


She frequently devises "house rules" for the family. For example, if she determines that the children are misbehaving due to a lack of scheduled activity time with the parents, she will bring in a set schedule, customized for the family's needs. (Earlier episodes had the meeting at the end of the first day later episodes have it the following day.)įrost then returns with tools designed to assist the parents in child-rearing. After the first day, she holds the parents' meeting (with clips showing the parents initial reaction), where she praises the family for their beautiful children and then mentions the problems noted. If a situation is especially serious, she will point out the matter for immediate action. The submission video introduces the parent(s), children, with their ages, and in some cases other important family members, single parents, as well as the parents' occupations (including if one parent stays at home with the children) and the specific issues the family is facing including clips, concluded by a final call for help alongside a reassuring statement from Frost telling the family she's "on her way!".įrost spends the first day in observation mode, taking mental notes to assess the situation and to devise a plan of action.

The show begins with a short introductory clip of highlights from the episode after the title segment, Frost is featured riding in a London TXII with the vanity plate "SPRNANNY", where she shows a DVD player with the family's submission video. The remaining set of episodes started airing on March 5, 2021. The first 10 episodes from the season also began airing in the UK on July 20, 2020, on E4. On March 27, 2019, it was announced that Supernanny would return for a 20-episode season that premiered on January 1, 2020, on Lifetime with Frost as host again. A spin-off of the show was produced and was titled America's Supernanny. It aired on ABC from January 17, 2005, to March 18, 2011. Frost is a proponent of the "naughty chair" theory of discipline and is strictly opposed to smacking. Through instruction and observation, she shows the parents alternative ways to discipline their children and regain order in their households.

Frost devotes each episode to helping a family where the parents are struggling with their child-rearing. The show, featuring professional nanny Jo Frost, is an adaptation of the British series of the same name (also featuring Jo Frost). their children's behavior, mealtime, potty training, etc.). Supernanny is an American reality television program about parents struggling with aspects of raising their children (e.g.
