All parents need this book
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We were having enormous troubles with getting our two and a half year old to bed in the evenings, to the extent of him still roaming the halls at 10.30pm. After six weeks of trying everything we could think of, we just didn't know what to do.
After skimming through "Ask Supernanny" we picked up some great techniques, and after a week of dedicated application of Supernanny's suggestions our boy is asleep by 7.30pm and we have our evenings to ourselves again.
The format of the book is great, a mix of an advice column with questions from parents, a technique to try, and linking it to her experiences (with of course a reference to a family in a Supernanny episode)
I have recommended this book to other parents having the same troubles we were and they have acheived the same results. It may not be all things to all people, but if you get only one tip that works for for and your family it is worth the price alone.
Thank you Supernanny.
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Jo presents a very limited perspective
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I think Jo Frost's perspective is certainly very narrow. She makes for great drama but I would recommend you leave it there. She fails to realize that every family, every parent-child relationship, consists of an infinite number of unique variables. An intervention that might work well for one family experiencing a particular problem will likely have a very different outcome with a different family experiencing a nearly identical problem. Rather than providing simple quips for oftentimes complex situations a parent might be better served seeking a parenting resource that promotes greater understanding and insight. Might not be as much fun to read but isn't one's child's wellbeing worth it. Frankly, I liked Mark Gaskill's "Systemic Parenting" (2nd Edition). Worlds apart form Jo's book.
Good luck and great parenting!
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Disrespectful and exploitative
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The parenting advice in the series and book is at best disrespectful to children and a series of quick fixes and at worst exploitative and devastating to true understanding of children's needs.
Lets stop treating children as a PROBLEM that can be fixed and start looking at how we can respect them in order that they can respect us.
Read The Good Behaviour Book by William and Martha Sears for ideas on how to allow your children to be themselves while guiding them in appropriate ways to relate to others without resorting to the one-size-fits-all solutions offered in this book.
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