Perhaps most of you have seen clips on TV of the prime-time shows SuperNanny and Nanny 911. Perhaps a number of you are even huge fans of the programs themselves because you are seeking a few tips to help with your own household parenting quagmire.
We have been checking out a few episodes ourselves, and mostly it is due to the 'hooks' that the talented producers have put into attracting viewers, by showcasing the worst of the brats in their preview clips. Nonetheless, we were rather impressed in the beginning to witness how these British nannies somehow have 'magical powers' simply by sending the bad child to a 'naughty corner' or 'naughty chair' temporarily. By the end of the 1-hour program, they have a perfect track record of turning around the most obnoxious kid into an angel and then some.
As we watched more of these similar flow of events, one episode after another, it gradually becomes somewhat suspicious to the reality of the entire scenario. We became skeptical about the effectiveness of what we saw on TV, we started viewing it more from the perspective of showbusiness, instead of child psychology. We began questioning the efficiency and transparency of the whole process. Does it really take just 1-2 weeks for such earth-shattering changes to take place? Do the typical nanny techniques always work no matter who the kid is and how bad the kid is? For us, it is suffice to say that it is as real as professional wrestling and the 'Survivor' series.
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