TV Communication

This week I choose to watch Super Nanny as my communication episode. It started out with a family for 5 Mom, Dad, one sister she looked to be two, and a set of twins who looked like they were three. In the beginning of the show it showed the child at home in their basement playing with each other, but no one was able to get along. Every toy the sister had both boys would come a take it from her. This would make the little girl fall to the floor and cry. Dad intervened and placed both boys into time out, but that did not last long at all. They would run away as soon as dad turned his back and as he placed them back in they who throw the worst temper tantrum every. The parents took them to the grocery store and placed all three of the children into a shopping the children were trying to climb out of the cart fight each other and they were throwing things out of the cart that the parents put in. Just by watching with no sound it showed the parents getting frustrated with the child and not disciplining them because they were getting so frustrated. It is not a lot of positive communication just a lot of crying and yelling towards one and other. Once I did turn the volume on the show that is one of the concerns Supper Nanny brought up. She was telling the parents not to yell at the children, but to get down to their level and let them know you are in charge. With them yelling and you yelling at them just causes everyone screaming at one and other not getting a point across.

My first assumption with the show was the parents were having a hard time getting their point across to the children, and to each other. The children seemed to be angry with one another at all times. With the children being as old as they were none of them had the right words to express themselves. This is where the parents were taught to work diligently with the children to try to get them to use their words when they need something other than to cry and scream.