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Post by Lesa on Apr 19, 2005 0:25:03 GMT -6
Well, here's our answer to "Do they have a Nanny 911 for Nannies."  This week's Nanny 911 had a family with parents (Chris and Laura King) that have some real issues to work out, and the nanny was ready to throw in the towel. Although the children had shown improvement thanks to the nanny, the parents still need counseling. Enter Jamie Green, a licensed marriage, family and child therapist for 16 years, or Marriage 911. On April 25, we'll get to see Jamie whip Chris and Laura into shape. If they made a series out of this, it could be quite complimentary to Nanny 911, having the same parents on both shows each week. Of course, that would mean that the nannies would have to deal with more parents who can't get along with each other, or Jamie will have to get ahold of them before sending in the nanny. What do you all think?  |
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Post by callie on Apr 19, 2005 9:17:59 GMT -6
I saw Chris & Laura King on the Nanny 911 show last night.
I'm not crazy about the issue of "Marriage 911" mainly because of what pain it will be for the kids to have their parents issues aired on national television. Nothing like having your neighbors and classmates seeing your father call your mother a big slob, or having your Dad with a three day beard growth, looking like Wily Coyote on a bender.
While many viewers will no doubt see themselves and perhaps try to change things in their own lives, the ingredient that's missing from ALL of these reality shows is the understanding that change takes time. Not one week as depicted on this show, but YEARS. Anyone who has ever gone through therapy, or has had to change their way of thinking, perceiving and acting ("schema") will know that while band aid solutions such as this bring a temporary and soothing fix, that the real explorations and acceptance and decision to change are alternately fun, elating, infuriating, heart breaking, and can be akin to climbing Mt. Everest.
Frankly, while this need to feed some yearning hole in the American psyche is adressed willingly by reality TV show producers, I have to wonder why any parent would want to betray their child's privacy, when in fact, good professional help can be had without giving up any of this. Is it entertaining? Sure. But can help be obtained while keeping your privacy? Absolutely.
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Post by Lesa on Apr 19, 2005 15:56:57 GMT -6
You know, I've thought about the reactions of friends, family, coworkers, etc. toward the parents, but I hadn't really given any thought to the kids' classmates' reaction to the kids on the show, probably due to most of them not being in school yet. But there's always the risk of the parents' friends taping the show and showing it five years later to their own children, and I'm sure most of them would have friends who are children of the parents' friends, and all of that should be taken into consideration.
Maybe that's why the other nanny show only showed the oldest son at the very end during a family portrait-type scene last night, instead of showing him throughout the whole episode. Until that scene, I thought they only had the two sets of twins (age 3 and younger).
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