her own two feet and, you know,

I won't be there to dig her out, so, um,

just keeping my fingers crossed.

DEB: 'No sooner is Dad out the door than the kids start testing Mum.'

Oh, no, no, no, now... Hey!

THERESA: 'The kids started jumping from the higher bed

'to the lower mattress.'

No jumping.

Which was giving me a coronary.

What did Mommy say? Look at Mommy.

I said, don't jump.

DEB: 'The boys did not listen when they were told to stop.'

Don't jump.

'Because Theresa has no idea how to be firm with her kids,

'I must step in and show her straightaway.'

You need to start listening to Mommy.

And Nanny Deb explained the three strikes rule.

The next person who doesn't listen

is gonna end up sitting in the timeout chair.

You warn them, you tell them they're gonna get the timeout,

and then they get the timeout.

All right. Now, what do you think is gonna happen now?

Timeout.

'I wanted Theresa to see how timeout was done,

'and I wanted her to participate.'

This is what's gonna happen now when you don't listen to me.

You have to do a timeout.

DEB: 'Kobi was scooting the chair closer to Theresa

'and laying his head in her lap and she was stroking his head.'

No, timeout doesn't mean hugging Mommy.

Timeout is over here, where Mommy put you.

- No touching Mommy in timeout. - You're on a timeout.

There are times that it's very hard for me to keep a straight face.

'Kobi, smart as he is,

'figured, "Well, if I take the chair with me,

' "I'm technically still in the timeout chair." '

Technically.

You cannot jump.

- Two minutes. - Two minutes.

Kobi's gonna come out of timeout cos his time is up.

ALARM RINGS

THERESA: 'That third day started to really feel like nanny boot camp!'

So it was a lot for me to be working on.

Are you gonna listen when I tell you, "Don't jump"?

DEB: 'Now that I've shown Theresa how to discipline her kids,

'I'm throwing her into the deep end of the pool.'

- Stop it! - Hey, keep your hands to yourself.

DEB: 'And sure enough, for the rest of the afternoon,

'Theresa is tested again and again.'

Stop it!

Stop hitting me.

- Mommy! - No hitting.

Did Kadin hit you?

IMARI: Why did you do that?

He just hit me then I dropped the chalk.

Look, Kobi's given it back to you.

Kadin! Stop it.

THERESA: 'Being in the house alone with the kids all day

'is much harder than I expected.'

Much harder.

You're drawing on the furniture?

Not on the furniture, please.

'I told them "no" a couple of times.'

No listening.

Hey! Hello!

HE CRIES

You're not drawing on the walls. The chalk stays here.

HE CRIES

'When they're crying and...'

You can't talk reason to a child. I don't have the patience for it.

Do you wanna take your nap?

'They were driving me nuts.'

IMARI: Stop scribbling!

DEB: 'Only an hour in,

'Theresa already wants to give up.

'And when Jeff comes home,

'Theresa thinks she's off the hook.'

But surprise, surprise, she's going to have to go it alone

all night long.

'And Mum's next challenge is taking the twins to the potty before bed,

'which has been Jeff's job till now.'

HE SOBS

Potty training drives me out of my mind.

Do you need to pee?

HE SOBS

Instead of asking them if they needed to go to the bathroom,

she should tell them that it was time to go.

You all done?

'Unfortunately, when Kobi cries for his father,

'Theresa just gives up.'

KOBI SCREAMS Off we go.

THERESA: Nanny let me know

that it would be me taking on the bedtime, cos it's normally Jeff.

No...

Everybody in bed.

DEB: 'I need Jeff to step back

'and to allow Theresa to find her feet,

'so she knows that she's capable of doing this.'

OK.

THERESA: 'We started the process. We shut the doors.'

Let's see how long this takes tonight.

If they come out, in a quiet voice, march them back in.

"It's night-night time," and walk out and leave them in there.

Mommy? Mommy!

DEB: "Night-night."

'Nanny kind of stayed behind me and said,

' "Tell them it's night-night time." '

Night-night.

'They can have a kiss and an "I love you" and you're out.'

- Night-night. - No!

DEB: The biggest mistake you can make is to start

engaging in conversation.

You have what?

Ah! Buh-buh-buh!

No conversations.

I was lingering and she was behind me,

telling me, "Come on out!"

When is their final "night-night"?

DEB: Just walk out. "Night-night" and walk out.

JEFF: 'Theresa's not handling the bedtime perfectly at all.'

She's impatient.

CHILD CRIES

It's very hard for a mum to listen to her little ones cry.

And your first instinct is, the easiest thing to do

is just give in.

How many times do you do it before you give up?

You don't. You never give up.

If you start something like this, and then you give in,

you're basically telling your child,

"I just tortured you for no good reason."

It's night-night.

- It's night-night. - Night-night.

DEB: 'As the children paraded out...'

It's night-night.

'..I had Theresa parade the children back in.'

It's night-night time. IMARI CRIES

DEB: I tried to reassure her that Imari was gonna be OK,

and I coached her through it.

If you hear the cry that's a genuine upset cry,

that's when you respond from an emotional viewpoint.

If you think it's manipulative, you don't.

You know when your child's really crying,

and you know when they're being manipulative.

That doesn't sound real to me.

JEFF: 'Theresa doesn't really like to hear anyone crying.'

Hearing Imari crying, that started breaking her down.

- The crying's what kills me. - Yeah.

I know. I know.

THERESA: 'Imari's a tough one for me.'

I don't let her cry.

What I wanted to do was just bring her out of that room

and hold her till she fell asleep.

If you keep going in there, it's not gonna work.

'I can't do this. I'm gonna stop.'

It hurts me more with Imari than the boys.

Don't feed into it.

'Nanny Deb would just put her in another room,

'shut the door and leave her for the night. And I can't.

'I can't do that.' IMARI CRIES

DEB: 'Having failed yesterday,

'it's obvious I'm going to have to be even tougher on Theresa today.'

Hey, Kobi George. We don't play with our toothbrushes.

Are you brushing?

DEB: My biggest challenge this week

is to stop her from giving up on herself and on her children.

And we don't leave the bathroom with the toothbrushes.

Not funny.

'So when Kadin leaves the bathroom with his toothbrush

'and Mum tries to put him in timeout,

'I have to step in yet again.'

- Come to my house. - Sit, sit, sit!

That doesn't mean, take the chair with you where you wanna go.

She put him in the chair, he got up from the chair.

Go back there.

- No! - Excuse me?

I had to coach her how to get him back in the chair.

Mummy's gonna put you in your chair. HE WAILS

And just talk about why he's going in timeout.

THERESA: 'I didn't wanna do what she was asking me to.'

She was behind me,

pushing all the stuff I should've been doing,

and what I wanted to do was turn the TV on and me relax.

'I had had enough.'

HE CRIES

DEB: 'Theresa's just not getting it.'

Yesterday, I talked her through timeout.

And what does she do today?

'She parks herself right in front of Kadin and babies him through it.

'And I have to take over for the last time.'

KADIN SCREAMS

Mommy has to sit further away.

I'm tapped out. I've had enough. I can't listen to them cry any more,

and I wanna pick up the phone to call Jeff.

I've had enough.

I'm tapped out.

It was a tough day, and I called Jeff

cos I wanted him to take the next day off.

'I needed a break.'

It's just too much.

JEFF: 'She knows I'm at work.'

She knows it's impossible for me to even try to leave work.

I think this is more important than what you're doing right now.

DEB: When Theresa said it was more important for Jeff to help her out

than have a career and help support his family, I was mortified.

All right.

Bye.

'And like the loving, devoted father he is,

'Jeff leaves work early, only to come home

'and have Theresa take out her frustrations on him again.'

So how was your day, Theresa?

It sucked.

How come it sucked?

It starts too early, with the kids all day.

JEFF: It really took a toll on her,

and I could see it on her face that it was really hard.

I also am trying to do it without giving them popsicles,

without giving them cookies.

DEB: 'These two have obviously needed to have this conversation

'ever since the twins were born.'

So I decided to just step back and let them work this out.

Is it as hard for you?

It's always been hard, taking care of them.

You just didn't think it was hard cos I don't show it.

But it is hard.

DEB: I was really proud of Jeff for standing up to his wife

and driving home all the points I've been making to her this week.

But you don't organise,

you don't keep track of things that we need,

you don't do laundry, you don't prep for dinner.

I come home to you saying, "What's for dinner?"

No, sometimes I do cook dinner.

SHE TUTS

Can we not do "sometimes"?

- "Sometimes I do everything." - But you know, Theresa...

- Can we not do the "sometimes"? - All right, the sometimes is bust.

Forget the "sometimes".

But taking care of the kids, I used to do it all.

So forget the "sometimes". All that, I did it.

And you don't get that, how difficult that is.

Jeff got very frustrated, and rightfully so.

Because Theresa still doesn't understand the amount of work

it took for Jeff to take care of these children

for the last two and a half years.

You think it's only hard for yourself.

You know what I mean?

- Yeah, it's hard for me. - Yeah.

So why don't you think, when I was doing it, it wasn't hard?

Because you never complained about it.

Why would I have to complain?

They're my kids, it's gotta get done somehow.

She thought it had been easy for him

because he never complained. He just did it.

I know it's hard for you to do, so I stepped up to do it.

I stepped up to take it.

I stepped up to do it.

I think I was kind of at my wits' end.

I didn't marry someone like me.

If I wanted another me in the house, I would've married someone like me.

I don't.

DEB: Theresa needs to stop acting so spoiled

and take control herself, and stop relying on Jeff to do everything.

'My week with the Georges is nearing an end,

'and Mum is still so under-confident

'that I've talked myself hoarse trying to teach her.

'Nevertheless, it's time to have

'some very strong words with Theresa.'

I understand the stress and the pressure involved in staying home.

But I thought you were doing well, and I'm really disappointed

that you're calling him behind my back

and telling him to come home.

Because you've gotta commit to this to make it work.

You can't keep relying on Jeff. He's...

He's their father! What do you mean, I can't rely on him?

He now is going back to work.

Did he call you when you were at work...

- No. - ..five times a day?

- No. - What I'm saying to you is,

the more you call him and say, "This is too hard,

"I can't do this",

the more you're gonna believe it.

Do I believe I ever can take on all the tasks?

- I don't know yet. - The point of me being here

is to boost your self-esteem in this area,

your confidence in this area,

because you are a good mother.

THERESA: Nanny Deb felt that,

you know, I am a good mom.

I have the ability to do this by myself.

'She was really pushing me that I need to have that confidence

'and show the kids that confidence.

'Otherwise, it just becomes chaos.'

DEB: 'Later that night,

'I wanted Theresa to deal with bedtime.'

I need her to feel as though she is confident and in control

about putting these children to bed.

That's not your bed. Where we going tonight?

Come on, bub. HE SQUEALS

No, come on. We're in the wrong room.

All right!

DEB: 'By Theresa putting the children to bed

'and being capable of it, she's going to feel more confident,

'and the children are going to feel safer.

They're not going to feel as though they're in control.

They're going to know that the adult is in control.

"Was it a hat? No, it wasn't a hat. Everybody's happy."

JEFF: 'They were so happy.

'They look forward to their story time, and that's a very good thing.'

They don't look for the TV.

DEB: 'With Theresa now up to the task,

'the George family structure is finally intact.

'And over the next few days,

'both Mum and the kids begin taking baby steps.'

Beautiful.

'Both parents are now starting to work as a team,

'and the children's whining is becoming a thing of the past.'

CHILDREN LAUGH

'Mum now understands what it takes to be an effective parent.'

HE SQUEALS HAPPILY

'And she's getting better at disciplining her children

'by the day.'

OK. Come on, everybody out.

'And as a result, Dad's evenings with the kids

'are no longer all work...'

THEY LAUGH

'..and are filled with plenty of play.

'And now that the children understand

'that both Mum and Dad mean what they say,

'Mum is gaining their respect as an authority figure.'

You're all done with your timeout. Come here.

Sorry!

'And now that Theresa finally has what it takes

'to be a stay-at-home mother,

'I know that the Georges are on the right track.

'But there's just one more thing I need to see before I go.'

Whoever goes pee-pee on the potty,

Nanny does her special pee-pee dance for.

THERESA: The boys already had said they had to go,

so we all shuffled into the bathroom

and the boys both pulled their own pants down

and went on the potty.

- Nice! - He did it!

All right, Kobi, are you ready?

♪ Kobi went a...

♪ Pee-pee on the potty A pee-pee on the potty

♪ A pee-pee on the potty

♪ A pee-pee on the potty. ♪

Kobi gets a beanbag.

To really help encourage the boys to move forward

in their potty training,

when they do go pee-pee on the potty, they earn a beanbag.

Are we gonna do two in a row?

♪ Kadin went pee-pee On the potty... ♪

THERESA: 'They got their potty dance from Nanny,

'which was what they were looking for.'

Imari was jumping around, and everybody was clapping,

so it was great. They did it.

DEB: 'Now that the entire family

'knows the joys of the pee-pee dance...

'..my work with the Georges is done.

'And all that's left to do is say goodbye.'

- Hello! How are you? - Good!

It's my least favourite day today, cos today I have to say goodbye.

Goodbye!

'I've had a really wonderful week with the George family.'

This is an incredible family.

- OK. - Come on, guys...

Are you guys ready for Nanny to give you your present?

- Yeah. - Whoa!

Cos now we have story time at bedtime...

..Nanny thought maybe you guys needed some more books.

Thank you.

We're through all the books they already had,

so Nanny Deb got them all new books.

This is for the whole family.

Nanny wrote a book.

So if you have a little bit of a problem that pops up

and you don't quite know the answer, you can look it up.

'This family will be one of the most special families for me.'

THERESA: 'It was just an emotional goodbye for me.'

She really did help me to work towards being a better mom.

All right. I gotta say bye to Dad.

'To see a dad like Jeff is a once-in-a-lifetime event.'

And I feel truly blessed to have been chosen for this family.

You definitely made an impact on us. Thank you for everything.

If there were more dads like Jeff,

there would be less problems in this world.

You are truly one of the best dads I've ever seen.

Thank you.

JEFF: Hearing Nanny Deb say I was one of the best dads

was very touching, especially hearing it from her.

THERESA LAUGHS

Thank you for everything.

I have the confidence now, that she kept pushing me for all week,

that I can do it.

In ways you don't even know, you've touched my heart.

And I'm so proud of everything you've done.

I know it was a hard week, but you've made huge strides.

And just keep it up.

THERESA: 'Our house is a different place.'

Everything Nanny said would happen has happened.

If you ever need me, you just call.

OK?

We have an open door for you, any time you wanna come back.

OK.

This is her real life, the stuff that she helps you with.

Nanny Deb's doing it for what she wants kids

to be able to grow up with.

Bye!

Bye, sweetheart.

DEB: 'The thing I take away the most from the George family

'is that this is a family that is joyous.

'They are so warm and loving and honest and open.'

They have the biggest hearts, and they're so caring.

'And I feel like I've grown so much since I've been here.

'And so, I feel as though part of me is always gonna be here.

'And I know that I take them with me in my heart.'

Look, guys, Nanny left us something.

"Dear George family,

"you are such a wonderful family, full of joy,

"and my week with you has been a real pleasure.

"Thank you for having me in your home

"and being open to all of my suggestions.

"I love you very much. Nanny Deb."

Look, it's for school!

Look!

Imari, Kobi and Kadin!

Yay! You have new lunch pails.